Reasoning Skills Worksheet: Part 3 Test

Critical thinking lesson 18: Part 3 test: reason it out · Set 601 · 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.👟 “He has new shoes, so he must be rich.” What is the hidden assumption? (a) shoes cost nothing (b) he likes running (c) shoes are white (d) new shoes mean rich
2. 2.🤔 When the facts don’t say enough, the honest answer is… (a) “Probably yes.” (b) “Yes, surely.” (c) “No, never.” (d) “We can’t tell.”
3. 3.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🧠 Every child who rides the school bus lives in Green Park. Aarav lives in Green Park. Does Aarav ride the school bus? (a) no, for sure (b) can’t tell (c) yes, for sure
5. 5.🏪 Meera says, “The shop is closed, so today must be Sunday.” What is she assuming? (a) shops sell milk (b) Sunday is fun (c) it shuts only on Sunday (d) shops are big
6. 6.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it was measured twice”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
7. 7.🔗 “The team won the match because the team practised hard.” What is the effect? (a) Diya studied every day (b) she did well in the test (c) the team won the match (d) the team practised hard
8. 8.🔤 Which word often comes just before a cause? (a) then (b) because (c) so (d) and
9. 9.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
11. 11.⚖️ 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
12. 12.🏏 Team A scored 60 runs in 10 overs; Team B scored 50 runs in 5 overs. Who scored faster? (a) both the same (b) Team A (c) can’t tell (d) Team B
13. 13.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is a careful thinking habit? (a) judging by looks (b) waiting to find out (c) trusting the first idea (d) blaming without proof
15. 15.🧠 Every member of the eco-club has planted a tree. Ishaan is not a member of the eco-club. Has Ishaan planted a tree? (a) yes, for sure (b) can’t tell (c) no, for sure
16. 16.🚲 Diya cycled 12 km in 4 hours. Ishaan cycled 12 km in 2 hours. How many km per hour did Ishaan cycle?
17. 17.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
18. 18.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
19. 19.🔗 “The class was noisy, so nobody heard the bell.” What is the effect? (a) the class was noisy (b) a nail was on the road (c) nobody heard the bell (d) the tyre went flat
20. 20.True or false: “judging by looks” is a careful thinking habit. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
23. 23.📚 Nisha read 16 pages in 4 days. Vihaan read 33 pages in 3 days. Who read more pages per day? (a) Nisha (b) Vihaan (c) both the same
24. 24.🔗 “The cycle skidded because the road was slippery.” What is the effect? (a) the ice cream melted (b) the cycle skidded (c) the sun was very hot (d) the road was slippery
25. 25.🌱 You test which of two seeds grows faster. What must be the same for both? (a) water, soil and sun (b) nothing at all (c) the seed type (d) the pot colour only
26. 26.🔗 “We left the gate open, so the goat got out.” What is the cause? (a) Diya studied every day (b) the goat got out (c) we left the gate open (d) she did well in the test
27. 27.True or false: “My plant in the sun grew more than yours in the cupboard, so my seeds are better.” is an unfair comparison. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🌧️ Riya’s rule: “If it rains, I carry an umbrella.” Today Riya carries an umbrella. Did it rain? (a) can’t tell (b) no, for sure (c) yes, for sure (d) it is sunny
29. 29.🧠 Every child in Class 4A has a green notebook. Saanvi is not in Class 4A. Does Saanvi have a green notebook? (a) can’t tell (b) yes, for sure (c) no, for sure
30. 30.Which of these is a careful thinking habit? (a) asking before judging (b) guessing the worst (c) deciding too fast (d) blaming without proof
31. 31.🔗 “We planted many trees, so the street became shady.” What is the effect? (a) the crowd cheered (b) the batter hit a six (c) we planted many trees (d) the street became shady
32. 32.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) everyone is doing it (c) tests show it works (d) it has lots of likes
33. 33.📚 Nisha read 12 pages in 2 days. Tara read 12 pages in 3 days. Who read more pages per day? (a) both the same (b) Tara (c) Nisha
34. 34.🚲 Ishaan cycled 24 km in 3 hours. Meera cycled 72 km in 6 hours. Who cycled more km per hour? (a) both the same (b) Meera (c) Ishaan
35. 35.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
36. 36.➡️ What is an effect? (a) why it happens (b) a reason word (c) a guess (d) what happens as a result
37. 37.🧠 Every player in the school football team trains at 7 AM. Ishaan does not train at 7 AM. Is Ishaan in the school football team? (a) yes, for sure (b) no, for sure (c) can’t tell
38. 38.🧠 Every player in the school football team trains at 7 AM. Ananya is not in the school football team. Does Ananya train at 7 AM? (a) no, for sure (b) can’t tell (c) yes, for sure
39. 39.📚 Rohan read 9 pages in 3 days. Meera read 12 pages in 2 days. Who read more pages per day? (a) both the same (b) Rohan (c) Meera
40. 40.⚖️ Fair or unfair comparison? “We tested both pens on the same paper for one page each.” (a) a fair comparison (b) an unfair comparison

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