Chapter 7: Comparing Numbers
Greater and smaller numbers
The number that comes later in counting is greater. The number that comes earlier is smaller. For example, 9 is greater than 5, and 5 is smaller than 9.
Biggest and smallest
Among many numbers, the one with the most is the biggest and the one with the least is the smallest. Among 3, 9 and 5, the biggest is 9 and the smallest is 3.
Important questions
Q1. Which is greater, 12 or 9?
12
Q2. Which is greater, 7 or 15?
15
Q3. Which is greater, 20 or 18?
20
Q4. Which is greater, 5 or 8?
8
Q5. Which is greater, 34 or 29?
34
Q6. Which is greater, 41 or 14?
41
Q7. Which is greater, 9 or 10?
10
Q8. Which is greater, 6 or 3?
6
Q9. Which is smaller, 4 or 9?
4
Q10. Which is smaller, 13 or 7?
7
Q11. Which is smaller, 21 or 12?
12
Q12. Which is smaller, 8 or 3?
3
Q13. Which is smaller, 30 or 25?
25
Q14. Which is smaller, 2 or 6?
2
Q15. Is 5 greater than 3?
Yes.
Q16. Is 7 greater than 9?
No, 7 is smaller.
Q17. Which is the biggest number among 3, 9 and 5?
9
Q18. Which is the biggest number among 12, 7 and 15?
15
Q19. Which is the smallest number among 4, 8 and 2?
2
Q20. Which is the smallest number among 10, 6 and 14?
6
Quiz
1. Which is greater, 7 or 11?
11 is greater than 7.
2. Which is smaller, 15 or 9?
9 is smaller than 15.
3. Which is the biggest among 2, 8 and 5?
8 is the biggest of these.
4. Which is the smallest among 6, 3 and 9?
3 is the smallest of these.
5. Which is greater, 20 or 18?
20 is greater than 18.