Reasoning Skills Worksheet: Part 3 Test

Critical thinking lesson 18: Part 3 test: reason it out · Set 43 · 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.🔗 “I felt sleepy in class because I went to bed very late.” What is the cause? (a) I went to bed very late (b) the goat got out (c) we left the gate open (d) I felt sleepy in class
2. 2.Which of these is a hasty thinking habit? (a) asking before judging (b) waiting to find out (c) looking for more clues (d) judging by looks
3. 3.🧠 Every child who rides the school bus lives in Green Park. Kabir rides the school bus. Does Kabir live in Green Park? (a) yes, for sure (b) no, for sure (c) can’t tell
4. 4.🧠 Every student in the science club has a magnifying glass. Nisha is in the science club. Does Nisha have a magnifying glass? (a) no, for sure (b) yes, for sure (c) can’t tell
5. 5.Which of these is a careful thinking habit? (a) blaming without proof (b) trusting the first idea (c) deciding too fast (d) thinking of other causes
6. 6.Which of these is a hasty thinking habit? (a) deciding too fast (b) looking for more clues (c) thinking of other causes (d) saying “maybe”
7. 7.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “guessing the worst” is a hasty thinking habit. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) calls them names (b) checks the idea itself (c) laughs at them (d) walks away
10. 10.🕵️ Jumping to conclusions, or checking first? “The bus is late, so the driver must be lazy.” (a) jumping to conclusions (b) checking first
11. 11.🔗 “The ice cream melted because the sun was very hot.” What is the cause? (a) I watered the seeds (b) the sun was very hot (c) the ice cream melted (d) the seeds sprouted
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking before judging (b) saying “maybe” (c) looking for more clues (d) ignoring other reasons
13. 13.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a kind of fact (b) a hard question (c) a mistake in reasoning (d) a puzzle game
14. 14.🔗 “Diya studied every day, so she did well in the test.” What is the effect? (a) the cake got burnt (b) she did well in the test (c) the oven was too hot (d) Diya studied every day
15. 15.⚖️ Fair or unfair comparison? “Both plants got the same water and sun; only the soil was different.” (a) a fair comparison (b) an unfair comparison
16. 16.⚖️ Fair or unfair comparison? “The Class 8 team beat the Class 3 team in the quiz, so they are smarter.” (a) an unfair comparison (b) a fair comparison
17. 17.⭐ Tara made 48 paper stars in 4 hours. Kabir made 45 paper stars in 5 hours. Who made more paper stars per hour? (a) Kabir (b) Tara (c) both the same
18. 18.➡️ What is an effect? (a) what happens as a result (b) a reason word (c) a guess (d) why it happens
19. 19.True or false: “Both plants got the same water and sun; only the soil was different.” is an unfair comparison. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.💰 Kabir saved 60 rupees in 6 weeks. Arjun saved 18 rupees in 2 weeks. Who saved more rupees per week? (a) both the same (b) Arjun (c) Kabir
21. 21.🔤 Which word often comes just before an effect? (a) because (b) as (c) so (d) since
22. 22.🚲 Saanvi cycled 10 km in 2 hours. Tara cycled 24 km in 6 hours. How many km per hour did Saanvi cycle?
23. 23.🏃 Riya ran 100 m in 20 seconds and Aarav ran 50 m in 12 seconds. To compare them fairly, look at… (a) who is taller (b) who finished first (c) their shoe colour (d) metres per second
24. 24.True or false: “looking for more clues” is a hasty thinking habit. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🧠 Every student in the chess club can play chess. Rohan cannot play chess. Is Rohan in the chess club? (a) can’t tell (b) yes, for sure (c) no, for sure
26. 26.📚 Rohan read 16 pages in 4 days. Nisha read 9 pages in 3 days. Who read more pages per day? (a) Nisha (b) both the same (c) Rohan
27. 27.🔗 “The floor was wet, so I slipped in the hall.” What is the effect? (a) the floor was wet (b) I slipped in the hall (c) the seeds sprouted (d) I watered the seeds
28. 28.🧠 Everyone in the school choir practises on Fridays. Saanvi is not in the school choir. Does Saanvi practise on Fridays? (a) can’t tell (b) yes, for sure (c) no, for sure
29. 29.🔗 “The show started late because there was a traffic jam.” What is the cause? (a) I went to bed very late (b) there was a traffic jam (c) the show started late (d) I felt sleepy in class
30. 30.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
31. 31.True or false: “We tested both pens on the same paper for one page each.” is an unfair comparison. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.⭐ Aarav made 27 paper stars in 3 hours. Tara made 20 paper stars in 4 hours. Who made more paper stars per hour? (a) Tara (b) Aarav (c) both the same
33. 33.🤔 When the facts don’t say enough, the honest answer is… (a) “Yes, surely.” (b) “Probably yes.” (c) “No, never.” (d) “We can’t tell.”
34. 34.True or false: “He got full marks. I’ll ask how he studied.” is jumping to conclusions. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔗 “Nobody heard the bell because the class was noisy.” What is the cause? (a) the class was noisy (b) the tyre went flat (c) nobody heard the bell (d) a nail was on the road
37. 37.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
38. 38.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) no, likes aren’t proof (b) yes, if it is long (c) yes, always (d) only on weekends
39. 39.🧠 Every child at Asha’s party got a balloon. Meera was at Asha’s party. Did Meera get a balloon? (a) no, for sure (b) yes, for sure (c) can’t tell
40. 40.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) the numbers prove it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) it happened once

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