Reasoning Skills Worksheet: Part 3 Test

Critical thinking lesson 18: Part 3 test: reason it out · Set 612 · 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.📚 Ishaan read 24 pages in 3 days. Ananya read 18 pages in 6 days. Who read more pages per day? (a) both the same (b) Ananya (c) Ishaan
2. 2.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔗 “The oven was too hot, so the cake got burnt.” What is the effect? (a) Diya studied every day (b) the oven was too hot (c) the cake got burnt (d) she did well in the test
4. 4.🧠 Every child in Class 4A has a green notebook. Vihaan does not have a green notebook. Is Vihaan in Class 4A? (a) yes, for sure (b) can’t tell (c) no, for sure
5. 5.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
6. 6.True or false: “deciding too fast” is a careful thinking habit. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🧠 Every child who rides the school bus lives in Green Park. Ishaan does not live in Green Park. Does Ishaan ride the school bus? (a) no, for sure (b) can’t tell (c) yes, for sure
8. 8.📚 Rohan read 18 pages in 3 days. Aarav read 12 pages in 4 days. How many pages per day did Aarav read?
9. 9.🔗 “I felt sleepy in class because I went to bed very late.” What is the effect? (a) the class was noisy (b) nobody heard the bell (c) I felt sleepy in class (d) I went to bed very late
10. 10.🔗 “The floor was wet, so I slipped in the hall.” What is the effect? (a) the floor was wet (b) the cycle skidded (c) the road was slippery (d) I slipped in the hall
11. 11.True or false: “many trials agree” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I used this pen and got full marks, so it is a magic pen.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
13. 13.🕵️ Careful or hasty thinking habit: ignoring other reasons? (a) careful (b) hasty
14. 14.🔗 “The road was slippery, so the cycle skidded.” What is the effect? (a) the leaves turned brown (b) the cycle skidded (c) the plants got no water (d) the road was slippery
15. 15.True or false: “The bus is late, so the driver must be lazy.” is jumping to conclusions. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔗 What is a cause? (a) a kind of question (b) why something happens (c) a fact (d) what happens after
17. 17.🌧️ Riya’s rule: “If it rains, I carry an umbrella.” Today Riya carries an umbrella. Did it rain? (a) no, for sure (b) yes, for sure (c) it is sunny (d) can’t tell
18. 18.🧠 Every student in the science club has a magnifying glass. Vihaan does not have a magnifying glass. Is Vihaan in the science club? (a) can’t tell (b) yes, for sure (c) no, for sure
19. 19.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
20. 20.🔗 “The dog heard thunder, so the dog hid under a bed.” What is the cause? (a) the ground is wet (b) the dog hid under a bed (c) it rained all night (d) the dog heard thunder
21. 21.True or false: “Diya didn’t wave back. Maybe she didn’t see me — I’ll ask.” is checking first. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🧠 Every child in the Blue House wears a blue cap on sports day. Saanvi is in the Blue House. Does Saanvi wear a blue cap on sports day? (a) yes, for sure (b) can’t tell (c) no, for sure
23. 23.🧠 Every child in the drama club knows the lines of the play. Ananya is not in the drama club. Does Ananya know the lines of the play? (a) no, for sure (b) can’t tell (c) yes, for sure
24. 24.🤔 When the facts don’t say enough, the honest answer is… (a) “Yes, surely.” (b) “No, never.” (c) “We can’t tell.” (d) “Probably yes.”
25. 25.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🏏 Diya scored 36 runs in 3 overs. Tara scored 6 runs in 2 overs. Who scored more runs per over? (a) Diya (b) both the same (c) Tara
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) the rule book says so (c) mocking who said it (d) many trials agree
28. 28.🧠 Every student in the chess club can play chess. Vihaan is in the chess club. Can Vihaan play chess? (a) can’t tell (b) no, for sure (c) yes, for sure
29. 29.💰 Saanvi saved 12 rupees in 4 weeks. Nisha saved 10 rupees in 2 weeks. Who saved more rupees per week? (a) both the same (b) Saanvi (c) Nisha
30. 30.🔗 “We were late for school because the bus broke down.” What is the effect? (a) the bus broke down (b) we were late for school (c) the leaves turned brown (d) the plants got no water
31. 31.🧠 Every child in the Blue House wears a blue cap on sports day. Nisha is in the Blue House. Does Nisha wear a blue cap on sports day? (a) yes, for sure (b) can’t tell (c) no, for sure
32. 32.True or false: “The bus is late. Let me check if there is traffic.” is jumping to conclusions. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🕵️ Jumping to conclusions, or checking first? “Diya didn’t wave back, so she must be angry with me.” (a) jumping to conclusions (b) checking first
34. 34.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it has lots of likes (b) many trials agree (c) the numbers prove it (d) the rule book says so
35. 35.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, for sure (b) yes, red is fast (c) only on Sundays (d) no, just a coincidence
36. 36.🐓 The rooster crows, and then the sun rises. Does the crowing cause the sunrise? (a) yes, always (b) yes, on Sundays (c) no, it just comes first (d) only in summer
37. 37.True or false: “looking for more clues” is a hasty thinking habit. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.⚖️ What makes a comparison fair? (a) the bigger one wins (b) same conditions for all (c) different rules (d) a lucky guess
39. 39.⚖️ Fair or unfair comparison? “We compared the price of 1 kg of rice in both shops.” (a) a fair comparison (b) an unfair comparison
40. 40.True or false: “guessing the worst” is a hasty thinking habit. (a) False (b) True

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