Reasoning Skills Worksheet: Part 3 Test

Critical thinking lesson 18: Part 3 test: reason it out · Set 934 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) checking the facts (b) thinking of other causes (c) saying “maybe” (d) ignoring other reasons
2. 2.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “mocking who said it”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
3. 3.🔤 Which word often comes just before an effect? (a) as (b) since (c) so (d) because
4. 4.📵 Your friend didn’t reply all day. Which is the most careful thought? (a) she moved away (b) maybe she is busy (c) she hates me (d) she lost all her friends
5. 5.🕵️ Careful or hasty thinking habit: waiting to find out? (a) hasty (b) careful
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the numbers prove it (b) the rule book says so (c) tests show it works (d) it happened once
7. 7.True or false: “The shop is dark, so it must be shut for ever.” is checking first. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “the numbers prove it” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🧠 Every player in the school football team trains at 7 AM. Saanvi is not in the school football team. Does Saanvi train at 7 AM? (a) no, for sure (b) yes, for sure (c) can’t tell
10. 10.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I sat in this seat and our team scored, so I must stay here.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) lucky charm (d) attacking the person
11. 11.🤐 “She didn’t talk to me, so she is angry.” What else could be true? (a) she did not see you (b) nothing else (c) she is always angry (d) she is a robot
12. 12.🚲 Vihaan cycled 55 km in 5 hours. Aarav cycled 12 km in 2 hours. Who cycled more km per hour? (a) Aarav (b) Vihaan (c) both the same
13. 13.🌱 You test which of two seeds grows faster. What must be the same for both? (a) the pot colour only (b) the seed type (c) water, soil and sun (d) nothing at all
14. 14.True or false: “We compared the price of 1 kg of rice in both shops.” is a fair comparison. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🧠 Every student in the chess club can play chess. Diya is not in the chess club. Can Diya play chess? (a) no, for sure (b) yes, for sure (c) can’t tell
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checked facts support it (b) the numbers prove it (c) the rule book says so (d) it has lots of likes
17. 17.🕵️ Careful or hasty thinking habit: asking before judging? (a) hasty (b) careful
18. 18.🌧️ Riya’s rule: “If it rains, I carry an umbrella.” Today Riya carries an umbrella. Did it rain? (a) yes, for sure (b) no, for sure (c) it is sunny (d) can’t tell
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the facts (b) trusting the first idea (c) thinking of other causes (d) saying “maybe”
20. 20.🕵️ Jumping to conclusions, or checking first? “The bus is late, so the driver must be lazy.” (a) checking first (b) jumping to conclusions
21. 21.🏃 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) who finished first (d) metres per second
22. 22.🏏 Aarav scored 25 runs in 5 overs. Meera scored 30 runs in 3 overs. Who scored more runs per over? (a) Meera (b) both the same (c) Aarav
23. 23.🔗 “The cake got burnt because the oven was too hot.” What is the effect? (a) I was thirsty at lunch (b) the oven was too hot (c) the cake got burnt (d) I forgot my water bottle
24. 24.🚦 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
25. 25.True or false: “We timed both runners on the same 100 m track.” is a fair comparison. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🕵️ Careful or hasty thinking habit: saying “maybe”? (a) careful (b) hasty
27. 27.📚 Saanvi read 25 pages in 5 days. Rohan read 8 pages in 2 days. Who read more pages per day? (a) Rohan (b) Saanvi (c) both the same
28. 28.🔗 “The floor was wet, so I slipped in the hall.” What is the effect? (a) the road was slippery (b) the floor was wet (c) I slipped in the hall (d) the cycle skidded
29. 29.🪤 What is a thinking trap? (a) a puzzle game (b) a hard question (c) a kind of fact (d) a mistake in reasoning
30. 30.🔗 “The milk was left out, so the milk went sour.” What is the effect? (a) the milk went sour (b) Diya studied every day (c) she did well in the test (d) the milk was left out
31. 31.🌱 Aarav planted 10 saplings in 2 hours. Ishaan planted 42 saplings in 6 hours. Who planted more saplings per hour? (a) Aarav (b) both the same (c) Ishaan
32. 32.🧠 Everyone in the school choir practises on Fridays. Tara is in the school choir. Does Tara practise on Fridays? (a) yes, for sure (b) no, for sure (c) can’t tell
33. 33.🕵️ Careful or hasty thinking habit: thinking of other causes? (a) hasty (b) careful
34. 34.True or false: “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” is the “everyone does it” trap. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “The first episode was dull, so the whole series is dull.” is the “one means all” trap. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “The bus is late. Let me check if there is traffic.” is checking first. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “the rule book says so”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
38. 38.🏏 Tara scored 10 runs in 2 overs. Aarav scored 24 runs in 4 overs. How many runs per over did Tara score?
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one was bad, so all are (b) everyone is doing it (c) checked facts support it (d) it has lots of likes
40. 40.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) only on Sundays (b) yes, red is fast (c) yes, for sure (d) no, just a coincidence

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