Reasoning Skills Worksheet: Part 3 Test

Critical thinking lesson 18: Part 3 test: reason it out · Set 917 · 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: “The bus is late. Let me check if there is traffic.” is checking first. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.💰 Rohan saved 18 rupees in 6 weeks. Tara saved 15 rupees in 3 weeks. Who saved more rupees per week? (a) both the same (b) Rohan (c) Tara
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring other reasons (b) deciding too fast (c) blaming without proof (d) checking the facts
4. 4.True or false: “Team A scored more in 20 overs than Team B in 10 overs, so Team A is better.” is an unfair comparison. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “waiting to find out” is a careful thinking habit. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔗 “The fans stopped because the power went off.” What is the effect? (a) I was thirsty at lunch (b) the power went off (c) the fans stopped (d) I forgot my water bottle
7. 7.🕵️ Careful or hasty thinking habit: blaming without proof? (a) careful (b) hasty
8. 8.🧪 Why check that a conclusion really follows? (a) to win arguments (b) to avoid false ideas (c) to finish fast (d) to skip facts
9. 9.🧠 Every child at Asha’s party got a balloon. Meera was not at Asha’s party. Did Meera get a balloon? (a) yes, for sure (b) can’t tell (c) no, for sure
10. 10.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) mocking who said it (b) the numbers prove it (c) one was bad, so all are (d) my lucky pen did it
11. 11.🔗 “I watered the seeds, so the seeds sprouted.” What is the effect? (a) I watered the seeds (b) the power went off (c) the fans stopped (d) the seeds sprouted
12. 12.🧠 Every student in the chess club can play chess. Nisha is not in the chess club. Can Nisha play chess? (a) yes, for sure (b) can’t tell (c) no, for sure
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming without proof (b) trusting the first idea (c) deciding too fast (d) asking before judging
14. 14.Which of these is a hasty thinking habit? (a) thinking of other causes (b) looking for more clues (c) waiting to find out (d) guessing the worst
15. 15.➡️ What is an effect? (a) why it happens (b) a reason word (c) what happens as a result (d) a guess
16. 16.True or false: “He got full marks, so he must have copied.” is jumping to conclusions. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🏪 Meera says, “The shop is closed, so today must be Sunday.” What is she assuming? (a) Sunday is fun (b) it shuts only on Sunday (c) shops are big (d) shops sell milk
18. 18.🧠 Every child at Asha’s party got a balloon. Kabir was not at Asha’s party. Did Kabir get a balloon? (a) yes, for sure (b) no, for sure (c) can’t tell
19. 19.🔗 “The class was noisy, so nobody heard the bell.” What is the cause? (a) the ground is wet (b) nobody heard the bell (c) it rained all night (d) the class was noisy
20. 20.🏃 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) who is taller (d) metres per second
21. 21.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) checked facts support it (b) tests show it works (c) many trials agree (d) my lucky pen did it
22. 22.🚲 Ananya cycled 72 km in 6 hours. Saanvi cycled 16 km in 4 hours. How many km per hour did Saanvi cycle?
23. 23.🔗 “Diya studied every day, so she did well in the test.” What is the cause? (a) the tyre went flat (b) Diya studied every day (c) a nail was on the road (d) she did well in the test
24. 24.🔗 “The wind was strong, so the washing fell down.” What is the cause? (a) the washing fell down (b) I watered the seeds (c) the wind was strong (d) the seeds sprouted
25. 25.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
26. 26.🤔 When the facts don’t say enough, the honest answer is… (a) “We can’t tell.” (b) “Yes, surely.” (c) “Probably yes.” (d) “No, never.”
27. 27.Which of these is a careful thinking habit? (a) deciding too fast (b) ignoring other reasons (c) trusting the first idea (d) looking for more clues
28. 28.🕵️ Careful or hasty thinking habit: waiting to find out? (a) hasty (b) careful
29. 29.True or false: “The new boy is quiet. I’ll talk to him and find out more.” is checking first. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “We timed both runners on the same 100 m track.” is an unfair comparison. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.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
32. 32.⚖️ Fair or unfair comparison? “We compared the price of 1 kg of rice in both shops.” (a) an unfair comparison (b) a fair comparison
33. 33.True or false: “tests show it works” is a thinking trap. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🧠 Every child in the Blue House wears a blue cap on sports day. Ishaan is in the Blue House. Does Ishaan wear a blue cap on sports day? (a) no, for sure (b) yes, for sure (c) can’t tell
35. 35.🌱 Ishaan planted 35 saplings in 5 hours. Nisha planted 9 saplings in 3 hours. Who planted more saplings per hour? (a) both the same (b) Ishaan (c) Nisha
36. 36.🔗 “The kite flew away because the kite string snapped.” What is the effect? (a) the class was noisy (b) the kite string snapped (c) nobody heard the bell (d) the kite flew away
37. 37.🧠 Everyone in the school choir practises on Fridays. Meera does not practise on Fridays. Is Meera in the school choir? (a) no, for sure (b) can’t tell (c) yes, for sure
38. 38.🔗 “It rained all night, so the ground is wet.” What is the effect? (a) the ground is wet (b) the ice cream melted (c) the sun was very hot (d) it rained all night
39. 39.🏏 Team A scored 60 runs in 10 overs; Team B scored 50 runs in 5 overs. Who scored faster? (a) can’t tell (b) Team A (c) both the same (d) Team B
40. 40.🔗 What is a cause? (a) a kind of question (b) why something happens (c) a fact (d) what happens after

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