The Other Side of Zero Short Answer Questions 1. What are positive numbers? Answer: Numbers with a ‘+’ sign (or no sign) are called positive numbers. They represent values greater than zero. 2. What are negative numbers? Answer: Numbers with a ‘–’ sign are called negative numbers. They represent values less than zero. 3. Is […]
Symmetry Short Answer Questions 1. What is symmetry? Answer: Symmetry is when a figure is made of parts that repeat in a definite pattern. 2. What is a line of symmetry? Answer: A line that divides a figure into two identical halves that overlap exactly when folded is called a line of symmetry. 3. Give […]
Playing with Constructions Short Answer Questions 1. What is a circle? Answer: A circle is a curve in which all points are at the same distance from a fixed point called the centre. 2. What is the radius of a circle? Answer: The radius is the distance between the centre and any point on the […]
Fractions Short Answer Question 1. What is a fraction? Answer: A fraction represents a part of a whole when it is divided into equal parts. 2. What is a fractional unit? Answer: When one whole is divided into equal parts, each part is called a fractional unit (e.g., 1/2, 1/3). 3. Which is greater: 1/2 […]
Prime Time Short Answer Questions 1. What are multiples? Give an example. Answer: Multiples are numbers obtained by multiplying a number with whole numbers.Example: Multiples of 3 → 3, 6, 9, 12, … 2. What are common multiples? Answer: Common multiples are numbers that are multiples of two or more numbers.Example: Common multiples of 3 […]
Lines and Angles Short Answer Questions 1. What is a point? Answer:A point shows an exact location. It has no length, breadth, or height. 2. What is a line segment? Answer:A line segment is the shortest distance between two points and has two endpoints. 3. What is a line? Answer:A line is formed when a […]
Perimeter and Area 1. What is the perimeter of a rectangle with a length of 12 cm and a breadth of 8 cm? Solution: Perimeter of a rectangle = 2 × (length + breadth) Perimeter = 2 × (12 cm + 8 cm) = 2 × 20 cm = 40 cm. 2. Find the perimeter […]
Number Play 1. In the table below, mark the supercells (cells having a number greater than all their adjacent cells). 6828 670 9435 3780 3708 7308 8000 5583 52 7854 4569 1987 Answer: A supercell is the cell with a number larger than all its adjacent cells. For example, in the second row, “8000” […]
Data Handling and Presentation Short Answer Questions 1. What is data? Answer: Data is a collection of facts, numbers, observations, or information about something. 2. What is meant by frequency? Answer: Frequency is the number of times a particular value or item occurs. 3. Why do we organise data? Answer: We organise data to understand, […]
Chapter 1 Patterns in Mathematics Chapter 2 Lines and Angles Chapter 3 Number Play Chapter 4 Data Handling and Presentation Chapter 5 Prime Time Chapter 6 Perimeter and Area Chapter 7 Fractions Chapter 8 Playing with Constructions Chapter 9 Symmetry Chapter 10 The Other Side of Zero
Patterns in Mathematics Short Questions 1. What is mathematics mainly about? Answer: Mathematics is mainly about finding patterns and understanding why those patterns exist. 2. Give two examples where mathematics is used in daily life. Answer: Mathematics is used in shopping (calculating money) and cooking (measuring ingredients). 3. What are number sequences? Answer: Number sequences […]