Reasoning Skills Worksheet: Part 3 Test

Critical thinking lesson 18: Part 3 test: reason it out · Set 63 · 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 word often comes just before an effect? (a) so (b) since (c) because (d) as
2. 2.🧠 Every player in the school football team trains at 7 AM. Tara is in the school football team. Does Tara train at 7 AM? (a) yes, for sure (b) can’t tell (c) no, for sure
3. 3.⚖️ Fair or unfair comparison? “Both plants got the same water and sun; only the soil was different.” (a) a fair comparison (b) an unfair comparison
4. 4.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.⚖️ What makes a comparison fair? (a) the bigger one wins (b) a lucky guess (c) different rules (d) same conditions for all
6. 6.True or false: “We compared the price of 1 kg of rice in both shops.” is a fair comparison. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “The shop is dark. Let me read the notice on the door.” is jumping to conclusions. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🕵️ Jumping to conclusions, or checking first? “He got full marks, so he must have copied.” (a) checking first (b) jumping to conclusions
9. 9.🧠 Every child in the Blue House wears a blue cap on sports day. Kabir does not wear a blue cap on sports day. Is Kabir in the Blue House? (a) no, for sure (b) yes, for sure (c) can’t tell
10. 10.🏏 Team A scored 60 runs in 10 overs; Team B scored 50 runs in 5 overs. Who scored faster? (a) Team A (b) can’t tell (c) both the same (d) Team B
11. 11.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) the rule book says so (c) the numbers prove it (d) one was bad, so all are
12. 12.True or false: “We timed both runners on the same 100 m track.” is a fair comparison. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔗 “The kite string snapped, so the kite flew away.” What is the cause? (a) the team practised hard (b) the kite string snapped (c) the team won the match (d) the kite flew away
14. 14.🧠 Every child in the Blue House wears a blue cap on sports day. Diya is in the Blue House. Does Diya wear a blue cap on sports day? (a) yes, for sure (b) can’t tell (c) no, for sure
15. 15.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) everyone does it (b) one means all (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
16. 16.🧠 Every student in the science club has a magnifying glass. Rohan has a magnifying glass. Is Rohan in the science club? (a) yes, for sure (b) can’t tell (c) no, for sure
17. 17.🔗 “I watered the seeds, so the seeds sprouted.” What is the cause? (a) the ground is wet (b) I watered the seeds (c) it rained all night (d) the seeds sprouted
18. 18.🧠 Every player in the school football team trains at 7 AM. Arjun trains at 7 AM. Is Arjun in the school football team? (a) yes, for sure (b) can’t tell (c) no, for sure
19. 19.🔗 “The bus broke down, so we were late for school.” What is the cause? (a) the bus broke down (b) we were late for school (c) the shop was crowded (d) the shop had a sale
20. 20.⚖️ 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
21. 21.🔗 “The team practised hard, so the team won the match.” What is the effect? (a) I slipped in the hall (b) the team practised hard (c) the floor was wet (d) the team won the match
22. 22.True or false: “guessing the worst” is a hasty thinking habit. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🤔 When the facts don’t say enough, the honest answer is… (a) “We can’t tell.” (b) “Probably yes.” (c) “Yes, surely.” (d) “No, never.”
25. 25.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
26. 26.🔗 “The batter hit a six, so the crowd cheered.” What is the effect? (a) I slipped in the hall (b) the floor was wet (c) the crowd cheered (d) the batter hit a six
27. 27.🕵️ Jumping to conclusions, or checking first? “The new boy is quiet. I’ll talk to him and find out more.” (a) checking first (b) jumping to conclusions
28. 28.🔗 “The plants got no water, so the leaves turned brown.” What is the cause? (a) the leaves turned brown (b) the dog heard thunder (c) the dog hid under a bed (d) the plants got no water
29. 29.🕵️ 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
30. 30.📏 To compare how two plants grow, you should measure them… (a) over the same days (b) with your eyes only (c) only the taller one (d) on different days
31. 31.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a hard question (b) a puzzle game (c) a kind of fact (d) a mistake in reasoning
32. 32.🔗 “We left the gate open, so the goat got out.” What is the cause? (a) the kite flew away (b) we left the gate open (c) the goat got out (d) the kite string snapped
33. 33.🧠 Every child in the drama club knows the lines of the play. Aarav knows the lines of the play. Is Aarav in the drama club? (a) yes, for sure (b) can’t tell (c) no, for sure
34. 34.➡️ What is an effect? (a) a reason word (b) what happens as a result (c) a guess (d) why it happens
35. 35.🔗 “The ground is wet because it rained all night.” What is the cause? (a) it rained all night (b) the ground is wet (c) the milk went sour (d) the milk was left out
36. 36.True or false: “waiting to find out” is a hasty thinking habit. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔗 “The ice cream melted because the sun was very hot.” What is the effect? (a) the ice cream melted (b) the sun was very hot (c) the cake got burnt (d) the oven was too hot
38. 38.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) many trials agree (b) mocking who said it (c) tests show it works (d) it was measured twice
39. 39.🧠 Every child in the drama club knows the lines of the play. Meera knows the lines of the play. Is Meera in the drama club? (a) no, for sure (b) yes, for sure (c) can’t tell
40. 40.📚 Tara read 9 pages in 3 days. Diya read 28 pages in 4 days. Who read more pages per day? (a) Tara (b) Diya (c) both the same

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