Reasoning Skills Worksheet: Part 3 Test

Critical thinking lesson 18: Part 3 test: reason it out · Set 491 · 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 child in Class 4A has a green notebook. Aarav does not have a green notebook. Is Aarav in Class 4A? (a) can’t tell (b) no, for sure (c) yes, for sure
2. 2.💰 Meera saved 20 rupees in 4 weeks. Vihaan saved 14 rupees in 2 weeks. How many rupees per week did Meera save?
3. 3.🐈 One cat scratched you. What is the fair thought? (a) that cat was upset (b) cats hate me (c) all cats are mean (d) never touch animals
4. 4.⚖️ 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
5. 5.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) one means all
6. 6.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
7. 7.📚 Saanvi read 60 pages in 6 days. Rohan read 33 pages in 3 days. How many pages per day did Saanvi read?
8. 8.🔗 “The plants got no water, so the leaves turned brown.” What is the effect? (a) the leaves turned brown (b) the show started late (c) there was a traffic jam (d) the plants got no water
9. 9.🐓 The rooster crows, and then the sun rises. Does the crowing cause the sunrise? (a) yes, on Sundays (b) yes, always (c) only in summer (d) no, it just comes first
10. 10.🔗 “The class was noisy, so nobody heard the bell.” What is the effect? (a) I went to bed very late (b) the class was noisy (c) nobody heard the bell (d) I felt sleepy in class
11. 11.🔗 “The crowd cheered because the batter hit a six.” What is the cause? (a) we were late for school (b) the bus broke down (c) the crowd cheered (d) the batter hit a six
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) the rule book says so (c) checked facts support it (d) my lucky pen did it
13. 13.True or false: “it happened once” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔗 “The show started late because there was a traffic jam.” What is the cause? (a) I felt sleepy in class (b) I went to bed very late (c) the show started late (d) there was a traffic jam
15. 15.True or false: “blaming without proof” is a hasty thinking habit. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🧠 Every student in the chess club can play chess. Rohan is not in the chess club. Can Rohan play chess? (a) yes, for sure (b) no, for sure (c) can’t tell
17. 17.True or false: “The Class 8 team beat the Class 3 team in the quiz, so they are smarter.” is an unfair comparison. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) everyone is doing it (c) the rule book says so (d) it was measured twice
19. 19.🧠 Every child at Asha’s party got a balloon. Vihaan did not get a balloon. Was Vihaan at Asha’s party? (a) can’t tell (b) no, for sure (c) yes, for sure
20. 20.🔗 What is a cause? (a) a kind of question (b) a fact (c) what happens after (d) why something happens
21. 21.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) mocking who said it (c) it was measured twice (d) one was bad, so all are
22. 22.🔗 “The oven was too hot, so the cake got burnt.” What is the cause? (a) the oven was too hot (b) the cake got burnt (c) a nail was on the road (d) the tyre went flat
23. 23.🕵️ Careful or hasty thinking habit: judging by looks? (a) careful (b) hasty
24. 24.🚌 Every school bus goes to the depot at night. Bus 7 is a school bus. Where is Bus 7 at night? (a) at the school (b) at the market (c) on the road (d) at the depot
25. 25.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🚲 Meera cycled 27 km in 3 hours. Tara cycled 25 km in 5 hours. Who cycled more km per hour? (a) both the same (b) Tara (c) Meera
27. 27.🧠 Every player in the school football team trains at 7 AM. Vihaan does not train at 7 AM. Is Vihaan in the school football team? (a) yes, for sure (b) can’t tell (c) no, for sure
28. 28.⚖️ 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
29. 29.🧠 Every child who rides the school bus lives in Green Park. Saanvi rides the school bus. Does Saanvi live in Green Park? (a) can’t tell (b) yes, for sure (c) no, for sure
30. 30.🧠 Every child who rides the school bus lives in Green Park. Meera does not live in Green Park. Does Meera ride the school bus? (a) yes, for sure (b) no, for sure (c) can’t tell
31. 31.⭐ Arjun made 40 paper stars in 5 hours. Tara made 36 paper stars in 6 hours. How many paper stars per hour did Arjun make?
32. 32.📏 To compare how two plants grow, you should measure them… (a) only the taller one (b) over the same days (c) with your eyes only (d) on different days
33. 33.🧠 Every member of the eco-club has planted a tree. Rohan has not planted a tree. Is Rohan a member of the eco-club? (a) yes, for sure (b) can’t tell (c) no, for sure
34. 34.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
35. 35.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) checked facts support it (c) mocking who said it (d) tests show it works
36. 36.🕵️ Careful or hasty thinking habit: checking the facts? (a) careful (b) hasty
37. 37.🍦 More ice cream is sold on hot days, and more people swim. Does ice cream cause swimming? (a) ice cream is cold (b) swimming causes it (c) yes, it does (d) no, heat causes both
38. 38.Which of these is a careful thinking habit? (a) trusting the first idea (b) looking for more clues (c) judging by looks (d) blaming without proof
39. 39.True or false: “A big bag of rice costs more than a small one, so that shop is costly.” is an unfair comparison. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🕵️ Careful or hasty thinking habit: thinking of other causes? (a) careful (b) hasty

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