Heavier or lighter on a balance

Question 1

Sofia balances a toy truck with 6 cubes. Then Sofia balances the toy truck with 8 cubes of a different, lighter kind. True or false: the toy truck got heavier.

• A. True
• B. False

Question 2

Liam's bag and Ben's bag are on a balance. Ben's side goes up and Liam's side goes down. Whose bag is lighter?

• A. Liam
• B. Ben

Question 3

A dictionary is on one side of a balance and a pencil is on the other. Which side goes down?

• A. The side with a dictionary
• B. The side with a pencil

Question 4

Leo balances a book with 5 cubes. Then Leo balances the book with 7 cubes of a different, lighter kind. True or false: the book got heavier.

• A. True
• B. False

Question 5

Diego's bag and Zara's bag are on a balance. Zara's side goes up and Diego's side goes down. Whose bag is heavier?

• A. Diego
• B. Zara

Question 6

A backpack full of books is on one side of a balance and an empty backpack is on the other. Which side goes down?

• A. The side with a backpack full of books
• B. The side with an empty backpack

Question 7

Jamal balances a book with 9 cubes. Then Jamal balances the book with 11 cubes of a different, lighter kind. True or false: the book got heavier.

• A. True
• B. False

Question 8

Zoe's bag and Daniel's bag are on a balance. Daniel's side goes up and Zoe's side goes down. Whose bag is lighter?

• A. Zoe
• B. Daniel

Question 9

A strawberry is on one side of a balance and a watermelon is on the other. Which side goes down?

• A. The side with a strawberry
• B. The side with a watermelon

Question 10

Kofi balances a pencil case with 6 cubes. Then Kofi balances the pencil case with 8 cubes of a different, lighter kind. True or false: the pencil case got heavier.

• A. True
• B. False

Question 11

Kwame's bag and Yuki's bag are on a balance. Kwame's side goes up and Yuki's side goes down. Whose bag is lighter?

• A. Kwame
• B. Yuki

Question 12

A backpack full of books is on one side of a balance and an empty backpack is on the other. Which side goes down?

• A. The side with a backpack full of books
• B. The side with an empty backpack

Question 13

Ben balances a book with 6 cubes. Then Ben balances the book with 8 cubes of a different, lighter kind. True or false: the book got heavier.

• A. True
• B. False

Question 14

Ines's bag and Ravi's bag are on a balance. Ines's side goes up and Ravi's side goes down. Whose bag is heavier?

• A. Ines
• B. Ravi

Question 15

An empty backpack is on one side of a balance and a backpack full of books is on the other. Which side goes down?

• A. The side with an empty backpack
• B. The side with a backpack full of books

Question 16

Mateo balances a book with 3 cubes. Then Mateo balances the book with 5 cubes of a different, lighter kind. True or false: the book got heavier.

• A. True
• B. False