Reasoning Skills Worksheet: Part 3 Test

Critical thinking lesson 18: Part 3 test: reason it out · Set 987 · 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.🍦 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
2. 2.🔗 What is a cause? (a) a kind of question (b) what happens after (c) a fact (d) why something happens
3. 3.True or false: “The new boy is quiet, so he must be rude.” is checking first. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.📚 Ishaan read 15 pages in 3 days. Kabir read 20 pages in 2 days. Who read more pages per day? (a) both the same (b) Kabir (c) Ishaan
5. 5.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
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tests show it works (b) the numbers prove it (c) checked facts support it (d) it happened once
7. 7.🔗 “The sun was very hot, so the ice cream melted.” What is the effect? (a) the plants got no water (b) the sun was very hot (c) the leaves turned brown (d) the ice cream melted
8. 8.🪤 Which thinking trap is this? “I wore my blue socks and we won, so the socks bring wins.” (a) lucky charm (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) one means all
9. 9.🔗 “I was thirsty at lunch because I forgot my water bottle.” What is the cause? (a) the shop had a sale (b) the shop was crowded (c) I forgot my water bottle (d) I was thirsty at lunch
10. 10.🍀 You wore red and won a race. Did the red shirt make you win? (a) no, just a coincidence (b) yes, for sure (c) yes, red is fast (d) only on Sundays
11. 11.🧠 Everyone in the school choir practises on Fridays. Diya practises on Fridays. Is Diya in the school choir? (a) no, for sure (b) can’t tell (c) yes, for sure
12. 12.🔤 Which word often comes just before an effect? (a) since (b) as (c) so (d) because
13. 13.🔗 “The class was noisy, so nobody heard the bell.” What is the effect? (a) nobody heard the bell (b) the class was noisy (c) I forgot my water bottle (d) I was thirsty at lunch
14. 14.➡️ What is an effect? (a) a guess (b) what happens as a result (c) why it happens (d) a reason word
15. 15.🔗 “Nobody heard the bell because the class was noisy.” What is the cause? (a) the class was noisy (b) the goat got out (c) we left the gate open (d) nobody heard the bell
16. 16.True or false: “everyone is doing it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) judging by looks (b) trusting the first idea (c) deciding too fast (d) asking before judging
18. 18.⚖️ Fair or unfair comparison? “We compared the price of 1 kg of rice in both shops.” (a) a fair comparison (b) an unfair comparison
19. 19.🧪 Why check that a conclusion really follows? (a) to avoid false ideas (b) to finish fast (c) to win arguments (d) to skip facts
20. 20.🧺 Every fruit in the basket is a guava. Meera takes a fruit from the basket. What did she take? (a) a papaya (b) a guava (c) a banana (d) a mango
21. 21.🐓 The rooster crows, and then the sun rises. Does the crowing cause the sunrise? (a) no, it just comes first (b) yes, on Sundays (c) only in summer (d) yes, always
22. 22.🧠 Every child in Class 4A has a green notebook. Tara is not in Class 4A. Does Tara have a green notebook? (a) no, for sure (b) yes, for sure (c) can’t tell
23. 23.🤔 When the facts don’t say enough, the honest answer is… (a) “We can’t tell.” (b) “Yes, surely.” (c) “No, never.” (d) “Probably yes.”
24. 24.📵 Your friend didn’t reply all day. Which is the most careful thought? (a) she hates me (b) she moved away (c) maybe she is busy (d) she lost all her friends
25. 25.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “checked facts support it”? (a) a thinking trap (b) a fair reason
26. 26.🔗 “She did well in the test because Diya studied every day.” What is the cause? (a) the dog heard thunder (b) she did well in the test (c) the dog hid under a bed (d) Diya studied every day
27. 27.🧠 Every member of the eco-club has planted a tree. Nisha has planted a tree. Is Nisha a member of the eco-club? (a) yes, for sure (b) no, for sure (c) can’t tell
28. 28.🕵️ Jumping to conclusions, or checking first? “The bus is late, so the driver must be lazy.” (a) jumping to conclusions (b) checking first
29. 29.🧠 Every child in the drama club knows the lines of the play. Kabir knows the lines of the play. Is Kabir in the drama club? (a) can’t tell (b) yes, for sure (c) no, for sure
30. 30.⚖️ Fair or unfair comparison? “The Class 8 team beat the Class 3 team in the quiz, so they are smarter.” (a) an unfair comparison (b) a fair comparison
31. 31.🪤 Thinking trap or fair reason: “tests show it works”? (a) a fair reason (b) a thinking trap
32. 32.True or false: “the rule book says so” is a fair reason. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) many trials agree (b) tests show it works (c) the numbers prove it (d) one was bad, so all are
34. 34.🙅 Instead of attacking the person, a fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) calls them names (c) checks the idea itself (d) laughs at them
35. 35.True or false: “mocking who said it” is a thinking trap. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🕵️ Jumping to conclusions, or checking first? “He got full marks. I’ll ask how he studied.” (a) jumping to conclusions (b) checking first
37. 37.🌱 Tara planted 30 saplings in 5 hours. Kabir planted 24 saplings in 6 hours. Who planted more saplings per hour? (a) both the same (b) Kabir (c) Tara
38. 38.Which of these is a hasty thinking habit? (a) thinking of other causes (b) saying “maybe” (c) deciding too fast (d) asking before judging
39. 39.🚲 Vihaan cycled 16 km in 2 hours. Kabir cycled 36 km in 6 hours. How many km per hour did Kabir cycle?
40. 40.Which of these is a thinking trap? (a) it has lots of likes (b) many trials agree (c) the numbers prove it (d) tests show it works

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