Reasoning Skills Worksheet: Part 3 Test

Critical thinking lesson 18: Part 3 test: reason it out · Set 880 · 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.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) lucky charm (b) one means all (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
2. 2.🚌 Every school bus goes to the depot at night. Bus 7 is a school bus. Where is Bus 7 at night? (a) on the road (b) at the school (c) at the market (d) at the depot
3. 3.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) everyone is doing it (b) the rule book says so (c) the numbers prove it (d) it was measured twice
4. 4.True or false: “Both teams played 10 overs, and Team A scored more runs.” is a fair comparison. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔗 “The class was noisy, so nobody heard the bell.” What is the effect? (a) the floor was wet (b) nobody heard the bell (c) I slipped in the hall (d) the class was noisy
6. 6.🧠 Every child at Asha’s party got a balloon. Aarav was not at Asha’s party. Did Aarav get a balloon? (a) no, for sure (b) yes, for sure (c) can’t tell
7. 7.🧠 Every child in the drama club knows the lines of the play. Aarav is in the drama club. Does Aarav know the lines of the play? (a) no, for sure (b) can’t tell (c) yes, for sure
8. 8.🏃 Riya ran 100 m in 20 seconds and Aarav ran 50 m in 12 seconds. To compare them fairly, look at… (a) their shoe colour (b) who finished first (c) metres per second (d) who is taller
9. 9.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) attacking the person (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
10. 10.True or false: “One banana was bad, so this fruit seller always cheats.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “it was measured twice” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🧠 Every child in the drama club knows the lines of the play. Aarav does not know the lines of the play. Is Aarav in the drama club? (a) can’t tell (b) yes, for sure (c) no, for sure
13. 13.True or false: “The bus is late, so the driver must be lazy.” is jumping to conclusions. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is a hasty thinking habit? (a) deciding too fast (b) saying “maybe” (c) checking the facts (d) thinking of other causes
15. 15.🐓 The rooster crows, and then the sun rises. Does the crowing cause the sunrise? (a) yes, on Sundays (b) yes, always (c) no, it just comes first (d) only in summer
16. 16.💰 Diya saved 24 rupees in 3 weeks. Ishaan saved 54 rupees in 6 weeks. Who saved more rupees per week? (a) Diya (b) both the same (c) Ishaan
17. 17.True or false: “The bus is late. Let me check if there is traffic.” is checking first. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.➡️ What is an effect? (a) a reason word (b) a guess (c) why it happens (d) what happens as a result
19. 19.⭐ Tara made 45 paper stars in 5 hours. Kabir made 24 paper stars in 2 hours. How many paper stars per hour did Tara make?
20. 20.🌧️ One cause can have many effects. Heavy rain can cause… (a) dry fields (b) sunny skies (c) a cold drink (d) floods and wet roads
21. 21.🔗 “I felt sleepy in class because I went to bed very late.” What is the effect? (a) the street became shady (b) we planted many trees (c) I felt sleepy in class (d) I went to bed very late
22. 22.🔤 Which word often comes just before an effect? (a) as (b) since (c) because (d) so
23. 23.🧠 Every student in the chess club can play chess. Aarav is not in the chess club. Can Aarav play chess? (a) no, for sure (b) can’t tell (c) yes, for sure
24. 24.🌱 Saanvi planted 12 saplings in 3 hours. Meera planted 20 saplings in 4 hours. Who planted more saplings per hour? (a) Meera (b) Saanvi (c) both the same
25. 25.True or false: “The new boy is quiet. I’ll talk to him and find out more.” is jumping to conclusions. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🧠 Every child in the drama club knows the lines of the play. Meera is not in the drama club. Does Meera know the lines of the play? (a) can’t tell (b) no, for sure (c) yes, for sure
27. 27.⚖️ Fair or unfair comparison? “My plant in the sun grew more than yours in the cupboard, so my seeds are better.” (a) an unfair comparison (b) a fair comparison
28. 28.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “my lucky pen did it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
29. 29.🧠 Every player in the school football team trains at 7 AM. Nisha is in the school football team. Does Nisha train at 7 AM? (a) no, for sure (b) yes, for sure (c) can’t tell
30. 30.🧠 Every player in the school football team trains at 7 AM. Aarav is not in the school football team. Does Aarav train at 7 AM? (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 2 kg bag (c) the 1 kg bag (d) can’t tell
32. 32.🏏 Rohan scored 36 runs in 6 overs. Diya scored 40 runs in 4 overs. Who scored more runs per over? (a) both the same (b) Rohan (c) Diya
33. 33.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
34. 34.True or false: “it has lots of likes” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) checks the idea itself (b) walks away (c) laughs at them (d) calls them names
36. 36.🕵️ Jumping to conclusions, or checking first? “Diya didn’t wave back. Maybe she didn’t see me — I’ll ask.” (a) checking first (b) jumping to conclusions
37. 37.True or false: “it happened once” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🍦 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) no, heat causes both (d) ice cream is cold
39. 39.🧪 Why check that a conclusion really follows? (a) to avoid false ideas (b) to finish fast (c) to win arguments (d) to skip facts
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking before judging (b) deciding too fast (c) blaming without proof (d) trusting the first idea

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