Reasoning Skills Worksheet: Part 3 Test

Critical thinking lesson 18: Part 3 test: reason it out · Set 973 · 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.⚖️ What makes a comparison fair? (a) the bigger one wins (b) same conditions for all (c) a lucky guess (d) different rules
2. 2.🏪 Meera says, “The shop is closed, so today must be Sunday.” What is she assuming? (a) shops are big (b) Sunday is fun (c) shops sell milk (d) it shuts only on Sunday
3. 3.🕵️ Careful or hasty thinking habit: looking for more clues? (a) careful (b) hasty
4. 4.🧠 Every child in the Blue House wears a blue cap on sports day. Diya does not wear a blue cap on sports day. Is Diya in the Blue House? (a) yes, for sure (b) can’t tell (c) no, for sure
5. 5.🧠 Everyone in the school choir practises on Fridays. Meera practises on Fridays. Is Meera in the school choir? (a) yes, for sure (b) no, for sure (c) can’t tell
6. 6.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “it happened once”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
7. 7.🧠 Everyone in the school choir practises on Fridays. Ananya does not practise on Fridays. Is Ananya in the school choir? (a) no, for sure (b) can’t tell (c) yes, for sure
8. 8.🤔 When the facts don’t say enough, the honest answer is… (a) “Probably yes.” (b) “Yes, surely.” (c) “We can’t tell.” (d) “No, never.”
9. 9.🔤 Which word often comes just before an effect? (a) since (b) as (c) because (d) so
10. 10.🧠 Every child in the Blue House wears a blue cap on sports day. Ananya is in the Blue House. Does Ananya wear a blue cap on sports day? (a) can’t tell (b) no, for sure (c) yes, for sure
11. 11.🧠 Every child who rides the school bus lives in Green Park. Saanvi lives in Green Park. Does Saanvi ride the school bus? (a) no, for sure (b) yes, for sure (c) can’t tell
12. 12.True or false: “We timed both runners on the same 100 m track.” is a fair comparison. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🐓 The rooster crows, and then the sun rises. Does the crowing cause the sunrise? (a) only in summer (b) yes, always (c) yes, on Sundays (d) no, it just comes first
14. 14.True or false: “The Class 8 team beat the Class 3 team in the quiz, so they are smarter.” is an unfair comparison. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One cat scratched me, so all cats are mean.” (a) one means all (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) lucky charm
16. 16.🕵️ Jumping to conclusions, or checking first? “The bus is late. Let me check if there is traffic.” (a) checking first (b) jumping to conclusions
17. 17.🧠 Every child at Asha’s party got a balloon. Arjun was at Asha’s party. Did Arjun get a balloon? (a) can’t tell (b) yes, for sure (c) no, for sure
18. 18.True or false: “The new boy is quiet, so he must be rude.” is checking first. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.⭐ Aarav made 25 paper stars in 5 hours. Kabir made 6 paper stars in 2 hours. Who made more paper stars per hour? (a) both the same (b) Aarav (c) Kabir
20. 20.Which of these is a fair reason? (a) many trials agree (b) one was bad, so all are (c) it has lots of likes (d) mocking who said it
21. 21.⭐ Ananya made 30 paper stars in 3 hours. Nisha made 60 paper stars in 5 hours. How many paper stars per hour did Nisha make?
22. 22.⚖️ 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
23. 23.💰 Rohan saved 24 rupees in 2 weeks. Nisha saved 12 rupees in 4 weeks. Who saved more rupees per week? (a) Rohan (b) Nisha (c) both the same
24. 24.🏏 Team A scored 60 runs in 10 overs; Team B scored 50 runs in 5 overs. Who scored faster? (a) Team B (b) Team A (c) both the same (d) can’t tell
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring other reasons (b) judging by looks (c) deciding too fast (d) checking the facts
26. 26.🧠 Everyone in the school choir practises on Fridays. Nisha is not in the school choir. Does Nisha practise on Fridays? (a) yes, for sure (b) no, for sure (c) can’t tell
27. 27.🧠 Every child at Asha’s party got a balloon. Ishaan was not at Asha’s party. Did Ishaan get a balloon? (a) no, for sure (b) can’t tell (c) yes, for sure
28. 28.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everyone is skipping homework, so it’s fine.” (a) one means all (b) lucky charm (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
29. 29.True or false: “deciding too fast” is a hasty thinking habit. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🌧️ One cause can have many effects. Heavy rain can cause… (a) sunny skies (b) a cold drink (c) dry fields (d) floods and wet roads
31. 31.🌱 You test which of two seeds grows faster. What must be the same for both? (a) the seed type (b) nothing at all (c) the pot colour only (d) water, soil and sun
32. 32.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “One boy from that school was rude, so all of them are rude.” (a) one means all (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) lucky charm
33. 33.💰 Rohan saved 24 rupees in 2 weeks. Meera saved 24 rupees in 4 weeks. How many rupees per week did Meera save?
34. 34.🧠 Every player in the school football team trains at 7 AM. Saanvi does not train at 7 AM. Is Saanvi in the school football team? (a) no, for sure (b) can’t tell (c) yes, for sure
35. 35.🔗 “The crowd cheered because the batter hit a six.” What is the cause? (a) the crowd cheered (b) we planted many trees (c) the batter hit a six (d) the street became shady
36. 36.True or false: “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” is the “lucky charm” trap. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “Everybody in class believes it, so it must be true.” (a) everyone does it (b) lucky charm (c) one means all (d) attacking the person
38. 38.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) yes, for sure (b) yes, red is fast (c) only on Sundays (d) no, just a coincidence
39. 39.⚖️ Fair or unfair comparison? “Riya ran 100 m and I ran 50 m; I finished first, so I am faster.” (a) a fair comparison (b) an unfair comparison
40. 40.🔗 What is a cause? (a) a kind of question (b) a fact (c) what happens after (d) why something happens

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