Reasoning Skills Worksheet: Part 3 Test

Critical thinking lesson 18: Part 3 test: reason it out · Set 588 · 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.🌱 Meera planted 16 saplings in 2 hours. Vihaan planted 20 saplings in 5 hours. How many saplings per hour did Vihaan plant?
2. 2.True or false: “We timed both runners on the same 100 m track.” is a fair comparison. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔗 “The leaves turned brown because the plants got no water.” What is the cause? (a) the floor was wet (b) the plants got no water (c) the leaves turned brown (d) I slipped in the hall
4. 4.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
5. 5.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.⚖️ What makes a comparison fair? (a) a lucky guess (b) same conditions for all (c) the bigger one wins (d) different rules
7. 7.True or false: “Both teams played 10 overs, and Team A scored more runs.” is a fair comparison. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
9. 9.🐓 The rooster crows, and then the sun rises. Does the crowing cause the sunrise? (a) yes, on Sundays (b) only in summer (c) yes, always (d) no, it just comes first
10. 10.True or false: “Both plants got the same water and sun; only the soil was different.” is a fair comparison. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.⚖️ 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
12. 12.🕵️ Jumping to conclusions, or checking first? “The new boy is quiet. I’ll talk to him and find out more.” (a) jumping to conclusions (b) checking first
13. 13.True or false: “The shop is dark. Let me read the notice on the door.” is checking first. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🧠 Every child in the drama club knows the lines of the play. Aarav is in the drama club. Does Aarav know the lines of the play? (a) yes, for sure (b) no, for sure (c) can’t tell
15. 15.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🌱 Ananya planted 44 saplings in 4 hours. Aarav planted 6 saplings in 2 hours. How many saplings per hour did Aarav plant?
17. 17.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
18. 18.True or false: “guessing the worst” is a careful thinking habit. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🧐 What is an assumption? (a) a proven fact (b) an idea taken as true (c) a measured result (d) a question
21. 21.🔗 “The cake got burnt because the oven was too hot.” What is the cause? (a) we left the gate open (b) the goat got out (c) the oven was too hot (d) the cake got burnt
22. 22.🔗 “The ice cream melted because the sun was very hot.” What is the cause? (a) the washing fell down (b) the wind was strong (c) the sun was very hot (d) the ice cream melted
23. 23.🧠 Every student in the chess club can play chess. Kabir is not in the chess club. Can Kabir play chess? (a) can’t tell (b) yes, for sure (c) no, for sure
24. 24.🧠 Every child in the drama club knows the lines of the play. Arjun knows the lines of the play. Is Arjun in the drama club? (a) no, for sure (b) can’t tell (c) yes, for sure
25. 25.🍦 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
26. 26.🧺 Every fruit in the basket is a guava. Meera takes a fruit from the basket. What did she take? (a) a mango (b) a guava (c) a papaya (d) a banana
27. 27.🌱 Ananya planted 40 saplings in 5 hours. Vihaan planted 12 saplings in 4 hours. How many saplings per hour did Vihaan plant?
28. 28.🔗 “The team won the match because the team practised hard.” What is the effect? (a) the sun was very hot (b) the ice cream melted (c) the team practised hard (d) the team won the match
29. 29.🧠 Every child in the drama club knows the lines of the play. Aarav is not in the drama club. Does Aarav know the lines of the play? (a) can’t tell (b) yes, for sure (c) no, for sure
30. 30.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it happened once (b) it has lots of likes (c) checked facts support it (d) everyone is doing it
31. 31.🔗 “It rained all night, so the ground is wet.” What is the cause? (a) it rained all night (b) the floor was wet (c) I slipped in the hall (d) the ground is wet
32. 32.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a kind of fact (c) a hard question (d) a mistake in reasoning
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) everyone is doing it (c) it has lots of likes (d) one was bad, so all are
34. 34.🧠 Every child at Asha’s party got a balloon. Vihaan was at Asha’s party. Did Vihaan get a balloon? (a) can’t tell (b) no, for sure (c) yes, for sure
35. 35.🧪 Why check that a conclusion really follows? (a) to finish fast (b) to avoid false ideas (c) to win arguments (d) to skip facts
36. 36.🛒 A 2 kg bag of rice costs ₹80 and a 1 kg bag costs ₹45. Which is cheaper per kg? (a) can’t tell (b) both the same (c) the 2 kg bag (d) the 1 kg bag
37. 37.⭐ Tara made 12 paper stars in 2 hours. Ananya made 48 paper stars in 4 hours. Who made more paper stars per hour? (a) both the same (b) Ananya (c) Tara
38. 38.🔗 “The kite flew away because the kite string snapped.” What is the effect? (a) the kite string snapped (b) the road was slippery (c) the cycle skidded (d) the kite flew away
39. 39.⚖️ Fair or unfair comparison? “The Class 8 team beat the Class 3 team in the quiz, so they are smarter.” (a) a fair comparison (b) an unfair comparison
40. 40.🔗 “The class was noisy, so nobody heard the bell.” What is the effect? (a) the plants got no water (b) nobody heard the bell (c) the leaves turned brown (d) the class was noisy

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