Reasoning Skills Worksheet: Part 3 Test

Critical thinking lesson 18: Part 3 test: reason it out · Set 425 · 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.🕵️ Careful or hasty thinking habit: guessing the worst? (a) careful (b) hasty
2. 2.🧠 Every player in the school football team trains at 7 AM. Ishaan is in the school football team. Does Ishaan train at 7 AM? (a) can’t tell (b) yes, for sure (c) no, for sure
3. 3.🔗 “A nail was on the road, so the tyre went flat.” What is the cause? (a) the shop was crowded (b) the tyre went flat (c) a nail was on the road (d) the shop had a sale
4. 4.Which of these is a hasty thinking habit? (a) waiting to find out (b) saying “maybe” (c) blaming without proof (d) asking before judging
5. 5.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) that cat was upset (b) cats hate me (c) never touch animals (d) all cats are mean
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) it was measured twice (c) the numbers prove it (d) it has lots of likes
7. 7.🔤 Which word often comes just before an effect? (a) since (b) because (c) as (d) so
8. 8.🧠 Every student in the chess club can play chess. Ishaan is in the chess club. Can Ishaan play chess? (a) no, for sure (b) can’t tell (c) yes, for sure
9. 9.🛒 A 2 kg bag of rice costs ₹80 and a 1 kg bag costs ₹45. Which is cheaper per kg? (a) the 2 kg bag (b) can’t tell (c) the 1 kg bag (d) both the same
10. 10.🕵️ Jumping to conclusions, or checking first? “The bus is late, so the driver must be lazy.” (a) checking first (b) jumping to conclusions
11. 11.True or false: “A big bag of rice costs more than a small one, so that shop is costly.” is a fair comparison. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) lucky charm
13. 13.🕵️ Careful or hasty thinking habit: judging by looks? (a) careful (b) hasty
14. 14.🧠 Every student in the chess club can play chess. Tara is in the chess club. Can Tara play chess? (a) no, for sure (b) can’t tell (c) yes, for sure
15. 15.💰 Rohan saved 16 rupees in 4 weeks. Vihaan saved 20 rupees in 2 weeks. How many rupees per week did Rohan save?
16. 16.🔗 “The oven was too hot, so the cake got burnt.” What is the cause? (a) the cake got burnt (b) the oven was too hot (c) the power went off (d) the fans stopped
17. 17.🔗 “I was thirsty at lunch because I forgot my water bottle.” What is the effect? (a) I was thirsty at lunch (b) the tyre went flat (c) a nail was on the road (d) I forgot my water bottle
18. 18.🔗 “Diya studied every day, so she did well in the test.” What is the cause? (a) the power went off (b) the fans stopped (c) she did well in the test (d) Diya studied every day
19. 19.💰 Kabir saved 9 rupees in 3 weeks. Meera saved 24 rupees in 6 weeks. How many rupees per week did Meera save?
20. 20.🧠 Every child in the drama club knows the lines of the play. Aarav is in the drama club. Does Aarav know the lines of the play? (a) no, for sure (b) yes, for sure (c) can’t tell
21. 21.📚 Tara read 42 pages in 6 days. Meera read 18 pages in 2 days. Who read more pages per day? (a) Meera (b) both the same (c) Tara
22. 22.⚖️ Fair or unfair comparison? “Riya ran 100 m and I ran 50 m; I finished first, so I am faster.” (a) a fair comparison (b) an unfair comparison
23. 23.⚖️ Fair or unfair comparison? “We tested both pens on the same paper for one page each.” (a) an unfair comparison (b) a fair comparison
24. 24.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔗 “The ground is wet because it rained all night.” What is the cause? (a) the leaves turned brown (b) the plants got no water (c) it rained all night (d) the ground is wet
26. 26.🔗 “The kite string snapped, so the kite flew away.” What is the effect? (a) the shop had a sale (b) the kite string snapped (c) the kite flew away (d) the shop was crowded
27. 27.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) close your eyes (b) run fast (c) wait for green (d) follow them
28. 28.🌱 You test which of two seeds grows faster. What must be the same for both? (a) the seed type (b) the pot colour only (c) water, soil and sun (d) nothing at all
29. 29.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
30. 30.⭐ Meera made 24 paper stars in 2 hours. Vihaan made 28 paper stars in 4 hours. How many paper stars per hour did Vihaan make?
31. 31.🚲 Aarav cycled 12 km in 2 hours. Kabir cycled 33 km in 3 hours. How many km per hour did Aarav cycle?
32. 32.⚖️ Fair or unfair comparison? “Both teams played 10 overs, and Team A scored more runs.” (a) an unfair comparison (b) a fair comparison
33. 33.⭐ Kabir made 24 paper stars in 6 hours. Nisha made 18 paper stars in 2 hours. Who made more paper stars per hour? (a) Kabir (b) Nisha (c) both the same
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) the rule book says so (d) everyone is doing it
35. 35.True or false: “looking for more clues” is a hasty thinking habit. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.💰 Aarav saved 35 rupees in 5 weeks. Saanvi saved 30 rupees in 3 weeks. How many rupees per week did Aarav save?
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the facts (b) trusting the first idea (c) waiting to find out (d) looking for more clues
38. 38.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all

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