Fair Comparisons Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 16: Fair comparisons · Set 753 · 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: “My plant in the sun grew more than yours in the cupboard, so my seeds are better.” is an unfair comparison. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.📏 To compare how two plants grow, you should measure them… (a) with your eyes only (b) only the taller one (c) on different days (d) over the same days
3. 3.📚 Tara read 12 pages in 4 days. Saanvi read 40 pages in 5 days. Who read more pages per day? (a) Saanvi (b) both the same (c) Tara
4. 4.⚖️ 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
5. 5.📚 Tara read 16 pages in 4 days. Nisha read 33 pages in 3 days. Who read more pages per day? (a) Nisha (b) both the same (c) Tara
6. 6.🌱 Diya planted 15 saplings in 3 hours. Nisha planted 40 saplings in 5 hours. How many saplings per hour did Nisha plant?
7. 7.📚 Vihaan read 10 pages in 2 days. Ishaan read 45 pages in 5 days. How many pages per day did Ishaan read?
8. 8.🚲 Ananya cycled 18 km in 2 hours. Diya cycled 20 km in 5 hours. How many km per hour did Ananya cycle?
9. 9.⚖️ 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
10. 10.💰 Aarav saved 12 rupees in 3 weeks. Meera saved 40 rupees in 5 weeks. How many rupees per week did Aarav save?
11. 11.True or false: “The Class 8 team beat the Class 3 team in the quiz, so they are smarter.” is an unfair comparison. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “Both plants got the same water and sun; only the soil was different.” is an unfair comparison. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🚲 Aarav cycled 66 km in 6 hours. Vihaan cycled 32 km in 4 hours. Who cycled more km per hour? (a) Aarav (b) both the same (c) Vihaan
14. 14.True or false: “We tested both pens on the same paper for one page each.” is a fair comparison. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🏏 Team A scored 60 runs in 10 overs; Team B scored 50 runs in 5 overs. Who scored faster? (a) Team A (b) both the same (c) can’t tell (d) Team B
16. 16.True or false: “We timed both runners on the same 100 m track.” is a fair comparison. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.💰 Meera saved 72 rupees in 6 weeks. Ananya saved 20 rupees in 5 weeks. How many rupees per week did Ananya save?
18. 18.⭐ Saanvi made 36 paper stars in 6 hours. Meera made 45 paper stars in 5 hours. Who made more paper stars per hour? (a) both the same (b) Meera (c) Saanvi
19. 19.🚲 Kabir cycled 42 km in 6 hours. Aarav cycled 32 km in 4 hours. Who cycled more km per hour? (a) Kabir (b) both the same (c) Aarav
20. 20.🚲 Aarav cycled 8 km in 2 hours. Arjun cycled 9 km in 3 hours. Who cycled more km per hour? (a) Aarav (b) Arjun (c) both the same
21. 21.🛒 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) the 2 kg bag (d) can’t tell
22. 22.🚲 Diya cycled 8 km in 2 hours. Ananya cycled 36 km in 3 hours. How many km per hour did Diya cycle?
23. 23.True or false: “A big bag of rice costs more than a small one, so that shop is costly.” is an unfair comparison. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.⚖️ Fair or unfair comparison? “We timed both runners on the same 100 m track.” (a) an unfair comparison (b) a fair comparison
25. 25.🏏 Tara scored 15 runs in 3 overs. Kabir scored 20 runs in 2 overs. Who scored more runs per over? (a) both the same (b) Tara (c) Kabir
26. 26.💰 Meera saved 15 rupees in 5 weeks. Ishaan saved 16 rupees in 2 weeks. How many rupees per week did Ishaan save?
27. 27.🏏 Saanvi scored 20 runs in 5 overs. Tara scored 12 runs in 2 overs. How many runs per over did Saanvi score?
28. 28.🏃 Riya ran 100 m in 20 seconds and Aarav ran 50 m in 12 seconds. To compare them fairly, look at… (a) their shoe colour (b) who finished first (c) who is taller (d) metres per second
29. 29.⚖️ Fair or unfair comparison? “We compared the price of 1 kg of rice in both shops.” (a) an unfair comparison (b) a fair comparison
30. 30.⚖️ Fair or unfair comparison? “Both teams played 10 overs, and Team A scored more runs.” (a) an unfair comparison (b) a fair comparison
31. 31.📚 Tara read 50 pages in 5 days. Diya read 12 pages in 2 days. Who read more pages per day? (a) Diya (b) both the same (c) Tara
32. 32.🌱 Ananya planted 15 saplings in 5 hours. Vihaan planted 20 saplings in 4 hours. How many saplings per hour did Vihaan plant?
33. 33.💰 Nisha saved 9 rupees in 3 weeks. Tara saved 28 rupees in 4 weeks. Who saved more rupees per week? (a) both the same (b) Tara (c) Nisha
34. 34.🚲 Aarav cycled 16 km in 4 hours. Arjun cycled 25 km in 5 hours. How many km per hour did Arjun cycle?
35. 35.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
36. 36.🌱 You test which of two seeds grows faster. What must be the same for both? (a) water, soil and sun (b) the pot colour only (c) nothing at all (d) the seed type
37. 37.⚖️ What makes a comparison fair? (a) different rules (b) a lucky guess (c) same conditions for all (d) the bigger one wins
38. 38.📚 Ananya read 20 pages in 2 days. Rohan read 24 pages in 6 days. How many pages per day did Ananya read?
39. 39.True or false: “The Class 8 team beat the Class 3 team in the quiz, so they are smarter.” is a fair comparison. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.💰 Vihaan saved 9 rupees in 3 weeks. Kabir saved 12 rupees in 2 weeks. Who saved more rupees per week? (a) Vihaan (b) Kabir (c) both the same

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