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The rule of thumb when making this kind of comparative statement is to use the shortest sentence possible to express the comparison. Besides, a non-comparative adjective (e.g. tall or short, easy or hard) should be used with COMPARED WITH and a comparative adjective (e.g. taller or shorter, easier or harder) with THAN.

For example:
Today's quiz was easy compared with the last one. Today's quiz was easier than the last one.

IELTS Speaking Topic: Being smart

Would you rather be born smart or learn how to work with what you've got and become smart as a result?

Although people often ask and answer these questions as if they are the same thing, they technically are not.

“How are you?” is in the present tense. I want to know how you are doing RIGHT NOW.

“How have you been?” is the present perfect tense. It means that I want to know what you’ve been doing since I saw you the last time. I know you, but I haven’t seen you for a while.

For example:
“How have you been since we graduated from high school?”
“How have you been since you got hospitalized last month?”
“How has she been since her parents passed away?”
“How has he been since they broke up?”