Reasoning Skills Worksheet: Part 3 Test

Critical thinking lesson 18: Part 3 test: reason it out · Set 839 · 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.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the numbers prove it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
2. 2.🚲 Ishaan cycled 18 km in 6 hours. Ananya cycled 45 km in 5 hours. How many km per hour did Ishaan cycle?
3. 3.🧠 Every child in the drama club knows the lines of the play. Kabir is not in the drama club. Does Kabir know the lines of the play? (a) no, for sure (b) yes, for sure (c) can’t tell
4. 4.➡️ What is an effect? (a) why it happens (b) a reason word (c) what happens as a result (d) a guess
5. 5.🔗 “The fans stopped because the power went off.” What is the cause? (a) the wind was strong (b) the washing fell down (c) the power went off (d) the fans stopped
6. 6.🧠 Everyone in the school choir practises on Fridays. Ishaan is not in the school choir. Does Ishaan practise on Fridays? (a) can’t tell (b) no, for sure (c) yes, for sure
7. 7.🧠 Every player in the school football team trains at 7 AM. Nisha does not train at 7 AM. Is Nisha in the school football team? (a) can’t tell (b) no, for sure (c) yes, for sure
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) mocking who said it (c) everyone is doing it (d) one was bad, so all are
9. 9.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) one means all
10. 10.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) checked facts support it (c) it was measured twice (d) the numbers prove it
11. 11.🧠 Every player in the school football team trains at 7 AM. Vihaan is not in the school football team. Does Vihaan train at 7 AM? (a) can’t tell (b) no, for sure (c) yes, for sure
12. 12.🤐 “She didn’t talk to me, so she is angry.” What else could be true? (a) she is a robot (b) nothing else (c) she is always angry (d) she did not see you
13. 13.🐓 The rooster crows, and then the sun rises. Does the crowing cause the sunrise? (a) yes, always (b) yes, on Sundays (c) only in summer (d) no, it just comes first
14. 14.⭐ Ananya made 32 paper stars in 4 hours. Arjun made 30 paper stars in 3 hours. How many paper stars per hour did Ananya make?
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) many trials agree (c) tests show it works (d) it happened once
16. 16.True or false: “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “He got full marks, so he must have copied.” is jumping to conclusions. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.⚖️ Fair or unfair comparison? “Riya ran 100 m and I ran 50 m; I finished first, so I am faster.” (a) an unfair comparison (b) a fair comparison
19. 19.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it was measured twice (b) checked facts support it (c) tests show it works (d) my lucky pen did it
20. 20.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🕵️ Careful or hasty thinking habit: thinking of other causes? (a) hasty (b) careful
22. 22.🧠 Every child who rides the school bus lives in Green Park. Arjun does not ride the school bus. Does Arjun live in Green Park? (a) yes, for sure (b) can’t tell (c) no, for sure
23. 23.🌱 You test which of two seeds grows faster. What must be the same for both? (a) the seed type (b) nothing at all (c) water, soil and sun (d) the pot colour only
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) deciding too fast (b) guessing the worst (c) looking for more clues (d) trusting the first idea
25. 25.🔗 “The street became shady because we planted many trees.” What is the cause? (a) Diya studied every day (b) we planted many trees (c) the street became shady (d) she did well in the test
26. 26.True or false: “thinking of other causes” is a careful thinking habit. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🌱 Meera planted 21 saplings in 3 hours. Saanvi planted 12 saplings in 2 hours. How many saplings per hour did Saanvi plant?
28. 28.🚲 Nisha cycled 8 km in 2 hours. Arjun cycled 30 km in 5 hours. How many km per hour did Arjun cycle?
29. 29.🚌 Every school bus goes to the depot at night. Bus 7 is a school bus. Where is Bus 7 at night? (a) at the school (b) at the depot (c) on the road (d) at the market
30. 30.Which of these is a hasty thinking habit? (a) waiting to find out (b) asking before judging (c) ignoring other reasons (d) checking the facts
31. 31.🚲 Kabir cycled 10 km in 2 hours. Tara cycled 20 km in 5 hours. How many km per hour did Kabir cycle?
32. 32.🧪 Why check that a conclusion really follows? (a) to avoid false ideas (b) to finish fast (c) to win arguments (d) to skip facts
33. 33.🧠 Every student in the science club has a magnifying glass. Ananya does not have a magnifying glass. Is Ananya in the science club? (a) no, for sure (b) can’t tell (c) yes, for sure
34. 34.🧺 Every fruit in the basket is a guava. Meera takes a fruit from the basket. What did she take? (a) a papaya (b) a banana (c) a mango (d) a guava
35. 35.🤔 When the facts don’t say enough, the honest answer is… (a) “Yes, surely.” (b) “Probably yes.” (c) “No, never.” (d) “We can’t tell.”
36. 36.⭐ Meera made 8 paper stars in 2 hours. Tara made 30 paper stars in 6 hours. How many paper stars per hour did Tara make?
37. 37.🔗 “The washing fell down because the wind was strong.” What is the effect? (a) the wind was strong (b) the cake got burnt (c) the washing fell down (d) the oven was too hot
38. 38.Which of these is a hasty thinking habit? (a) looking for more clues (b) waiting to find out (c) asking before judging (d) deciding too fast
39. 39.🌱 Rohan planted 66 saplings in 6 hours. Arjun planted 10 saplings in 2 hours. Who planted more saplings per hour? (a) Rohan (b) both the same (c) Arjun
40. 40.🏃 Riya ran 100 m in 20 seconds and Aarav ran 50 m in 12 seconds. To compare them fairly, look at… (a) who is taller (b) their shoe colour (c) metres per second (d) who finished first

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