Remember: A fair deal has equal worth, nothing hidden, no rush, and a no allowed. If a deal fails one of those, pause and ask a grown-up.
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Swap day in PennyfieldIt was swap day in Pennyfield, when people traded things instead of paying coins. Leo came along with his kite. The kite's tag said six coins, and that was what it was worth. Then Kit hurried over with a shiny card and said, "Look, a rare one! I will swap you my card for your kite!" "Quick, today only! Someone else wants it!" Leo felt rushed, though a rush is a sign to slow down. "Can I look first?" asked Leo, but Kit kept a thumb on one corner. When Kit moved the thumb, one corner of the card was torn right off, and a little tag on the back said one coin. A hidden catch is something you are not told that would change your mind. At the card stall, a card like Kit's was worth one coin, five less than the kite. "No thanks, Kit," said Leo, "I would swap if it were fair." Then Ana came by with a six-coin book. Leo looked it over, front and back, and nothing was hidden. "Take your time," said Ana. On the scale the kite and the book balanced, six coins and six coins, and either one could say no. They swapped, and both smiled.
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Each coin on the scale is one coin of worth. The kite is on the left, the torn card on the right. Which way does the scale tip?
Down on the kite's sideDown on the card's sideIt stays level
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A torn corner hidden under a thumb is a hidden .
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A rush is a sign to say yes quickly.
TrueFalse
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Number what Leo did, first to last.
Leo says, no thanks, Kit
Kit hurries over with a shiny card
Leo checks the card at the card stall
A torn corner and a one-coin tag show
Leo asks, can I look first?
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How did Leo find out what Kit's card was worth?
He asked KitHe looked at a card like it at the card stallHe guessed from how shiny it was
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Join each sign of a fair deal to what happened with Ana's book.
1equal worth
2nothing hidden
3no rush
4a no is allowed
ALeo looked front and back
BAna said, take your time
Ceither one could say no
Dsix coins for six coins
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Circle every sign that a swap is NOT fair.
Today only! No time to look!Both things are worth six coinsA flaw hidden under a thumbYou are allowed to say noOne thing is worth far less than the other
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The kite is worth 6 coins and the card is worth 1 coin. Leo would lose coins of worth.
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Why was the swap with Ana fair?
The book looked shiny and newEqual worth, nothing hidden, no rush, and a no was allowedAna asked first
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Leo loves Kit's torn card and knows all about the tear. Choosing it can still be his own choice.
TrueFalse
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Fix the mistake. Kit says: the card is shiny, so it is worth six coins. Is Kit right?
YesNo
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Stretch: a deal fails even one of the four signs. What should you do?
Say yes before someone else doesHide the problemPause and ask a grown-up
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Write a calm way to say no to a swap that feels rushed.
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Draw a scale with a fair swap on it, the same on both sides.
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Answer key · Set A
Fair and unfair deals
1Down on the kite's side The kite is worth six coins and the card only one, so the kite's side is heavier.
2catch A hidden catch is something you are not told that would change your mind.
3False A rush is a sign to slow down. A fair deal can always wait.
45, 1, 4, 3, 2 Kit hurries over, Leo asks to look, the tear shows, Leo checks the worth at the card stall, and last he says no.
5He looked at a card like it at the card stall To check a worth, look at the same thing elsewhere. A card like Kit's was worth one coin at the card stall.
61-D, 2-A, 3-B, 4-C Ana's swap passed all four signs: the same worth, nothing hidden, no rush, and a no was allowed.
7Today only! No time to look!, A flaw hidden under a thumb, One thing is worth far less than the other A rush, a hidden flaw and very different worth all say slow down. Equal worth and a no allowed are signs of a fair deal.
85 6 − 1 = 5 coins of worth lost.
9Equal worth, nothing hidden, no rush, and a no was allowed A swap is fair when the worth is equal, nothing is hidden, nobody rushes, and either one can say no.
10True Fair does not always mean the same. With open eyes, it is his own choice.
11No Pretty is not worth. The tag on the back said one coin.
12Pause and ask a grown-up If a deal fails one of the signs, pause and ask a grown-up.
13Your own words: a grown-up reads it.
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