Sample Question:

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The teacher can ask the following question to the students:

Two people are sitting in a room at equal distances from a bottle of perfume. After the bottle is opened, one person smells the perfume, and the other person does not.

A. Write a list of questions that occur to you about the statement (that is, the reasons one person smells the perfume and the other does not).

B. Put a star (*) to the left of the question above that you think would yield the most fruitful, testable hypothesis.

C. For the question you chose in part B above, write a well-formulated hypothesis that could actually be investigated.

A+ Greater than 3 logical questions

A 3 logical questions (possibly some illogical) B+ 1 or 2 logical questions (possibly some illogical) B Illogical questions or no answer

C Hypothesis not specific to this situation.

The following questions can also be used to assess critical reasoning/thinking:

Test of Critical Reasoning involves reflective judgment on the part of test takers to take on a series of facts and solve a specific problem based on those facts. No previous information or experience could be helpful in this regard. Tests such as these

Score Interpretation

This test consists of 30 questions. Answer as many questions as you can in 25 minutes.

Since there would be a lot of information for you to take in, it is recommended that you keep a piece of scrap paper and pencil handy.

Start the test once you are ready.

A B C D

Rajesh Ravi Sunil Can't say

A B C D

Rajesh Ravi Sunil Can't say

A B C D

Mr. Singh Mr. Shukla Mr. Kapoor Can't say

Facts: Manya, Anya and Tahira have two pets each. One of them does not have a dog.

Anya is the only one to have a cat. Tahira has a dog. Manya and Anya have parrots.

A B C D

Manya Anya Tahira Can't say

Facts: Rajesh is taller than Ravi. Sunil is taller than Rajesh.

Facts: Mr. Singh lives to the east of Mr. Shukla. Mr. Kapoor lives to the east of Mr.

Singh.

Facts: Ritu and Riya like pizza, but Reshma and Rajini like burgers. Both Ritu and Rajini like chicken.

Question 1. Who is the shortest?

Question 2. Who is the tallest?

Question 3. Who lives the farthest west?

Question 4. Who has a tortoise?

Question 5. Who likes pizza and chicken?

Question 6. Who likes burgers and chicken?

Question 7. Who has the least amount of money?

Question 8. Who has the maximum amount of money?

Question 9. Which is the only food Gudiya does not eat?

Question 10. Who eats Dal, Chappaties and Rice?

A B C D

Ritu Riya Reshma Rajini

A B C D

Ritu Riya Reshma Rajini

A B C D E

Anurag Girish Rajnish Amrita Can't say

A B C D E

Anurag Garima Rajnish Amrita Can't say

A B C D E

Chappati Rice Fish Chicken Dal

A B C D E

Facts: Amrita and Garima have more money than Anurag although Girish has less money than Anurag. Rajnish has more money than Anurag.

Facts: Mrs. Dubey has four children - Pinky, Choti, Gudiya, Bittoo. Pinky and Choti both eat chappati and rice. Gudiya and Bittoo will eat fish and chicken. Pinky and Gudiya are the only ones who like dal and chappati.

Question 11. Who eats Fish and Chicken but does not eat Dal?

Question 12. Which food will be acceptable to most of the children?

Question 13. Who is married and has a packed lunch?

Question 14. Which of the following can we conclude for sure?

Question 15. Which of the following statements is true?

A B C D E

Pinky Choti Gudiya Bittoo Can't say

A B C D E

Chappati Rice Fish Chicken Dal

A B C D E

Rahul Sandeep Ashish Ajay Mukul

A B C D E

Some pings No pongs All pings All pongs Some pangs are pongs are pings are pongs are pangs are pings

A B C D E

All Bingos are All Bingos All Ringos All Tingos None of Ringos are Tingos are Bingos are Ringos these

Facts: Rahul, Sandeep and Ajay take tiffin to work while Ashish, Randeep and Mukul buy a meal in the canteen. Ajay, Ashish, Randeep travel by bus. Randeep, Sandeep and Mukul are married.

Facts: Some pings are pangs. Some pangs are pongs.

Facts: All Tingos are Bingos and all Ringos are Tingos.

Facts: Prashant, Geetika, Harsimran, Paul and Nafisa are students in a class. Prashant and Harsimran are intelligent in English and Hindi. Geetika and Harsimran are intelligent in English and Social Studies. Nafisa and Paul are intelligent in Math and Science. Nafisa is intelligent in Science, Hindi and Math. Geetika and Paul are intelligent in Math and Social Studies?

