Reasoning Skills Worksheet: Part 3 Test

Critical thinking lesson 18: Part 3 test: reason it out · Set 818 · 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.🚲 Arjun cycled 21 km in 3 hours. Vihaan cycled 40 km in 5 hours. Who cycled more km per hour? (a) Arjun (b) Vihaan (c) both the same
2. 2.🍦 More ice cream is sold on hot days, and more people swim. Does ice cream cause swimming? (a) no, heat causes both (b) swimming causes it (c) yes, it does (d) ice cream is cold
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming without proof (b) trusting the first idea (c) looking for more clues (d) guessing the worst
4. 4.⚖️ What makes a comparison fair? (a) a lucky guess (b) the bigger one wins (c) different rules (d) same conditions for all
5. 5.True or false: “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🌧️ Riya’s rule: “If it rains, I carry an umbrella.” Today Riya carries an umbrella. Did it rain? (a) no, for sure (b) it is sunny (c) can’t tell (d) yes, for sure
7. 7.🚲 Ishaan cycled 36 km in 4 hours. Tara cycled 36 km in 3 hours. Who cycled more km per hour? (a) Ishaan (b) both the same (c) Tara
8. 8.🔗 “Diya studied every day, so she did well in the test.” What is the effect? (a) Diya studied every day (b) the kite string snapped (c) the kite flew away (d) she did well in the test
9. 9.🕵️ Jumping to conclusions, or checking first? “Diya didn’t wave back, so she must be angry with me.” (a) checking first (b) jumping to conclusions
10. 10.🧺 Every fruit in the basket is a guava. Meera takes a fruit from the basket. What did she take? (a) a mango (b) a banana (c) a guava (d) a papaya
11. 11.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
12. 12.📚 Tara read 36 pages in 3 days. Rohan read 66 pages in 6 days. How many pages per day did Tara read?
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) it happened once (c) my lucky pen did it (d) one was bad, so all are
14. 14.🔤 Which word often comes just before an effect? (a) since (b) because (c) as (d) so
15. 15.🔗 “She did well in the test because Diya studied every day.” What is the effect? (a) the team won the match (b) the team practised hard (c) she did well in the test (d) Diya studied every day
16. 16.True or false: “deciding too fast” is a hasty thinking habit. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🚌 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) on the road (c) at the depot (d) at the school
18. 18.🧠 Every child at Asha’s party got a balloon. Rohan was not at Asha’s party. Did Rohan get a balloon? (a) no, for sure (b) yes, for sure (c) can’t tell
19. 19.🏏 Diya scored 48 runs in 6 overs. Saanvi scored 9 runs in 3 overs. Who scored more runs per over? (a) both the same (b) Diya (c) Saanvi
20. 20.🔗 “The shop was crowded because the shop had a sale.” What is the cause? (a) we left the gate open (b) the shop was crowded (c) the goat got out (d) the shop had a sale
21. 21.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a hard question (c) a kind of fact (d) a mistake in reasoning
22. 22.🕵️ Jumping to conclusions, or checking first? “My friend hasn’t replied, so she doesn’t like me.” (a) jumping to conclusions (b) checking first
23. 23.True or false: “The shop is dark. Let me read the notice on the door.” is checking first. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) judging by looks (b) deciding too fast (c) blaming without proof (d) asking before judging
25. 25.🔗 “The oven was too hot, so the cake got burnt.” What is the cause? (a) the seeds sprouted (b) I watered the seeds (c) the cake got burnt (d) the oven was too hot
26. 26.Which of these is a hasty thinking habit? (a) checking the facts (b) thinking of other causes (c) trusting the first idea (d) saying “maybe”
27. 27.🧠 Every child who rides the school bus lives in Green Park. Kabir rides the school bus. Does Kabir live in Green Park? (a) can’t tell (b) no, for sure (c) yes, for sure
28. 28.📚 Vihaan read 18 pages in 2 days. Aarav read 12 pages in 3 days. How many pages per day did Aarav read?
29. 29.📚 Ananya read 18 pages in 6 days. Saanvi read 40 pages in 5 days. Who read more pages per day? (a) Saanvi (b) Ananya (c) both the same
30. 30.🧠 Every student in the science club has a magnifying glass. Diya is in the science club. Does Diya have a magnifying glass? (a) no, for sure (b) can’t tell (c) yes, for sure
31. 31.🛒 A 2 kg bag of rice costs ₹80 and a 1 kg bag costs ₹45. Which is cheaper per kg? (a) both the same (b) the 1 kg bag (c) can’t tell (d) the 2 kg bag
32. 32.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “one was bad, so all are”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
33. 33.🏏 Aarav scored 24 runs in 6 overs. Tara scored 40 runs in 4 overs. Who scored more runs per over? (a) both the same (b) Aarav (c) Tara
34. 34.🚲 Ishaan cycled 48 km in 4 hours. Saanvi cycled 18 km in 6 hours. Who cycled more km per hour? (a) Ishaan (b) Saanvi (c) both the same
35. 35.True or false: “We compared the price of 1 kg of rice in both shops.” is a fair comparison. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.➡️ What is an effect? (a) a reason word (b) why it happens (c) what happens as a result (d) a guess
38. 38.🌧️ One cause can have many effects. Heavy rain can cause… (a) floods and wet roads (b) dry fields (c) a cold drink (d) sunny skies
39. 39.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) laughs at them (c) calls them names (d) checks the idea itself
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) one was bad, so all are (c) mocking who said it (d) everyone is doing it

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