Reasoning Skills Worksheet: Part 3 Test

Critical thinking lesson 18: Part 3 test: reason it out · Set 546 · 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: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🧠 Every child in the drama club knows the lines of the play. Nisha does not know the lines of the play. Is Nisha in the drama club? (a) yes, for sure (b) no, for sure (c) can’t tell
3. 3.True or false: “Team A scored more in 20 overs than Team B in 10 overs, so Team A is better.” is an unfair comparison. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🧠 Everyone in the school choir practises on Fridays. Aarav practises on Fridays. Is Aarav in the school choir? (a) yes, for sure (b) no, for sure (c) can’t tell
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it has lots of likes (b) mocking who said it (c) it was measured twice (d) everyone is doing it
6. 6.➡️ What is an effect? (a) a guess (b) why it happens (c) what happens as a result (d) a reason word
7. 7.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🧠 Every child who rides the school bus lives in Green Park. Kabir lives in Green Park. Does Kabir ride the school bus? (a) yes, for sure (b) no, for sure (c) can’t tell
9. 9.True or false: “checking the facts” is a careful thinking habit. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🕵️ Careful or hasty thinking habit: saying “maybe”? (a) hasty (b) careful
12. 12.🔗 What is a cause? (a) a kind of question (b) what happens after (c) a fact (d) why something happens
13. 13.True or false: “The bus is late. Let me check if there is traffic.” is jumping to conclusions. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🕵️ Careful or hasty thinking habit: thinking of other causes? (a) careful (b) hasty
15. 15.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Ignore Kabir’s point; his handwriting is messy.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
16. 16.🧠 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) can’t tell (b) yes, for sure (c) no, for sure
17. 17.🕵️ Jumping to conclusions, or checking first? “Diya didn’t wave back, so she must be angry with me.” (a) checking first (b) jumping to conclusions
18. 18.🧠 Every child who rides the school bus lives in Green Park. Ishaan rides the school bus. Does Ishaan live in Green Park? (a) no, for sure (b) yes, for sure (c) can’t tell
19. 19.🔗 “The leaves turned brown because the plants got no water.” What is the cause? (a) the kite flew away (b) the plants got no water (c) the leaves turned brown (d) the kite string snapped
20. 20.🔗 “She did well in the test because Diya studied every day.” What is the effect? (a) the milk was left out (b) Diya studied every day (c) she did well in the test (d) the milk went sour
21. 21.🧠 Every child who rides the school bus lives in Green Park. Saanvi lives in Green Park. Does Saanvi ride the school bus? (a) no, for sure (b) can’t tell (c) yes, for sure
22. 22.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
23. 23.⚖️ 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
24. 24.🔗 “The road was slippery, so the cycle skidded.” What is the cause? (a) there was a traffic jam (b) the show started late (c) the cycle skidded (d) the road was slippery
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) it has lots of likes (c) everyone is doing it (d) one was bad, so all are
26. 26.🔤 Which word often comes just before an effect? (a) as (b) so (c) since (d) because
27. 27.🧠 Every child in Class 4A has a green notebook. Ishaan has a green notebook. Is Ishaan in Class 4A? (a) can’t tell (b) no, for sure (c) yes, for sure
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) deciding too fast (b) thinking of other causes (c) trusting the first idea (d) ignoring other reasons
29. 29.🧠 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) can’t tell (b) yes, for sure (c) no, for sure
30. 30.🤔 When the facts don’t say enough, the honest answer is… (a) “No, never.” (b) “Yes, surely.” (c) “We can’t tell.” (d) “Probably yes.”
31. 31.🧠 Every child who rides the school bus lives in Green Park. Ananya rides the school bus. Does Ananya live in Green Park? (a) can’t tell (b) yes, for sure (c) no, for sure
32. 32.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
33. 33.True or false: “Diya didn’t wave back, so she must be angry with me.” is checking first. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🏃 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) metres per second (c) their shoe colour (d) who finished first
35. 35.🧺 Every fruit in the basket is a guava. Meera takes a fruit from the basket. What did she take? (a) a banana (b) a mango (c) a papaya (d) a guava
36. 36.🚲 Rohan cycled 24 km in 3 hours. Tara cycled 48 km in 4 hours. Who cycled more km per hour? (a) Tara (b) Rohan (c) both the same
37. 37.⚖️ What makes a comparison fair? (a) different rules (b) same conditions for all (c) the bigger one wins (d) a lucky guess
38. 38.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) tests show it works (c) one was bad, so all are (d) it happened once
40. 40.⚖️ Fair or unfair comparison? “A big bag of rice costs more than a small one, so that shop is costly.” (a) an unfair comparison (b) a fair comparison

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