Reasoning Skills Worksheet: Part 3 Test

Critical thinking lesson 18: Part 3 test: reason it out · Set 710 · 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.🧠 Every player in the school football team trains at 7 AM. Arjun is not in the school football team. Does Arjun train at 7 AM? (a) yes, for sure (b) can’t tell (c) no, for sure
2. 2.🔗 What is a cause? (a) a kind of question (b) what happens after (c) a fact (d) why something happens
3. 3.🏪 Meera says, “The shop is closed, so today must be Sunday.” What is she assuming? (a) shops sell milk (b) shops are big (c) Sunday is fun (d) it shuts only on Sunday
4. 4.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
5. 5.🧺 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 guava (d) a banana
6. 6.🔗 “The kite string snapped, so the kite flew away.” What is the effect? (a) the shop had a sale (b) the kite string snapped (c) the kite flew away (d) the shop was crowded
7. 7.🔗 “The plants got no water, so the leaves turned brown.” What is the effect? (a) the dog heard thunder (b) the leaves turned brown (c) the dog hid under a bed (d) the plants got no water
8. 8.True or false: “Half the school is buying these shoes, so I need them too.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “The bus is late, so the driver must be lazy.” is checking first. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.➡️ What is an effect? (a) a guess (b) a reason word (c) what happens as a result (d) why it happens
11. 11.🍦 More ice cream is sold on hot days, and more people swim. Does ice cream cause swimming? (a) yes, it does (b) swimming causes it (c) ice cream is cold (d) no, heat causes both
12. 12.🔗 “The team practised hard, so the team won the match.” What is the cause? (a) I watered the seeds (b) the team practised hard (c) the team won the match (d) the seeds sprouted
13. 13.🧠 Every child at Asha’s party got a balloon. Tara was not at Asha’s party. Did Tara get a balloon? (a) no, for sure (b) yes, for sure (c) can’t tell
14. 14.🔗 “We were late for school because the bus broke down.” What is the effect? (a) the ice cream melted (b) we were late for school (c) the bus broke down (d) the sun was very hot
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) my lucky pen did it (b) everyone is doing it (c) it has lots of likes (d) many trials agree
16. 16.🧠 Every child at Asha’s party got a balloon. Tara did not get a balloon. Was Tara at Asha’s party? (a) yes, for sure (b) no, for sure (c) can’t tell
17. 17.True or false: “The Class 8 team beat the Class 3 team in the quiz, so they are smarter.” is an unfair comparison. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.📚 Diya read 15 pages in 3 days. Arjun read 20 pages in 2 days. How many pages per day did Arjun read?
19. 19.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusting the first idea (b) checking the facts (c) deciding too fast (d) guessing the worst
21. 21.🧠 Every child in the Blue House wears a blue cap on sports day. Meera wears a blue cap on sports day. Is Meera in the Blue House? (a) no, for sure (b) can’t tell (c) yes, for sure
22. 22.🏏 Vihaan scored 33 runs in 3 overs. Nisha scored 18 runs in 6 overs. Who scored more runs per over? (a) both the same (b) Vihaan (c) Nisha
23. 23.🤔 When the facts don’t say enough, the honest answer is… (a) “Yes, surely.” (b) “No, never.” (c) “Probably yes.” (d) “We can’t tell.”
24. 24.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) the rule book says so (b) it was measured twice (c) everyone is doing it (d) checked facts support it
25. 25.🧠 Every player in the school football team trains at 7 AM. Diya does not train at 7 AM. Is Diya in the school football team? (a) can’t tell (b) no, for sure (c) yes, for sure
26. 26.True or false: “checked facts support it” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔤 Which word often comes just before a cause? (a) and (b) then (c) so (d) because
28. 28.True or false: “My friend hasn’t replied, so she doesn’t like me.” is checking first. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is a careful thinking habit? (a) blaming without proof (b) deciding too fast (c) judging by looks (d) checking the facts
30. 30.🔗 “I watered the seeds, so the seeds sprouted.” What is the effect? (a) the seeds sprouted (b) the milk went sour (c) I watered the seeds (d) the milk was left out
31. 31.⭐ Diya made 30 paper stars in 3 hours. Aarav made 72 paper stars in 6 hours. Who made more paper stars per hour? (a) Diya (b) both the same (c) Aarav
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming without proof (b) guessing the worst (c) judging by looks (d) looking for more clues
33. 33.🕵️ Careful or hasty thinking habit: judging by looks? (a) hasty (b) careful
34. 34.🔗 “The team practised hard, so the team won the match.” What is the effect? (a) the class was noisy (b) the team won the match (c) the team practised hard (d) nobody heard the bell
35. 35.True or false: “Both plants got the same water and sun; only the soil was different.” is an unfair comparison. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🧠 Every student in the chess club can play chess. Saanvi is not in the chess club. Can Saanvi play chess? (a) no, for sure (b) can’t tell (c) yes, for sure
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) it was measured twice (c) many trials agree (d) one was bad, so all are
38. 38.🧠 Every child in Class 4A has a green notebook. Vihaan does not have a green notebook. Is Vihaan in Class 4A? (a) yes, for sure (b) can’t tell (c) no, for sure
39. 39.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “Both plants got the same water and sun; only the soil was different.” is a fair comparison. (a) True (b) False

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