Reasoning Skills Worksheet: Part 3 Test

Critical thinking lesson 18: Part 3 test: reason it out · Set 426 · 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.True or false: “My friend hasn’t replied, so she doesn’t like me.” is checking first. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🧐 What is an assumption? (a) an idea taken as true (b) a measured result (c) a proven fact (d) a question
3. 3.🔗 “The crowd cheered because the batter hit a six.” What is the effect? (a) the crowd cheered (b) the batter hit a six (c) the dog heard thunder (d) the dog hid under a bed
4. 4.🏏 Team A scored 60 runs in 10 overs; Team B scored 50 runs in 5 overs. Who scored faster? (a) can’t tell (b) both the same (c) Team B (d) Team A
5. 5.📚 Vihaan read 16 pages in 2 days. Tara read 27 pages in 3 days. Who read more pages per day? (a) Tara (b) Vihaan (c) both the same
6. 6.🔗 “There was a traffic jam, so the show started late.” What is the cause? (a) nobody heard the bell (b) the class was noisy (c) there was a traffic jam (d) the show started late
7. 7.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
8. 8.🪤 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
9. 9.🤔 When the facts don’t say enough, the honest answer is… (a) “Probably yes.” (b) “Yes, surely.” (c) “We can’t tell.” (d) “No, never.”
10. 10.🧠 Every player in the school football team trains at 7 AM. Nisha is in the school football team. Does Nisha train at 7 AM? (a) can’t tell (b) no, for sure (c) yes, for sure
11. 11.True or false: “The new boy is quiet. I’ll talk to him and find out more.” is checking first. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.⚖️ Fair or unfair comparison? “Team A scored more in 20 overs than Team B in 10 overs, so Team A is better.” (a) a fair comparison (b) an unfair comparison
13. 13.True or false: “Her plan is silly because she is the youngest.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔗 “I forgot my water bottle, so I was thirsty at lunch.” What is the cause? (a) the floor was wet (b) I slipped in the hall (c) I forgot my water bottle (d) I was thirsty at lunch
15. 15.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) laughs at them (b) calls them names (c) checks the idea itself (d) walks away
17. 17.⭐ Aarav made 24 paper stars in 2 hours. Ananya made 33 paper stars in 3 hours. How many paper stars per hour did Ananya make?
18. 18.💰 Vihaan saved 36 rupees in 3 weeks. Arjun saved 36 rupees in 6 weeks. How many rupees per week did Vihaan save?
19. 19.🕵️ Jumping to conclusions, or checking first? “The new boy is quiet, so he must be rude.” (a) checking first (b) jumping to conclusions
20. 20.🔗 “The bus broke down, so we were late for school.” What is the effect? (a) the bus broke down (b) we were late for school (c) I slipped in the hall (d) the floor was wet
21. 21.🔗 “The fans stopped because the power went off.” What is the cause? (a) the fans stopped (b) the show started late (c) there was a traffic jam (d) the power went off
22. 22.True or false: “The new boy is quiet. I’ll talk to him and find out more.” is jumping to conclusions. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is a hasty thinking habit? (a) looking for more clues (b) thinking of other causes (c) saying “maybe” (d) guessing the worst
24. 24.🔗 “The dog hid under a bed because the dog heard thunder.” What is the cause? (a) the dog hid under a bed (b) nobody heard the bell (c) the class was noisy (d) the dog heard thunder
25. 25.🔗 “We were late for school because the bus broke down.” What is the effect? (a) we were late for school (b) the bus broke down (c) the dog hid under a bed (d) the dog heard thunder
26. 26.True or false: “A big bag of rice costs more than a small one, so that shop is costly.” is a fair comparison. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “judging by looks” is a careful thinking habit. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) it was measured twice (c) one was bad, so all are (d) checked facts support it
29. 29.🧠 Every child in the drama club knows the lines of the play. Ishaan is in the drama club. Does Ishaan know the lines of the play? (a) no, for sure (b) yes, for sure (c) can’t tell
30. 30.🔗 “I was thirsty at lunch because I forgot my water bottle.” What is the cause? (a) I forgot my water bottle (b) the tyre went flat (c) I was thirsty at lunch (d) a nail was on the road
31. 31.🕵️ Careful or hasty thinking habit: ignoring other reasons? (a) hasty (b) careful
32. 32.🔤 Which word often comes just before an effect? (a) since (b) as (c) because (d) so
33. 33.🔗 “The ice cream melted because the sun was very hot.” What is the effect? (a) the sun was very hot (b) it rained all night (c) the ground is wet (d) the ice cream melted
34. 34.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) many trials agree (c) the rule book says so (d) mocking who said it
36. 36.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) one means all (d) everyone does it
37. 37.True or false: “My plant in the sun grew more than yours in the cupboard, so my seeds are better.” is an unfair comparison. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🤐 “She didn’t talk to me, so she is angry.” What else could be true? (a) she did not see you (b) she is a robot (c) nothing else (d) she is always angry
39. 39.🏏 Diya scored 9 runs in 3 overs. Ishaan scored 66 runs in 6 overs. How many runs per over did Diya score?
40. 40.⚖️ Fair or unfair comparison? “We tested both pens on the same paper for one page each.” (a) an unfair comparison (b) a fair comparison

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