Reasoning Skills Worksheet: Part 3 Test

Critical thinking lesson 18: Part 3 test: reason it out · Set 419 · 40 questions

Thinking tip (Reason before you conclude): Find the skill: cause and effect, does it follow, assumption, comparison or thinking trap. Use that lesson’s tip — cause before “so”; sure or can’t tell; maybe, let me check; compare per day; name the trap. For comparisons, divide first, then compare.

1. 1.🧪 Why check that a conclusion really follows? (a) to avoid false ideas (b) to win arguments (c) to finish fast (d) to skip facts
2. 2.True or false: “Team A scored more in 20 overs than Team B in 10 overs, so Team A is better.” is an unfair comparison. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it happened once (b) one was bad, so all are (c) checked facts support it (d) my lucky pen did it
4. 4.True or false: “We compared the price of 1 kg of rice in both shops.” is an unfair comparison. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🚌 Every school bus goes to the depot at night. Bus 7 is a school bus. Where is Bus 7 at night? (a) at the market (b) at the school (c) on the road (d) at the depot
6. 6.⚖️ Fair or unfair comparison? “The Class 8 team beat the Class 3 team in the quiz, so they are smarter.” (a) a fair comparison (b) an unfair comparison
7. 7.🔗 “I felt sleepy in class because I went to bed very late.” What is the effect? (a) I watered the seeds (b) I felt sleepy in class (c) I went to bed very late (d) the seeds sprouted
8. 8.🏏 Rohan scored 55 runs in 5 overs. Vihaan scored 24 runs in 3 overs. Who scored more runs per over? (a) Rohan (b) Vihaan (c) both the same
9. 9.🏃 Riya ran 100 m in 20 seconds and Aarav ran 50 m in 12 seconds. To compare them fairly, look at… (a) metres per second (b) who finished first (c) their shoe colour (d) who is taller
10. 10.🔗 “We were late for school because the bus broke down.” What is the effect? (a) the bus broke down (b) I went to bed very late (c) I felt sleepy in class (d) we were late for school
11. 11.🕵️ Jumping to conclusions, or checking first? “The new boy is quiet, so he must be rude.” (a) jumping to conclusions (b) checking first
12. 12.⚖️ Fair or unfair comparison? “My plant in the sun grew more than yours in the cupboard, so my seeds are better.” (a) an unfair comparison (b) a fair comparison
13. 13.🕵️ Careful or hasty thinking habit: ignoring other reasons? (a) hasty (b) careful
14. 14.True or false: “blaming without proof” is a careful thinking habit. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔗 “The shop was crowded because the shop had a sale.” What is the cause? (a) the shop was crowded (b) the road was slippery (c) the shop had a sale (d) the cycle skidded
16. 16.🧠 Every child at Asha’s party got a balloon. Rohan was at Asha’s party. Did Rohan get a balloon? (a) can’t tell (b) no, for sure (c) yes, for sure
17. 17.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) everyone is doing it (c) tests show it works (d) it has lots of likes
18. 18.⚖️ Fair or unfair comparison? “A big bag of rice costs more than a small one, so that shop is costly.” (a) a fair comparison (b) an unfair comparison
19. 19.🔗 “The milk went sour because the milk was left out.” What is the cause? (a) the leaves turned brown (b) the plants got no water (c) the milk went sour (d) the milk was left out
20. 20.🕵️ Jumping to conclusions, or checking first? “He got full marks. I’ll ask how he studied.” (a) jumping to conclusions (b) checking first
21. 21.🔗 “The sun was very hot, so the ice cream melted.” What is the effect? (a) the sun was very hot (b) the road was slippery (c) the ice cream melted (d) the cycle skidded
22. 22.🏏 Diya scored 30 runs in 6 overs. Vihaan scored 12 runs in 2 overs. Who scored more runs per over? (a) both the same (b) Diya (c) Vihaan
23. 23.⚖️ Fair or unfair comparison? “We timed both runners on the same 100 m track.” (a) an unfair comparison (b) a fair comparison
24. 24.🤐 “She didn’t talk to me, so she is angry.” What else could be true? (a) she is always angry (b) she did not see you (c) nothing else (d) she is a robot
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) many trials agree (c) it has lots of likes (d) everyone is doing it
26. 26.True or false: “My friend hasn’t replied, so she doesn’t like me.” is jumping to conclusions. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🕵️ Jumping to conclusions, or checking first? “The bus is late, so the driver must be lazy.” (a) checking first (b) jumping to conclusions
28. 28.🔗 “The ice cream melted because the sun was very hot.” What is the effect? (a) the kite string snapped (b) the sun was very hot (c) the kite flew away (d) the ice cream melted
29. 29.🕵️ Careful or hasty thinking habit: guessing the worst? (a) hasty (b) careful
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) my lucky pen did it (c) checked facts support it (d) the rule book says so
31. 31.🔗 “The shop had a sale, so the shop was crowded.” What is the effect? (a) the shop was crowded (b) I forgot my water bottle (c) the shop had a sale (d) I was thirsty at lunch
32. 32.🔗 What is a cause? (a) a kind of question (b) a fact (c) why something happens (d) what happens after
33. 33.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
34. 34.🔤 Which word often comes just before a cause? (a) so (b) and (c) because (d) then
35. 35.🎯 A conclusion that “follows” is one that… (a) might be fun (b) someone hopes (c) must be true (d) is popular
36. 36.🧠 Every player in the school football team trains at 7 AM. Ananya is in the school football team. Does Ananya train at 7 AM? (a) can’t tell (b) yes, for sure (c) no, for sure
37. 37.True or false: “trusting the first idea” is a careful thinking habit. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🕵️ Careful or hasty thinking habit: deciding too fast? (a) careful (b) hasty
39. 39.Which of these is a careful thinking habit? (a) blaming without proof (b) deciding too fast (c) waiting to find out (d) judging by looks
40. 40.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False

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