Fair Comparisons Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 16: Fair comparisons · Set 811 · 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.🛒 A 2 kg bag of rice costs ₹80 and a 1 kg bag costs ₹45. Which is cheaper per kg? (a) can’t tell (b) the 1 kg bag (c) the 2 kg bag (d) both the same
2. 2.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) True (b) False
3. 3.🚲 Aarav cycled 24 km in 3 hours. Tara cycled 48 km in 4 hours. Who cycled more km per hour? (a) Tara (b) Aarav (c) both the same
4. 4.🏏 Diya scored 18 runs in 6 overs. Saanvi scored 16 runs in 4 overs. How many runs per over did Diya score?
5. 5.🏏 Ishaan scored 28 runs in 4 overs. Meera scored 30 runs in 6 overs. How many runs per over did Meera score?
6. 6.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
7. 7.True or false: “We timed both runners on the same 100 m track.” is an unfair comparison. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.⚖️ Fair or unfair comparison? “We tested both pens on the same paper for one page each.” (a) an unfair comparison (b) a fair comparison
9. 9.True or false: “Both teams played 10 overs, and Team A scored more runs.” is an unfair comparison. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🚲 Diya cycled 15 km in 3 hours. Nisha cycled 36 km in 6 hours. Who cycled more km per hour? (a) both the same (b) Diya (c) Nisha
11. 11.🌱 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
12. 12.🚲 Vihaan cycled 24 km in 3 hours. Rohan cycled 18 km in 2 hours. How many km per hour did Vihaan cycle?
13. 13.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
14. 14.⚖️ Fair or unfair comparison? “Both plants got the same water and sun; only the soil was different.” (a) a fair comparison (b) an unfair comparison
15. 15.⚖️ Fair or unfair comparison? “We compared the price of 1 kg of rice in both shops.” (a) an unfair comparison (b) a fair comparison
16. 16.🌱 Kabir planted 30 saplings in 3 hours. Ishaan planted 30 saplings in 6 hours. Who planted more saplings per hour? (a) Kabir (b) Ishaan (c) both the same
17. 17.⚖️ 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
18. 18.⚖️ Fair or unfair comparison? “We timed both runners on the same 100 m track.” (a) a fair comparison (b) an unfair comparison
19. 19.💰 Nisha saved 24 rupees in 2 weeks. Arjun saved 66 rupees in 6 weeks. Who saved more rupees per week? (a) Arjun (b) Nisha (c) both the same
20. 20.True or false: “We timed both runners on the same 100 m track.” is a fair comparison. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.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
22. 22.🌱 Tara planted 16 saplings in 2 hours. Kabir planted 48 saplings in 4 hours. Who planted more saplings per hour? (a) Tara (b) both the same (c) Kabir
23. 23.🏏 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 B (d) Team A
24. 24.True or false: “Both plants got the same water and sun; only the soil was different.” is a fair comparison. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “Both plants got the same water and sun; only the soil was different.” is an unfair comparison. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🌱 Meera planted 21 saplings in 3 hours. Ananya planted 36 saplings in 4 hours. How many saplings per hour did Ananya plant?
27. 27.📚 Aarav read 33 pages in 3 days. Saanvi read 20 pages in 4 days. How many pages per day did Saanvi read?
28. 28.📏 To compare how two plants grow, you should measure them… (a) on different days (b) over the same days (c) with your eyes only (d) only the taller one
29. 29.⭐ Nisha made 36 paper stars in 3 hours. Vihaan made 30 paper stars in 5 hours. Who made more paper stars per hour? (a) both the same (b) Nisha (c) Vihaan
30. 30.📚 Ishaan read 40 pages in 4 days. Diya read 12 pages in 3 days. How many pages per day did Ishaan read?
31. 31.🏃 Riya ran 100 m in 20 seconds and Aarav ran 50 m in 12 seconds. To compare them fairly, look at… (a) metres per second (b) their shoe colour (c) who is taller (d) who finished first
32. 32.🌱 Nisha planted 54 saplings in 6 hours. Aarav planted 16 saplings in 4 hours. How many saplings per hour did Aarav plant?
33. 33.🚲 Rohan cycled 42 km in 6 hours. Nisha cycled 6 km in 2 hours. Who cycled more km per hour? (a) Rohan (b) both the same (c) Nisha
34. 34.🌱 Ananya planted 33 saplings in 3 hours. Kabir planted 20 saplings in 4 hours. Who planted more saplings per hour? (a) both the same (b) Kabir (c) Ananya
35. 35.📚 Vihaan read 21 pages in 3 days. Arjun read 30 pages in 5 days. Who read more pages per day? (a) Arjun (b) Vihaan (c) both the same
36. 36.⚖️ What makes a comparison fair? (a) same conditions for all (b) a lucky guess (c) the bigger one wins (d) different rules
37. 37.True or false: “We tested both pens on the same paper for one page each.” is a fair comparison. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.⚖️ Fair or unfair comparison? “The Class 8 team beat the Class 3 team in the quiz, so they are smarter.” (a) a fair comparison (b) an unfair comparison
39. 39.🏏 Saanvi scored 27 runs in 3 overs. Rohan scored 28 runs in 4 overs. How many runs per over did Saanvi score?
40. 40.🚲 Kabir cycled 48 km in 6 hours. Diya cycled 33 km in 3 hours. Who cycled more km per hour? (a) both the same (b) Kabir (c) Diya

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