Question

on which of the following objects all sitting on the ground together does earth exert a greater gravitational pull than a pencil? Check all that apply.

A. a toothpick

B. your hand

C. a truck

D. a basketball

E. a piece of paper

Answer 1

Except A and E, a toothpick and a piece of paper, because these are much lighter than the weight of a pencil, so the earth will exert greater gravitational force on B, C, and D.
I. e. Your hand, a truck and a basketball.

Answer 2

Other than a toothpick and a piece of paper which has lower masses then that of a pencil the gravitational pull will be exerted more on the hand, truck and the basketball.

As these three objects have a greater mass than a pencil.

The gravitational force exerted by the earth in an object depends on the mass of the object considered.