Fair Comparisons Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 16: Fair comparisons · Set 501 · 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.⚖️ What makes a comparison fair? (a) the bigger one wins (b) same conditions for all (c) different rules (d) a lucky guess
2. 2.🌱 You test which of two seeds grows faster. What must be the same for both? (a) nothing at all (b) the pot colour only (c) water, soil and sun (d) the seed type
3. 3.📏 To compare how two plants grow, you should measure them… (a) on different days (b) with your eyes only (c) over the same days (d) only the taller one
4. 4.📚 Diya read 60 pages in 5 days. Ananya read 16 pages in 4 days. Who read more pages per day? (a) Ananya (b) Diya (c) both the same
5. 5.🚲 Diya cycled 15 km in 3 hours. Ishaan cycled 44 km in 4 hours. Who cycled more km per hour? (a) Ishaan (b) Diya (c) both the same
6. 6.True or false: “Both teams played 10 overs, and Team A scored more runs.” is a fair comparison. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🌱 Meera planted 55 saplings in 5 hours. Aarav planted 14 saplings in 2 hours. How many saplings per hour did Meera plant?
8. 8.True or false: “Riya ran 100 m and I ran 50 m; I finished first, so I am faster.” is a fair comparison. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.⚖️ 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
10. 10.True or false: “Both plants got the same water and sun; only the soil was different.” is a fair comparison. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🏏 Aarav scored 24 runs in 4 overs. Nisha scored 8 runs in 2 overs. Who scored more runs per over? (a) Nisha (b) Aarav (c) both the same
12. 12.⭐ Tara made 36 paper stars in 6 hours. Arjun made 10 paper stars in 2 hours. How many paper stars per hour did Tara make?
13. 13.True or false: “We tested both pens on the same paper for one page each.” is an unfair comparison. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🏃 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) who finished first (c) their shoe colour (d) metres per second
15. 15.📚 Ishaan read 24 pages in 6 days. Ananya read 35 pages in 5 days. Who read more pages per day? (a) both the same (b) Ishaan (c) Ananya
16. 16.⚖️ Fair or unfair comparison? “We tested both pens on the same paper for one page each.” (a) a fair comparison (b) an unfair comparison
17. 17.True or false: “Both teams played 10 overs, and Team A scored more runs.” is an unfair comparison. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🏏 Saanvi scored 44 runs in 4 overs. Rohan scored 35 runs in 5 overs. How many runs per over did Rohan score?
19. 19.⚖️ Fair or unfair comparison? “My plant in the sun grew more than yours in the cupboard, so my seeds are better.” (a) an unfair comparison (b) a fair comparison
20. 20.📚 Vihaan read 32 pages in 4 days. Ishaan read 20 pages in 5 days. Who read more pages per day? (a) Ishaan (b) both the same (c) Vihaan
21. 21.📚 Saanvi read 60 pages in 5 days. Rohan read 60 pages in 6 days. How many pages per day did Rohan read?
22. 22.🌱 Meera planted 45 saplings in 5 hours. Kabir planted 12 saplings in 4 hours. Who planted more saplings per hour? (a) Meera (b) Kabir (c) both the same
23. 23.True or false: “Both plants got the same water and sun; only the soil was different.” is an unfair comparison. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “We tested both pens on the same paper for one page each.” is a fair comparison. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “Team A scored more in 20 overs than Team B in 10 overs, so Team A is better.” is a fair comparison. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.⭐ Meera made 24 paper stars in 3 hours. Diya made 15 paper stars in 5 hours. Who made more paper stars per hour? (a) Meera (b) Diya (c) both the same
27. 27.📚 Tara read 22 pages in 2 days. Diya read 9 pages in 3 days. How many pages per day did Diya read?
28. 28.📚 Ishaan read 48 pages in 6 days. Diya read 16 pages in 4 days. Who read more pages per day? (a) both the same (b) Ishaan (c) Diya
29. 29.⭐ Diya made 9 paper stars in 3 hours. Meera made 20 paper stars in 4 hours. Who made more paper stars per hour? (a) both the same (b) Meera (c) Diya
30. 30.🚲 Arjun cycled 20 km in 2 hours. Kabir cycled 15 km in 5 hours. How many km per hour did Kabir cycle?
31. 31.🏏 Saanvi scored 54 runs in 6 overs. Aarav scored 20 runs in 2 overs. How many runs per over did Aarav score?
32. 32.💰 Ishaan saved 9 rupees in 3 weeks. Tara saved 14 rupees in 2 weeks. How many rupees per week did Tara save?
33. 33.🌱 Ishaan planted 72 saplings in 6 hours. Rohan planted 55 saplings in 5 hours. How many saplings per hour did Ishaan plant?
34. 34.⚖️ Fair or unfair comparison? “We timed both runners on the same 100 m track.” (a) an unfair comparison (b) a fair comparison
35. 35.🌱 Ishaan planted 27 saplings in 3 hours. Saanvi planted 24 saplings in 2 hours. How many saplings per hour did Saanvi plant?
36. 36.📚 Nisha read 10 pages in 2 days. Tara read 48 pages in 4 days. How many pages per day did Nisha read?
37. 37.🌱 Nisha planted 33 saplings in 3 hours. Kabir planted 72 saplings in 6 hours. How many saplings per hour did Kabir plant?
38. 38.⚖️ 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
39. 39.🛒 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) can’t tell (c) the 2 kg bag (d) both the same
40. 40.🌱 Meera planted 30 saplings in 6 hours. Diya planted 24 saplings in 2 hours. Who planted more saplings per hour? (a) Diya (b) Meera (c) both the same

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