Reasoning Skills Worksheet: Part 3 Test

Critical thinking lesson 18: Part 3 test: reason it out · Set 626 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) deciding too fast (b) asking before judging (c) waiting to find out (d) looking for more clues
2. 2.🧠 Every child who rides the school bus lives in Green Park. Arjun lives in Green Park. Does Arjun ride the school bus? (a) no, for sure (b) yes, for sure (c) can’t tell
3. 3.True or false: “one was bad, so all are” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🕵️ Jumping to conclusions, or checking first? “The bus is late, so the driver must be lazy.” (a) checking first (b) jumping to conclusions
5. 5.🧠 Every child in the Blue House wears a blue cap on sports day. Ananya is in the Blue House. Does Ananya wear a blue cap on sports day? (a) can’t tell (b) yes, for sure (c) no, for sure
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming without proof (b) checking the facts (c) ignoring other reasons (d) trusting the first idea
7. 7.📚 Meera read 24 pages in 4 days. Arjun read 48 pages in 6 days. How many pages per day did Meera read?
8. 8.🧠 Every child in Class 4A has a green notebook. Kabir is not in Class 4A. Does Kabir have a green notebook? (a) no, for sure (b) yes, for sure (c) can’t tell
9. 9.🧺 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
10. 10.🧠 Every child in the drama club knows the lines of the play. Meera is in the drama club. Does Meera know the lines of the play? (a) yes, for sure (b) can’t tell (c) no, for sure
11. 11.🏃 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) their shoe colour (c) metres per second (d) who finished first
12. 12.🎯 A conclusion that “follows” is one that… (a) must be true (b) someone hopes (c) is popular (d) might be fun
13. 13.📵 Your friend didn’t reply all day. Which is the most careful thought? (a) she lost all her friends (b) she hates me (c) maybe she is busy (d) she moved away
14. 14.Which of these is a careful thinking habit? (a) judging by looks (b) guessing the worst (c) checking the facts (d) deciding too fast
15. 15.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Don’t listen to his science idea — he can’t even play football.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
16. 16.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) checked facts support it (c) tests show it works (d) my lucky pen did it
17. 17.⚖️ What makes a comparison fair? (a) the bigger one wins (b) a lucky guess (c) different rules (d) same conditions for all
18. 18.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🧠 Every child who rides the school bus lives in Green Park. Aarav rides the school bus. Does Aarav live in Green Park? (a) can’t tell (b) yes, for sure (c) no, for sure
20. 20.🔗 “She did well in the test because Diya studied every day.” What is the effect? (a) the sun was very hot (b) Diya studied every day (c) she did well in the test (d) the ice cream melted
21. 21.🏏 Kabir scored 24 runs in 3 overs. Nisha scored 15 runs in 5 overs. How many runs per over did Kabir score?
22. 22.🔗 “The sun was very hot, so the ice cream melted.” What is the effect? (a) nobody heard the bell (b) the sun was very hot (c) the class was noisy (d) the ice cream melted
23. 23.🔗 “The cycle skidded because the road was slippery.” What is the cause? (a) the cycle skidded (b) Diya studied every day (c) she did well in the test (d) the road was slippery
24. 24.🧠 Every child in the Blue House wears a blue cap on sports day. Saanvi does not wear a blue cap on sports day. Is Saanvi in the Blue House? (a) can’t tell (b) yes, for sure (c) no, for sure
25. 25.🔗 “The fans stopped because the power went off.” What is the cause? (a) the leaves turned brown (b) the fans stopped (c) the power went off (d) the plants got no water
26. 26.🧠 Every student in the science club has a magnifying glass. Aarav has a magnifying glass. Is Aarav in the science club? (a) no, for sure (b) yes, for sure (c) can’t tell
27. 27.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) only on Sundays (b) yes, red is fast (c) no, just a coincidence (d) yes, for sure
28. 28.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
29. 29.💰 Meera saved 15 rupees in 5 weeks. Diya saved 24 rupees in 4 weeks. Who saved more rupees per week? (a) Meera (b) both the same (c) Diya
30. 30.🕵️ Careful or hasty thinking habit: saying “maybe”? (a) careful (b) hasty
31. 31.🔗 “I forgot my water bottle, so I was thirsty at lunch.” What is the effect? (a) the team won the match (b) I was thirsty at lunch (c) the team practised hard (d) I forgot my water bottle
32. 32.True or false: “My friend hasn’t replied, so she doesn’t like me.” is checking first. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🌱 Meera planted 30 saplings in 6 hours. Vihaan planted 12 saplings in 4 hours. Who planted more saplings per hour? (a) Vihaan (b) Meera (c) both the same
34. 34.🧠 Every child in the drama club knows the lines of the play. Rohan is in the drama club. Does Rohan know the lines of the play? (a) no, for sure (b) can’t tell (c) yes, for sure
35. 35.🕵️ 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
36. 36.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) run fast (b) close your eyes (c) wait for green (d) follow them
37. 37.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
38. 38.🔗 What is a cause? (a) why something happens (b) what happens after (c) a fact (d) a kind of question
39. 39.🔗 “The street became shady because we planted many trees.” What is the cause? (a) the cycle skidded (b) the road was slippery (c) we planted many trees (d) the street became shady
40. 40.🏏 Arjun scored 44 runs in 4 overs. Ishaan scored 8 runs in 2 overs. How many runs per over did Arjun score?

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