Reasoning Skills Worksheet: Part 3 Test

Critical thinking lesson 18: Part 3 test: reason it out · Set 904 · 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.🏏 Rohan scored 60 runs in 5 overs. Meera scored 18 runs in 2 overs. Who scored more runs per over? (a) Rohan (b) Meera (c) both the same
2. 2.🔗 “I forgot my water bottle, so I was thirsty at lunch.” What is the cause? (a) I was thirsty at lunch (b) the kite string snapped (c) I forgot my water bottle (d) the kite flew away
3. 3.True or false: “My friend hasn’t replied, so she doesn’t like me.” is checking first. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🧠 Every member of the eco-club has planted a tree. Ananya is a member of the eco-club. Has Ananya planted a tree? (a) can’t tell (b) no, for sure (c) yes, for sure
5. 5.🔗 “The milk went sour because the milk was left out.” What is the effect? (a) the ground is wet (b) the milk was left out (c) the milk went sour (d) it rained all night
6. 6.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “The video has a million likes, so it must be right.” (a) attacking the person (b) one means all (c) lucky charm (d) everyone does it
7. 7.🍽️ “The new dish looks strange, so it must taste bad.” What is assumed? (a) cooks are tall (b) dishes are round (c) food is hot (d) looks show the taste
8. 8.🧠 Every child in the Blue House wears a blue cap on sports day. Arjun is in the Blue House. Does Arjun wear a blue cap on sports day? (a) yes, for sure (b) can’t tell (c) no, for sure
9. 9.🤔 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.”
10. 10.🔗 “I slipped in the hall because the floor was wet.” What is the cause? (a) the floor was wet (b) the team won the match (c) I slipped in the hall (d) the team practised hard
11. 11.🔗 “She did well in the test because Diya studied every day.” What is the cause? (a) Diya studied every day (b) she did well in the test (c) I forgot my water bottle (d) I was thirsty at lunch
12. 12.True or false: “We timed both runners on the same 100 m track.” is an unfair comparison. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.⚖️ What makes a comparison fair? (a) a lucky guess (b) same conditions for all (c) the bigger one wins (d) different rules
14. 14.🏏 Team A scored 60 runs in 10 overs; Team B scored 50 runs in 5 overs. Who scored faster? (a) can’t tell (b) both the same (c) Team B (d) Team A
15. 15.True or false: “The shop is dark. Let me read the notice on the door.” is checking first. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.⚖️ Fair or unfair comparison? “A big bag of rice costs more than a small one, so that shop is costly.” (a) a fair comparison (b) an unfair comparison
17. 17.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it has lots of likes”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
18. 18.➡️ What is an effect? (a) why it happens (b) a reason word (c) a guess (d) what happens as a result
19. 19.True or false: “deciding too fast” is a hasty thinking habit. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a mistake in reasoning (c) a hard question (d) a kind of fact
21. 21.🔗 “The cake got burnt because the oven was too hot.” What is the effect? (a) the cake got burnt (b) the oven was too hot (c) the shop had a sale (d) the shop was crowded
22. 22.🚲 Diya cycled 12 km in 2 hours. Arjun cycled 45 km in 5 hours. How many km per hour did Diya cycle?
23. 23.🚌 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) on the road (c) at the depot (d) at the market
24. 24.True or false: “I failed one test, so I am bad at everything.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is a hasty thinking habit? (a) saying “maybe” (b) judging by looks (c) waiting to find out (d) asking before judging
26. 26.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
27. 27.🕵️ Careful or hasty thinking habit: thinking of other causes? (a) hasty (b) careful
28. 28.True or false: “We compared the price of 1 kg of rice in both shops.” is an unfair comparison. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) everyone is doing it (b) it happened once (c) one was bad, so all are (d) tests show it works
30. 30.🚦 Your friends are all crossing on a red light. What do you do? (a) wait for green (b) follow them (c) run fast (d) close your eyes
31. 31.🔗 “There was a traffic jam, so the show started late.” What is the cause? (a) I went to bed very late (b) the show started late (c) there was a traffic jam (d) I felt sleepy in class
32. 32.Which of these is a careful thinking habit? (a) trusting the first idea (b) looking for more clues (c) guessing the worst (d) deciding too fast
33. 33.True or false: “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” is the “attacking the person” trap. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔗 “It rained all night, so the ground is wet.” What is the effect? (a) the team won the match (b) the team practised hard (c) it rained all night (d) the ground is wet
35. 35.True or false: “ignoring other reasons” is a careful thinking habit. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🎯 A conclusion that “follows” is one that… (a) is popular (b) might be fun (c) must be true (d) someone hopes
37. 37.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
38. 38.True or false: “He got full marks. I’ll ask how he studied.” is jumping to conclusions. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “maybe” (b) guessing the worst (c) trusting the first idea (d) ignoring other reasons
40. 40.📚 Rohan read 8 pages in 2 days. Aarav read 60 pages in 6 days. How many pages per day did Aarav read?

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