Reasoning Skills Worksheet: Part 3 Test

Critical thinking lesson 18: Part 3 test: reason it out · Set 490 · 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.🧠 Every student in the chess club can play chess. Arjun is in the chess club. Can Arjun play chess? (a) can’t tell (b) yes, for sure (c) no, for sure
2. 2.🕵️ Careful or hasty thinking habit: waiting to find out? (a) careful (b) hasty
3. 3.🔗 “The oven was too hot, so the cake got burnt.” What is the effect? (a) the cake got burnt (b) the oven was too hot (c) the power went off (d) the fans stopped
4. 4.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
5. 5.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “Riya ran 100 m and I ran 50 m; I finished first, so I am faster.” is an unfair comparison. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔗 “Diya studied every day, so she did well in the test.” What is the effect? (a) Diya studied every day (b) I slipped in the hall (c) the floor was wet (d) she did well in the test
8. 8.🎯 A conclusion that “follows” is one that… (a) might be fun (b) someone hopes (c) must be true (d) is popular
9. 9.🏏 Team A scored 60 runs in 10 overs; Team B scored 50 runs in 5 overs. Who scored faster? (a) Team B (b) both the same (c) can’t tell (d) Team A
10. 10.🕵️ Jumping to conclusions, or checking first? “My friend hasn’t replied, so she doesn’t like me.” (a) checking first (b) jumping to conclusions
11. 11.👟 “He has new shoes, so he must be rich.” What is the hidden assumption? (a) shoes cost nothing (b) he likes running (c) new shoes mean rich (d) shoes are white
12. 12.🔗 “The batter hit a six, so the crowd cheered.” What is the cause? (a) the kite flew away (b) the batter hit a six (c) the kite string snapped (d) the crowd cheered
13. 13.🔗 “The ground is wet because it rained all night.” What is the effect? (a) the floor was wet (b) I slipped in the hall (c) it rained all night (d) the ground is wet
14. 14.🧠 Every member of the eco-club has planted a tree. Meera has not planted a tree. Is Meera a member of the eco-club? (a) yes, for sure (b) no, for sure (c) can’t tell
15. 15.🍽️ “The new dish looks strange, so it must taste bad.” What is assumed? (a) cooks are tall (b) dishes are round (c) looks show the taste (d) food is hot
16. 16.🔗 “I felt sleepy in class because I went to bed very late.” What is the effect? (a) we were late for school (b) the bus broke down (c) I went to bed very late (d) I felt sleepy in class
17. 17.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) only on Sundays (b) yes, for sure (c) yes, red is fast (d) no, just a coincidence
18. 18.🍦 More ice cream is sold on hot days, and more people swim. Does ice cream cause swimming? (a) swimming causes it (b) ice cream is cold (c) no, heat causes both (d) yes, it does
19. 19.🔗 “I went to bed very late, so I felt sleepy in class.” What is the cause? (a) I watered the seeds (b) I went to bed very late (c) the seeds sprouted (d) I felt sleepy in class
20. 20.⚖️ What makes a comparison fair? (a) the bigger one wins (b) same conditions for all (c) different rules (d) a lucky guess
21. 21.⚖️ Fair or unfair comparison? “Both teams played 10 overs, and Team A scored more runs.” (a) an unfair comparison (b) a fair comparison
22. 22.🔗 “The shop had a sale, so the shop was crowded.” What is the cause? (a) the cake got burnt (b) the shop was crowded (c) the oven was too hot (d) the shop had a sale
23. 23.🔗 “I went to bed very late, so I felt sleepy in class.” What is the effect? (a) the oven was too hot (b) the cake got burnt (c) I felt sleepy in class (d) I went to bed very late
24. 24.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
25. 25.🤔 When the facts don’t say enough, the honest answer is… (a) “Yes, surely.” (b) “We can’t tell.” (c) “No, never.” (d) “Probably yes.”
26. 26.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.📚 Diya read 48 pages in 6 days. Tara read 45 pages in 5 days. How many pages per day did Diya read?
28. 28.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🧠 Every child in the drama club knows the lines of the play. Diya is in the drama club. Does Diya know the lines of the play? (a) no, for sure (b) can’t tell (c) yes, for sure
30. 30.🔗 “The bus broke down, so we were late for school.” What is the cause? (a) the team practised hard (b) we were late for school (c) the team won the match (d) the bus broke down
31. 31.📚 Kabir read 15 pages in 5 days. Meera read 40 pages in 4 days. How many pages per day did Kabir read?
32. 32.Which of these is a careful thinking habit? (a) guessing the worst (b) blaming without proof (c) trusting the first idea (d) saying “maybe”
33. 33.🔗 “The class was noisy, so nobody heard the bell.” What is the cause? (a) the ground is wet (b) it rained all night (c) nobody heard the bell (d) the class was noisy
34. 34.🚲 Nisha cycled 18 km in 2 hours. Meera cycled 40 km in 5 hours. Who cycled more km per hour? (a) Meera (b) Nisha (c) both the same
35. 35.🧠 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) no, for sure (c) yes, for sure
36. 36.True or false: “He got full marks. I’ll ask how he studied.” is checking first. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔗 “Nobody heard the bell because the class was noisy.” What is the cause? (a) the class was noisy (b) the shop was crowded (c) the shop had a sale (d) nobody heard the bell
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) deciding too fast (b) saying “maybe” (c) waiting to find out (d) asking before judging
39. 39.🧠 Every player in the school football team trains at 7 AM. Diya does not train at 7 AM. Is Diya in the school football team? (a) yes, for sure (b) can’t tell (c) no, for sure
40. 40.🔗 What is a cause? (a) a fact (b) what happens after (c) a kind of question (d) why something happens

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