Facts: In a DVD shelf, the movie 3 Idiots is under the shelf on which there is Sholay.

The movie Rangeela is on the shelf above Dil Chahta Hai. On the top shelf is Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak. Sholay is on the same shelf as Singh Is King whereas Dil Question 16. Who is intelligent in English, Math and Social Studies?

Question 17. Who is intelligent in English and Hindi but not in Social Studies?

Question 18. Who is intelligent in Math, Social Studies and Science?

Question 19. Who is intelligent in English, Social Studies and Hindi?

Question 20. Who is intelligent in Math, Hindi and Science?

A B C D E

Prashant Geetika Harsimran Paul Nafisa

A B C D E

Prashant Geetika Harsimran Paul Nafisa

A B C D E

Prashant Geetika Harsimran Paul Nafisa

A B C D E

Prashant Geetika Harsimran Paul Nafisa

A B C D E

Prashant Geetika Harsimran Paul Nafisa

Question 21. Which DVD movie is on the bottom shelf?

Question 22. Which two movies are on the same shelf?

Question 23. Given that the green light is on, we can conclude all of the following EXCEPT…

A B C D E

Sholay Singh Is King Rangeela 3 Idiots Dil Chahta Hai

A B C D E

3 Idiots and Sholay and Dil Chahta Hai Singh Is King None of these Rangeela Dil Chahta Hai and Qayamat Se and Rangeela

Qayamat Tak

A B C D E

Tank A cannot The red light Tank C cannot We don't have The red light be empty must be on be empty enough will only be on

information to if Tank B determine isn't empty whether tank B

is empty or not

Facts: The green light only ever goes on when tank A is full and tank C isn't empty.

The red light is always on unless either tank A isn't full or tank B is empty.

Facts: Titan, a moon which orbits planet Saturn, is the second largest moon in the Solar System, smaller only than Ganymede, on of Jupiter's moons.

Question 24. Given that the statement above is true, we may logically conclude all of the following EXCEPT:

Question 25. Which of the following is true?

Question 26. Among the following statements, which is true?

A B C D E

No moon Exactly one Jupiter has Saturn has Titan is larger larger than moon larger at least one at least one than Miranda, Ganymede than Titan moon other moon other the largest orbits planet orbits planet than than Titan moon of

Saturn Jupiter Ganymede Uranus, which

is another

planet in the Solar System.

I. Mr. Baker is a butcher.

II. Mr. Butcher is a baker.

III. Mr. Builder is a baker.

A B C D E

I only II only III only I and II only I and III only

A B C D E

C is the uncle D and B are A is the If X is the If Y is the

of A brothers daughter D daughter granddaughter

Facts: Mr. Baker, Mr. Butcher and Mr. Builder are a baker, a butcher and a builder, but not in that order. No man has the same profession as his name. Mr. Builder is not a butcher.

Facts: A, B and C are all different individuals. A is the daughter of B. B is the son of C.

C is the father of D.

Question 27. Which among the following statements is contradictory to the facts?

Question 28. If X is the son of B and X has one brother, Z, which statements would be valid:

Question 29. In case B and F are the members serving on committee Y, how many of the six members should serve on committee Z?

A B C D E

D is the C has four A has two A is the Another party father of A children brothers granddaughter Y, could be

of C the mother of A

I. A is the sister of Z II. Z and B are brothers III. C is the grandfather of Z

A B C D E

I only II only III only I and III only I and II only

A B C D E

2 3 4 5 0

Facts: There are six members - F, E, D, C, B, A who can serve on three committees - X, Y, Z, and each member should serve on exactly one of the committees. Committee X should consist of exactly one member more than committee Y. It is possible that there are no members of committee Z. Among F and E, none can serve on committee X.

Among D and C, none can serve on committee Y. Among B and A, none can serve on committee Z.

Question 30. Of the six members, the largest number that can serve together on committee Z is…

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Peer Educators can

A B C D E

6 5 4 3 2

Least Ability 0-6 0-8

Average Ability 7-19 9-21

High Ability 20+ 22+

Use De Bono's six thinking hats and other activities with the other class students Develop application, analysis and synthesis based questions in each subject Create questions based on critical, reflective and societal thinking

Conduct group discussions, role play, debates on gender stereotype / safe behaviour / careers etc

Work out strategies on building self-esteem in students

Collect print/electronic media based advertisements, movie clips and analyse authenticity, learnings, behavior patterns etc

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In document CBSE Class IX Teachers Manual for Life Skills (Page 131-140)