Reasoning Skills Worksheet: Part 3 Test

Critical thinking lesson 18: Part 3 test: reason it out · Set 709 · 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.🌧️ One cause can have many effects. Heavy rain can cause… (a) dry fields (b) a cold drink (c) floods and wet roads (d) sunny skies
2. 2.🐓 The rooster crows, and then the sun rises. Does the crowing cause the sunrise? (a) only in summer (b) yes, on Sundays (c) yes, always (d) no, it just comes first
3. 3.🧠 Every child at Asha’s party got a balloon. Nisha got a balloon. Was Nisha at Asha’s party? (a) yes, for sure (b) no, for sure (c) can’t tell
4. 4.🔤 Which word often comes just before an effect? (a) since (b) as (c) so (d) because
5. 5.🕵️ Jumping to conclusions, or checking first? “My friend hasn’t replied. Maybe she is busy.” (a) checking first (b) jumping to conclusions
6. 6.True or false: “thinking of other causes” is a hasty thinking habit. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) run fast (b) follow them (c) close your eyes (d) wait for green
8. 8.🔗 “The tyre went flat because a nail was on the road.” What is the cause? (a) the tyre went flat (b) the batter hit a six (c) the crowd cheered (d) a nail was on the road
9. 9.True or false: “Both teams played 10 overs, and Team A scored more runs.” is an unfair comparison. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🚌 Every school bus goes to the depot at night. Bus 7 is a school bus. Where is Bus 7 at night? (a) at the market (b) at the school (c) at the depot (d) on the road
11. 11.🧠 Every child in the Blue House wears a blue cap on sports day. Vihaan is in the Blue House. Does Vihaan wear a blue cap on sports day? (a) can’t tell (b) yes, for sure (c) no, for sure
12. 12.🕵️ Careful or hasty thinking habit: blaming without proof? (a) hasty (b) careful
13. 13.True or false: “He got full marks, so he must have copied.” is checking first. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🧠 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
15. 15.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
16. 16.🧪 Why check that a conclusion really follows? (a) to finish fast (b) to win arguments (c) to avoid false ideas (d) to skip facts
17. 17.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking who said it (b) it has lots of likes (c) my lucky pen did it (d) many trials agree
19. 19.🧠 Every child in the Blue House wears a blue cap on sports day. Vihaan does not wear a blue cap on sports day. Is Vihaan in the Blue House? (a) yes, for sure (b) can’t tell (c) no, for sure
20. 20.🔦 How can you check an assumption? (a) trust your first idea (b) say it louder (c) ignore it (d) ask or look for facts
21. 21.True or false: “We timed both runners on the same 100 m track.” is an unfair comparison. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🧺 Every fruit in the basket is a guava. Meera takes a fruit from the basket. What did she take? (a) a mango (b) a papaya (c) a banana (d) a guava
23. 23.📏 To compare how two plants grow, you should measure them… (a) on different days (b) over the same days (c) with your eyes only (d) only the taller one
24. 24.🔗 “The leaves turned brown because the plants got no water.” What is the effect? (a) the wind was strong (b) the plants got no water (c) the washing fell down (d) the leaves turned brown
25. 25.True or false: “My friend hasn’t replied. Maybe she is busy.” is jumping to conclusions. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Why trust her answer? She wears old shoes.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
27. 27.📚 Nisha read 44 pages in 4 days. Diya read 18 pages in 6 days. How many pages per day did Nisha read?
28. 28.True or false: “Both plants got the same water and sun; only the soil was different.” is a fair comparison. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming without proof (b) thinking of other causes (c) waiting to find out (d) saying “maybe”
30. 30.🔗 “We left the gate open, so the goat got out.” What is the cause? (a) the dog heard thunder (b) the goat got out (c) the dog hid under a bed (d) we left the gate open
31. 31.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
32. 32.🧠 Every child at Asha’s party got a balloon. Kabir was not at Asha’s party. Did Kabir get a balloon? (a) yes, for sure (b) no, for sure (c) can’t tell
33. 33.🔗 “The kite string snapped, so the kite flew away.” What is the effect? (a) the kite flew away (b) we planted many trees (c) the street became shady (d) the kite string snapped
34. 34.👍 A post has thousands of likes. Does that prove it is true? (a) only on weekends (b) no, likes aren’t proof (c) yes, always (d) yes, if it is long
35. 35.🕵️ 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
36. 36.🔗 “The milk went sour because the milk was left out.” What is the effect? (a) the milk was left out (b) we were late for school (c) the milk went sour (d) the bus broke down
37. 37.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it has lots of likes (d) it was measured twice
38. 38.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” (a) lucky charm (b) everyone does it (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
39. 39.📚 Vihaan read 24 pages in 4 days. Rohan read 8 pages in 2 days. Who read more pages per day? (a) Vihaan (b) both the same (c) Rohan
40. 40.🍦 More ice cream is sold on hot days, and more people swim. Does ice cream cause swimming? (a) swimming causes it (b) yes, it does (c) ice cream is cold (d) no, heat causes both

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