Fair Comparisons Worksheet for Kids

Critical thinking lesson 16: Fair comparisons · Set 825 · 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.⚖️ Fair or unfair comparison? “My plant in the sun grew more than yours in the cupboard, so my seeds are better.” (a) a fair comparison (b) an unfair comparison
2. 2.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
3. 3.🌱 You test which of two seeds grows faster. What must be the same for both? (a) the seed type (b) water, soil and sun (c) the pot colour only (d) nothing at all
4. 4.📚 Tara read 25 pages in 5 days. Diya read 27 pages in 3 days. Who read more pages per day? (a) Diya (b) Tara (c) both the same
5. 5.🏏 Kabir scored 12 runs in 2 overs. Rohan scored 12 runs in 3 overs. Who scored more runs per over? (a) Rohan (b) both the same (c) Kabir
6. 6.⚖️ Fair or unfair comparison? “We tested both pens on the same paper for one page each.” (a) a fair comparison (b) an unfair comparison
7. 7.⚖️ 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
8. 8.⚖️ What makes a comparison fair? (a) the bigger one wins (b) a lucky guess (c) different rules (d) same conditions for all
9. 9.🏏 Team A scored 60 runs in 10 overs; Team B scored 50 runs in 5 overs. Who scored faster? (a) both the same (b) can’t tell (c) Team A (d) Team B
10. 10.⚖️ 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
11. 11.📚 Rohan read 24 pages in 6 days. Vihaan read 40 pages in 4 days. How many pages per day did Rohan read?
12. 12.🏏 Vihaan scored 60 runs in 5 overs. Diya scored 36 runs in 6 overs. How many runs per over did Vihaan score?
13. 13.🏃 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) metres per second (c) their shoe colour (d) who finished first
14. 14.🚲 Nisha cycled 40 km in 4 hours. Diya cycled 30 km in 6 hours. How many km per hour did Diya cycle?
15. 15.True or false: “Both teams played 10 overs, and Team A scored more runs.” is a fair comparison. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🏏 Aarav scored 16 runs in 2 overs. Diya scored 33 runs in 3 overs. Who scored more runs per over? (a) Aarav (b) both the same (c) Diya
17. 17.📚 Ishaan read 28 pages in 4 days. Vihaan read 6 pages in 2 days. How many pages per day did Ishaan read?
18. 18.📚 Ananya read 8 pages in 2 days. Tara read 42 pages in 6 days. How many pages per day did Tara read?
19. 19.🌱 Vihaan planted 42 saplings in 6 hours. Kabir planted 33 saplings in 3 hours. Who planted more saplings per hour? (a) both the same (b) Kabir (c) Vihaan
20. 20.💰 Rohan saved 12 rupees in 3 weeks. Nisha saved 30 rupees in 5 weeks. How many rupees per week did Nisha save?
21. 21.⭐ Aarav made 30 paper stars in 5 hours. Rohan made 60 paper stars in 6 hours. How many paper stars per hour did Aarav make?
22. 22.🌱 Diya planted 18 saplings in 6 hours. Rohan planted 25 saplings in 5 hours. How many saplings per hour did Diya plant?
23. 23.⚖️ Fair or unfair comparison? “A big bag of rice costs more than a small one, so that shop is costly.” (a) a fair comparison (b) an unfair comparison
24. 24.📚 Meera read 25 pages in 5 days. Tara read 24 pages in 4 days. How many pages per day did Tara read?
25. 25.💰 Arjun saved 28 rupees in 4 weeks. Meera saved 33 rupees in 3 weeks. Who saved more rupees per week? (a) Arjun (b) Meera (c) both the same
26. 26.💰 Saanvi saved 40 rupees in 5 weeks. Ishaan saved 44 rupees in 4 weeks. How many rupees per week did Ishaan save?
27. 27.🚲 Diya cycled 60 km in 5 hours. Rohan cycled 27 km in 3 hours. How many km per hour did Rohan cycle?
28. 28.🌱 Kabir planted 16 saplings in 2 hours. Ananya planted 28 saplings in 4 hours. Who planted more saplings per hour? (a) both the same (b) Ananya (c) Kabir
29. 29.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
30. 30.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) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “Both teams played 10 overs, and Team A scored more runs.” is an unfair comparison. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.💰 Tara saved 9 rupees in 3 weeks. Ishaan saved 36 rupees in 6 weeks. Who saved more rupees per week? (a) Tara (b) both the same (c) Ishaan
33. 33.💰 Nisha saved 12 rupees in 3 weeks. Meera saved 55 rupees in 5 weeks. Who saved more rupees per week? (a) both the same (b) Meera (c) Nisha
34. 34.📚 Ishaan read 55 pages in 5 days. Saanvi read 72 pages in 6 days. How many pages per day did Saanvi read?
35. 35.🏏 Arjun scored 25 runs in 5 overs. Ananya scored 20 runs in 2 overs. How many runs per over did Ananya score?
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.🌱 Ishaan planted 20 saplings in 2 hours. Arjun planted 24 saplings in 3 hours. Who planted more saplings per hour? (a) both the same (b) Arjun (c) Ishaan
38. 38.💰 Kabir saved 48 rupees in 6 weeks. Nisha saved 28 rupees in 4 weeks. Who saved more rupees per week? (a) both the same (b) Nisha (c) Kabir
39. 39.🏏 Tara scored 40 runs in 4 overs. Diya scored 35 runs in 5 overs. Who scored more runs per over? (a) both the same (b) Diya (c) Tara
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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