Fair Comparisons Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 16: Fair comparisons · Set 517 · 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.🏏 Team A scored 60 runs in 10 overs; Team B scored 50 runs in 5 overs. Who scored faster? (a) can’t tell (b) Team A (c) Team B (d) both the same
2. 2.True or false: “We timed both runners on the same 100 m track.” is a fair comparison. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.📚 Meera read 35 pages in 5 days. Aarav read 18 pages in 3 days. Who read more pages per day? (a) Aarav (b) Meera (c) both the same
4. 4.🏏 Ishaan scored 18 runs in 3 overs. Ananya scored 20 runs in 5 overs. How many runs per over did Ananya score?
5. 5.🚲 Aarav cycled 30 km in 6 hours. Nisha cycled 8 km in 2 hours. Who cycled more km per hour? (a) Nisha (b) both the same (c) Aarav
6. 6.📏 To compare how two plants grow, you should measure them… (a) over the same days (b) with your eyes only (c) on different days (d) only the taller one
7. 7.🏃 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) metres per second (d) their shoe colour
8. 8.⚖️ 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
9. 9.🚲 Vihaan cycled 55 km in 5 hours. Arjun cycled 72 km in 6 hours. Who cycled more km per hour? (a) both the same (b) Arjun (c) Vihaan
10. 10.⚖️ 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
11. 11.💰 Kabir saved 9 rupees in 3 weeks. Aarav saved 16 rupees in 2 weeks. How many rupees per week did Kabir save?
12. 12.⚖️ 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
13. 13.📚 Meera read 24 pages in 4 days. Kabir read 16 pages in 2 days. How many pages per day did Meera read?
14. 14.📚 Saanvi read 20 pages in 2 days. Vihaan read 9 pages in 3 days. How many pages per day did Saanvi read?
15. 15.⚖️ Fair or unfair comparison? “We tested both pens on the same paper for one page each.” (a) a fair comparison (b) an unfair comparison
16. 16.🛒 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) both the same (d) the 2 kg bag
17. 17.⚖️ What makes a comparison fair? (a) different rules (b) a lucky guess (c) the bigger one wins (d) same conditions for all
18. 18.⭐ Rohan made 54 paper stars in 6 hours. Ananya made 24 paper stars in 4 hours. Who made more paper stars per hour? (a) Ananya (b) both the same (c) Rohan
19. 19.True or false: “We timed both runners on the same 100 m track.” is an unfair comparison. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.📚 Ananya read 66 pages in 6 days. Saanvi read 36 pages in 3 days. Who read more pages per day? (a) Ananya (b) both the same (c) Saanvi
21. 21.💰 Kabir saved 60 rupees in 5 weeks. Diya saved 10 rupees in 2 weeks. How many rupees per week did Diya save?
22. 22.🚲 Vihaan cycled 24 km in 6 hours. Ananya cycled 21 km in 3 hours. Who cycled more km per hour? (a) Vihaan (b) Ananya (c) both the same
23. 23.⚖️ Fair or unfair comparison? “Team A scored more in 20 overs than Team B in 10 overs, so Team A is better.” (a) a fair comparison (b) an unfair comparison
24. 24.🚲 Vihaan cycled 18 km in 3 hours. Rohan cycled 36 km in 4 hours. How many km per hour did Vihaan cycle?
25. 25.🌱 You test which of two seeds grows faster. What must be the same for both? (a) the seed type (b) the pot colour only (c) nothing at all (d) water, soil and sun
26. 26.🌱 Vihaan planted 20 saplings in 5 hours. Nisha planted 30 saplings in 6 hours. How many saplings per hour did Vihaan plant?
27. 27.True or false: “We tested both pens on the same paper for one page each.” is a fair comparison. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.📚 Rohan read 48 pages in 4 days. Ananya read 9 pages in 3 days. Who read more pages per day? (a) Ananya (b) both the same (c) Rohan
29. 29.⚖️ 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
30. 30.⚖️ Fair or unfair comparison? “We timed both runners on the same 100 m track.” (a) a fair comparison (b) an unfair comparison
31. 31.📚 Kabir read 12 pages in 3 days. Nisha read 30 pages in 6 days. Who read more pages per day? (a) Nisha (b) Kabir (c) both the same
32. 32.🌱 Meera planted 55 saplings in 5 hours. Aarav planted 21 saplings in 3 hours. Who planted more saplings per hour? (a) Meera (b) Aarav (c) both the same
33. 33.True or false: “Team A scored more in 20 overs than Team B in 10 overs, so Team A is better.” is an unfair comparison. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “Both plants got the same water and sun; only the soil was different.” is a fair comparison. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.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) False (b) True
36. 36.🌱 Kabir planted 32 saplings in 4 hours. Tara planted 18 saplings in 2 hours. Who planted more saplings per hour? (a) Kabir (b) Tara (c) both the same
37. 37.⭐ Tara made 8 paper stars in 2 hours. Saanvi made 18 paper stars in 3 hours. Who made more paper stars per hour? (a) Tara (b) Saanvi (c) both the same
38. 38.⚖️ Fair or unfair comparison? “We compared the price of 1 kg of rice in both shops.” (a) an unfair comparison (b) a fair comparison
39. 39.🏏 Nisha scored 18 runs in 6 overs. Vihaan scored 27 runs in 3 overs. Who scored more runs per over? (a) Vihaan (b) both the same (c) Nisha
40. 40.⭐ Aarav made 66 paper stars in 6 hours. Arjun made 14 paper stars in 2 hours. How many paper stars per hour did Aarav make?

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