Reasoning Skills Worksheet: Part 3 Test

Critical thinking lesson 18: Part 3 test: reason it out · Set 638 · 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 of these is a hasty thinking habit? (a) deciding too fast (b) thinking of other causes (c) looking for more clues (d) asking before judging
2. 2.🔗 “It rained all night, so the ground is wet.” What is the cause? (a) the ground is wet (b) the floor was wet (c) it rained all night (d) I slipped in the hall
3. 3.🔗 “I forgot my water bottle, so I was thirsty at lunch.” What is the cause? (a) the street became shady (b) I forgot my water bottle (c) we planted many trees (d) I was thirsty at lunch
4. 4.📚 Tara read 20 pages in 4 days. Saanvi read 48 pages in 6 days. Who read more pages per day? (a) both the same (b) Saanvi (c) Tara
5. 5.True or false: “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) close your eyes (b) wait for green (c) run fast (d) follow them
7. 7.🚌 Every school bus goes to the depot at night. Bus 7 is a school bus. Where is Bus 7 at night? (a) on the road (b) at the depot (c) at the market (d) at the school
8. 8.🔗 “The leaves turned brown because the plants got no water.” What is the effect? (a) the team practised hard (b) the team won the match (c) the leaves turned brown (d) the plants got no water
9. 9.🔗 “The goat got out because we left the gate open.” What is the cause? (a) nobody heard the bell (b) the class was noisy (c) the goat got out (d) we left the gate open
10. 10.🧠 Every child in Class 4A has a green notebook. Diya has a green notebook. Is Diya in Class 4A? (a) no, for sure (b) yes, for sure (c) can’t tell
11. 11.🕵️ 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
12. 12.➡️ What is an effect? (a) a reason word (b) a guess (c) what happens as a result (d) why it happens
13. 13.🔗 “I went to bed very late, so I felt sleepy in class.” What is the effect? (a) nobody heard the bell (b) I felt sleepy in class (c) the class was noisy (d) I went to bed very late
14. 14.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔗 “I watered the seeds, so the seeds sprouted.” What is the effect? (a) I was thirsty at lunch (b) I forgot my water bottle (c) the seeds sprouted (d) I watered the seeds
16. 16.⚖️ Fair or unfair comparison? “Team A scored more in 20 overs than Team B in 10 overs, so Team A is better.” (a) an unfair comparison (b) a fair comparison
17. 17.💰 Meera saved 9 rupees in 3 weeks. Rohan saved 14 rupees in 2 weeks. How many rupees per week did Rohan save?
18. 18.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a fair reason. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
20. 20.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
21. 21.🔗 “The washing fell down because the wind was strong.” What is the cause? (a) the shop had a sale (b) the shop was crowded (c) the washing fell down (d) the wind was strong
22. 22.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) calls them names (b) laughs at them (c) checks the idea itself (d) walks away
23. 23.⭐ Ananya made 35 paper stars in 5 hours. Rohan made 72 paper stars in 6 hours. How many paper stars per hour did Rohan make?
24. 24.🧠 Every child in Class 4A has a green notebook. Nisha has a green notebook. Is Nisha in Class 4A? (a) no, for sure (b) can’t tell (c) yes, for sure
25. 25.🧺 Every fruit in the basket is a guava. Meera takes a fruit from the basket. What did she take? (a) a banana (b) a papaya (c) a guava (d) a mango
26. 26.🕵️ Jumping to conclusions, or checking first? “The shop is dark, so it must be shut for ever.” (a) checking first (b) jumping to conclusions
27. 27.🧠 Every child in Class 4A has a green notebook. Ananya does not have a green notebook. Is Ananya in Class 4A? (a) can’t tell (b) yes, for sure (c) no, for sure
28. 28.Which of these is a careful thinking habit? (a) saying “maybe” (b) ignoring other reasons (c) blaming without proof (d) judging by looks
29. 29.🚲 Saanvi cycled 30 km in 6 hours. Aarav cycled 55 km in 5 hours. How many km per hour did Aarav cycle?
30. 30.True or false: “My plant in the sun grew more than yours in the cupboard, so my seeds are better.” is a fair comparison. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🚲 Kabir cycled 24 km in 6 hours. Nisha cycled 12 km in 4 hours. How many km per hour did Kabir cycle?
32. 32.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
33. 33.🧠 Every student in the science club has a magnifying glass. Ishaan is not in the science club. Does Ishaan have a magnifying glass? (a) no, for sure (b) can’t tell (c) yes, for sure
34. 34.🔤 Which word often comes just before an effect? (a) because (b) as (c) since (d) so
35. 35.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “It rained after I washed my bike, so washing it brings rain.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
36. 36.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🚲 Meera cycled 18 km in 2 hours. Aarav cycled 60 km in 6 hours. Who cycled more km per hour? (a) Meera (b) both the same (c) Aarav
38. 38.🎯 A conclusion that “follows” is one that… (a) must be true (b) someone hopes (c) is popular (d) might be fun
39. 39.📚 Saanvi read 24 pages in 4 days. Rohan read 40 pages in 5 days. How many pages per day did Rohan read?
40. 40.True or false: “waiting to find out” is a hasty thinking habit. (a) False (b) True

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