Fair Comparisons Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 16: Fair comparisons · Set 251 · 40 questions

Thinking tip (Compare per day, not the totals): Different amounts of time? Divide: per day, per over, per hour. 40 runs in 5 overs = 8 per over. Fair: both plants got the same water and sun; only the soil was different. Unfair: one plant in the sun, one in a cupboard. Prices: compare per kg — a 2 kg bag for ₹80 is ₹40 a kg, cheaper than a 1 kg bag for ₹45.

1. 1.True or false: “Both plants got the same water and sun; only the soil was different.” is a fair comparison. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🏏 Nisha scored 20 runs in 5 overs. Arjun scored 16 runs in 2 overs. Who scored more runs per over? (a) both the same (b) Arjun (c) Nisha
3. 3.⚖️ Fair or unfair comparison? “We timed both runners on the same 100 m track.” (a) a fair comparison (b) an unfair comparison
4. 4.⚖️ Fair or unfair comparison? “Both plants got the same water and sun; only the soil was different.” (a) an unfair comparison (b) a fair comparison
5. 5.⚖️ Fair or unfair comparison? “Team A scored more in 20 overs than Team B in 10 overs, so Team A is better.” (a) an unfair comparison (b) a fair comparison
6. 6.⚖️ What makes a comparison fair? (a) same conditions for all (b) a lucky guess (c) the bigger one wins (d) different rules
7. 7.True or false: “We timed both runners on the same 100 m track.” is a fair comparison. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🏏 Team A scored 60 runs in 10 overs; Team B scored 50 runs in 5 overs. Who scored faster? (a) can’t tell (b) both the same (c) Team A (d) Team B
9. 9.🚲 Ishaan cycled 12 km in 3 hours. Aarav cycled 50 km in 5 hours. Who cycled more km per hour? (a) both the same (b) Ishaan (c) Aarav
10. 10.True or false: “The Class 8 team beat the Class 3 team in the quiz, so they are smarter.” is a fair comparison. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🌱 Aarav planted 9 saplings in 3 hours. Nisha planted 24 saplings in 4 hours. Who planted more saplings per hour? (a) both the same (b) Nisha (c) Aarav
12. 12.🌱 Arjun planted 6 saplings in 2 hours. Tara planted 30 saplings in 3 hours. How many saplings per hour did Tara plant?
13. 13.📚 Saanvi read 21 pages in 3 days. Ananya read 44 pages in 4 days. Who read more pages per day? (a) both the same (b) Saanvi (c) Ananya
14. 14.📚 Meera read 36 pages in 4 days. Rohan read 36 pages in 3 days. Who read more pages per day? (a) Rohan (b) Meera (c) both the same
15. 15.🛒 A 2 kg bag of rice costs ₹80 and a 1 kg bag costs ₹45. Which is cheaper per kg? (a) the 1 kg bag (b) both the same (c) can’t tell (d) the 2 kg bag
16. 16.🌱 Nisha planted 25 saplings in 5 hours. Vihaan planted 8 saplings in 2 hours. How many saplings per hour did Nisha plant?
17. 17.🏏 Ishaan scored 12 runs in 4 overs. Tara scored 30 runs in 3 overs. How many runs per over did Tara score?
18. 18.📚 Aarav read 14 pages in 2 days. Meera read 44 pages in 4 days. Who read more pages per day? (a) Meera (b) Aarav (c) both the same
19. 19.True or false: “Riya ran 100 m and I ran 50 m; I finished first, so I am faster.” is an unfair comparison. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.⭐ Arjun made 20 paper stars in 4 hours. Vihaan made 42 paper stars in 6 hours. Who made more paper stars per hour? (a) both the same (b) Arjun (c) Vihaan
21. 21.🚲 Vihaan cycled 30 km in 5 hours. Ananya cycled 36 km in 3 hours. How many km per hour did Vihaan cycle?
22. 22.📏 To compare how two plants grow, you should measure them… (a) only the taller one (b) on different days (c) over the same days (d) with your eyes only
23. 23.⚖️ Fair or unfair comparison? “Riya ran 100 m and I ran 50 m; I finished first, so I am faster.” (a) an unfair comparison (b) a fair comparison
24. 24.True or false: “Both plants got the same water and sun; only the soil was different.” is an unfair comparison. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.💰 Diya saved 8 rupees in 2 weeks. Rohan saved 20 rupees in 4 weeks. Who saved more rupees per week? (a) Diya (b) both the same (c) Rohan
26. 26.🌱 Ishaan planted 54 saplings in 6 hours. Vihaan planted 36 saplings in 3 hours. Who planted more saplings per hour? (a) both the same (b) Ishaan (c) Vihaan
27. 27.🏃 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) metres per second (d) who finished first
28. 28.⭐ Aarav made 10 paper stars in 2 hours. Meera made 54 paper stars in 6 hours. How many paper stars per hour did Aarav make?
29. 29.🏏 Tara scored 28 runs in 4 overs. Saanvi scored 30 runs in 6 overs. How many runs per over did Tara score?
30. 30.🌱 Ishaan planted 22 saplings in 2 hours. Rohan planted 45 saplings in 5 hours. Who planted more saplings per hour? (a) Ishaan (b) Rohan (c) both the same
31. 31.🚲 Diya cycled 9 km in 3 hours. Tara cycled 35 km in 5 hours. How many km per hour did Tara cycle?
32. 32.📚 Tara read 36 pages in 4 days. Saanvi read 42 pages in 6 days. How many pages per day did Tara read?
33. 33.💰 Diya saved 15 rupees in 3 weeks. Saanvi saved 22 rupees in 2 weeks. How many rupees per week did Saanvi save?
34. 34.True or false: “My plant in the sun grew more than yours in the cupboard, so my seeds are better.” is a fair comparison. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.💰 Saanvi saved 36 rupees in 4 weeks. Arjun saved 18 rupees in 3 weeks. Who saved more rupees per week? (a) Saanvi (b) both the same (c) Arjun
36. 36.True or false: “We compared the price of 1 kg of rice in both shops.” is a fair comparison. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.📚 Ananya read 16 pages in 2 days. Ishaan read 18 pages in 6 days. How many pages per day did Ananya read?
38. 38.⭐ Nisha made 10 paper stars in 2 hours. Meera made 18 paper stars in 6 hours. How many paper stars per hour did Meera make?
39. 39.💰 Ananya saved 21 rupees in 3 weeks. Nisha saved 16 rupees in 4 weeks. How many rupees per week did Ananya save?
40. 40.True or false: “We tested both pens on the same paper for one page each.” is an unfair comparison. (a) False (b) True

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