Reasoning Skills Worksheet: Part 3 Test

Critical thinking lesson 18: Part 3 test: reason it out · Set 62 · 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.➡️ What is an effect? (a) a guess (b) why it happens (c) a reason word (d) what happens as a result
2. 2.🏪 Meera says, “The shop is closed, so today must be Sunday.” What is she assuming? (a) it shuts only on Sunday (b) shops are big (c) shops sell milk (d) Sunday is fun
3. 3.🔗 “The power went off, so the fans stopped.” What is the cause? (a) the dog heard thunder (b) the power went off (c) the dog hid under a bed (d) the fans stopped
4. 4.🌧️ 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
5. 5.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) no, likes aren’t proof (b) only on weekends (c) yes, always (d) yes, if it is long
6. 6.Which of these is a careful thinking habit? (a) deciding too fast (b) ignoring other reasons (c) judging by looks (d) thinking of other causes
7. 7.🔗 “I felt sleepy in class because I went to bed very late.” What is the effect? (a) the bus broke down (b) I went to bed very late (c) I felt sleepy in class (d) we were late for school
8. 8.🌱 Kabir planted 16 saplings in 2 hours. Rohan planted 66 saplings in 6 hours. How many saplings per hour did Rohan plant?
9. 9.🧠 Every player in the school football team trains at 7 AM. Aarav trains at 7 AM. Is Aarav in the school football team? (a) can’t tell (b) yes, for sure (c) no, for sure
10. 10.True or false: “The shop is dark. Let me read the notice on the door.” is jumping to conclusions. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.💰 Arjun saved 32 rupees in 4 weeks. Aarav saved 15 rupees in 3 weeks. How many rupees per week did Arjun save?
12. 12.🔗 “The oven was too hot, so the cake got burnt.” What is the effect? (a) the cake got burnt (b) the oven was too hot (c) the batter hit a six (d) the crowd cheered
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone is doing it (b) checked facts support it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) it happened once
14. 14.🧠 Every student in the chess club can play chess. Arjun is not in the chess club. Can Arjun play chess? (a) can’t tell (b) yes, for sure (c) no, for sure
15. 15.🧠 Everyone in the school choir practises on Fridays. Vihaan does not practise on Fridays. Is Vihaan in the school choir? (a) can’t tell (b) no, for sure (c) yes, for sure
16. 16.🔗 “The dog heard thunder, so the dog hid under a bed.” What is the effect? (a) I went to bed very late (b) the dog hid under a bed (c) I felt sleepy in class (d) the dog heard thunder
17. 17.🧠 Every player in the school football team trains at 7 AM. Kabir is in the school football team. Does Kabir train at 7 AM? (a) can’t tell (b) yes, for sure (c) no, for sure
18. 18.🕵️ 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
19. 19.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
20. 20.🤔 When the facts don’t say enough, the honest answer is… (a) “We can’t tell.” (b) “Probably yes.” (c) “No, never.” (d) “Yes, surely.”
21. 21.True or false: “thinking of other causes” is a hasty thinking habit. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is a careful thinking habit? (a) trusting the first idea (b) guessing the worst (c) looking for more clues (d) judging by looks
23. 23.True or false: “The Class 8 team beat the Class 3 team in the quiz, so they are smarter.” is a fair comparison. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🕵️ Careful or hasty thinking habit: asking before judging? (a) hasty (b) careful
25. 25.🚲 Tara cycled 20 km in 5 hours. Arjun cycled 22 km in 2 hours. Who cycled more km per hour? (a) both the same (b) Tara (c) Arjun
26. 26.🚲 Kabir cycled 60 km in 6 hours. Vihaan cycled 33 km in 3 hours. How many km per hour did Vihaan cycle?
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “maybe” (b) blaming without proof (c) ignoring other reasons (d) guessing the worst
28. 28.🚲 Nisha cycled 60 km in 6 hours. Kabir cycled 30 km in 5 hours. How many km per hour did Kabir cycle?
29. 29.🔗 “I watered the seeds, so the seeds sprouted.” What is the effect? (a) the seeds sprouted (b) the shop was crowded (c) I watered the seeds (d) the shop had a sale
30. 30.🧠 Everyone in the school choir practises on Fridays. Arjun does not practise on Fridays. Is Arjun in the school choir? (a) yes, for sure (b) can’t tell (c) no, for sure
31. 31.🔗 “The seeds sprouted because I watered the seeds.” What is the effect? (a) I watered the seeds (b) the seeds sprouted (c) the dog hid under a bed (d) the dog heard thunder
32. 32.Which of these is a careful thinking habit? (a) blaming without proof (b) deciding too fast (c) guessing the worst (d) waiting to find out
33. 33.True or false: “Both plants got the same water and sun; only the soil was different.” is a fair comparison. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🐓 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
35. 35.🧠 Every child in the Blue House wears a blue cap on sports day. Aarav does not wear a blue cap on sports day. Is Aarav in the Blue House? (a) can’t tell (b) no, for sure (c) yes, for sure
36. 36.⚖️ Fair or unfair comparison? “A big bag of rice costs more than a small one, so that shop is costly.” (a) a fair comparison (b) an unfair comparison
37. 37.📏 To compare how two plants grow, you should measure them… (a) only the taller one (b) on different days (c) with your eyes only (d) over the same days
38. 38.🏏 Saanvi scored 72 runs in 6 overs. Rohan scored 40 runs in 5 overs. How many runs per over did Rohan score?
39. 39.🏏 Meera scored 40 runs in 4 overs. Rohan scored 15 runs in 5 overs. Who scored more runs per over? (a) Rohan (b) both the same (c) Meera
40. 40.💰 Diya saved 28 rupees in 4 weeks. Kabir saved 33 rupees in 3 weeks. How many rupees per week did Kabir save?

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