Reasoning Skills Worksheet: Part 3 Test

Critical thinking lesson 18: Part 3 test: reason it out · Set 869 · 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.True or false: “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) many trials agree (c) everyone is doing it (d) it was measured twice
3. 3.True or false: “A big bag of rice costs more than a small one, so that shop is costly.” is a fair comparison. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🧠 Every child in the Blue House wears a blue cap on sports day. Tara wears a blue cap on sports day. Is Tara in the Blue House? (a) yes, for sure (b) no, for sure (c) can’t tell
5. 5.🧠 Every student in the science club has a magnifying glass. Vihaan is in the science club. Does Vihaan have a magnifying glass? (a) can’t tell (b) no, for sure (c) yes, for sure
6. 6.🏃 Riya ran 100 m in 20 seconds and Aarav ran 50 m in 12 seconds. To compare them fairly, look at… (a) who finished first (b) who is taller (c) their shoe colour (d) metres per second
7. 7.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a kind of fact (c) a hard question (d) a mistake in reasoning
8. 8.🕵️ Careful or hasty thinking habit: judging by looks? (a) careful (b) hasty
9. 9.🍦 More ice cream is sold on hot days, and more people swim. Does ice cream cause swimming? (a) yes, it does (b) ice cream is cold (c) swimming causes it (d) no, heat causes both
10. 10.🌱 Saanvi planted 20 saplings in 4 hours. Ananya planted 9 saplings in 3 hours. Who planted more saplings per hour? (a) both the same (b) Ananya (c) Saanvi
11. 11.🕵️ Jumping to conclusions, or checking first? “He got full marks. I’ll ask how he studied.” (a) checking first (b) jumping to conclusions
12. 12.📚 Arjun read 72 pages in 6 days. Diya read 8 pages in 2 days. Who read more pages per day? (a) Diya (b) both the same (c) Arjun
13. 13.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “everyone is doing it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
14. 14.🔗 “I felt sleepy in class because I went to bed very late.” What is the effect? (a) I went to bed very late (b) I felt sleepy in class (c) nobody heard the bell (d) the class was noisy
15. 15.🔗 What is a cause? (a) a kind of question (b) what happens after (c) why something happens (d) a fact
16. 16.⚖️ Fair or unfair comparison? “Both teams played 10 overs, and Team A scored more runs.” (a) a fair comparison (b) an unfair comparison
17. 17.🔗 “The dog heard thunder, so the dog hid under a bed.” What is the effect? (a) the dog hid under a bed (b) the class was noisy (c) the dog heard thunder (d) nobody heard the bell
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) the numbers prove it (c) it has lots of likes (d) tests show it works
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the rule book says so (b) my lucky pen did it (c) it was measured twice (d) tests show it works
20. 20.True or false: “All my friends have this game, so it must be good.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “looking for more clues” is a careful thinking habit. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.⭐ Diya made 14 paper stars in 2 hours. Aarav made 36 paper stars in 4 hours. Who made more paper stars per hour? (a) Aarav (b) Diya (c) both the same
24. 24.🔗 “I went to bed very late, so I felt sleepy in class.” What is the effect? (a) I felt sleepy in class (b) the bus broke down (c) we were late for school (d) I went to bed very late
25. 25.⚖️ Fair or unfair comparison? “We timed both runners on the same 100 m track.” (a) a fair comparison (b) an unfair comparison
26. 26.🧠 Every child in the Blue House wears a blue cap on sports day. Ishaan wears a blue cap on sports day. Is Ishaan in the Blue House? (a) no, for sure (b) can’t tell (c) yes, for sure
27. 27.🔗 “She did well in the test because Diya studied every day.” What is the cause? (a) the crowd cheered (b) Diya studied every day (c) she did well in the test (d) the batter hit a six
28. 28.🧠 Every member of the eco-club has planted a tree. Aarav has not planted a tree. Is Aarav a member of the eco-club? (a) yes, for sure (b) no, for sure (c) can’t tell
29. 29.📚 Arjun read 33 pages in 3 days. Nisha read 24 pages in 6 days. Who read more pages per day? (a) Arjun (b) Nisha (c) both the same
30. 30.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔗 “I forgot my water bottle, so I was thirsty at lunch.” What is the cause? (a) I forgot my water bottle (b) the milk was left out (c) I was thirsty at lunch (d) the milk went sour
32. 32.📚 Saanvi read 12 pages in 2 days. Ishaan read 9 pages in 3 days. How many pages per day did Saanvi read?
33. 33.🔗 “The class was noisy, so nobody heard the bell.” What is the cause? (a) the class was noisy (b) nobody heard the bell (c) the crowd cheered (d) the batter hit a six
34. 34.🚌 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 market (c) at the depot (d) on the road
35. 35.🧪 Why check that a conclusion really follows? (a) to skip facts (b) to finish fast (c) to avoid false ideas (d) to win arguments
36. 36.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) it has lots of likes (b) one was bad, so all are (c) my lucky pen did it (d) tests show it works
37. 37.🧺 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 mango (d) a guava
38. 38.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
39. 39.🐓 The rooster crows, and then the sun rises. Does the crowing cause the sunrise? (a) yes, on Sundays (b) no, it just comes first (c) only in summer (d) yes, always
40. 40.⚖️ Fair or unfair comparison? “A big bag of rice costs more than a small one, so that shop is costly.” (a) an unfair comparison (b) a fair comparison

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