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We the 
Tr a v e ll e rs  —  I
When was the last time you went on a long trip? Where did you go? How did 
you travel? What was the duration of your trip? How much distance did you 
cover? Ask the elders who went with you to help you answer these questions.
Human beings have always been 
interested in travelling. About a hundred 
years ago, there were far fewer vehicles 
than today. There were animal-drawn 
carts, cars, and trains. Long before this, 
thousands of years ago, people travelled 
long distances on foot or used animals 
to travel from one place to another. 
They also built boats and ships to travel 
across lakes, rivers, and seas. Boats were 
probably the first form of transport invented by humans, much before bullock 
carts! Do you know how many vehicles are currently there in your state?
Reading and writing large numbers
How do you write numbers to show several thousand objects?
Let us start with 1,000. What numbers do we get when we keep adding a 
thousand?
What number do we get when we add a thousand to 9,000? We get ten 
thousand. How do we write this number?
1,000 2,000 9,000
1 1
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We the 
Tr a v e ll e rs  —  I
When was the last time you went on a long trip? Where did you go? How did 
you travel? What was the duration of your trip? How much distance did you 
cover? Ask the elders who went with you to help you answer these questions.
Human beings have always been 
interested in travelling. About a hundred 
years ago, there were far fewer vehicles 
than today. There were animal-drawn 
carts, cars, and trains. Long before this, 
thousands of years ago, people travelled 
long distances on foot or used animals 
to travel from one place to another. 
They also built boats and ships to travel 
across lakes, rivers, and seas. Boats were 
probably the first form of transport invented by humans, much before bullock 
carts! Do you know how many vehicles are currently there in your state?
Reading and writing large numbers
How do you write numbers to show several thousand objects?
Let us start with 1,000. What numbers do we get when we keep adding a 
thousand?
What number do we get when we add a thousand to 9,000? We get ten 
thousand. How do we write this number?
1,000 2,000 9,000
1 1
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Look at the table below and notice the pattern of writing numbers. In the place 
value chart, we have added another column, TTh. It stands for ten thousand.
In the same way,  10 Thousands = Ten Thousand = 10,000
TTh Th H T O
1
1 0
1 0 0
1 0 0 0
1 0 0 0 0
1
×10
×10 ×10 ×10
10 Ones = 1 Ten = 10
10 Tens = 1 Hundred 
  = 100
10 Hundreds = 1 Thousand
           = 1,000
We use a comma to We use a comma to 
help us read large help us read large 
numbers easily numbers easily 1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000 1,000 1,000
1,000 1,000 1,000
10,000
Do you remember how we read and write numbers in the Indian place 
value system? We use the same ten digits 0–9 in different places to write 
larger numbers. 
For example,
1,380 = 1 Thousand + 3 Hundreds + 8 Tens + 0 Ones.
1,000 100 100
100
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
9,123 = 9 Thousands + 1 Hundred + 2 Tens + 3 Ones.
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
100 10
10
1 1
1
2
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We the 
Tr a v e ll e rs  —  I
When was the last time you went on a long trip? Where did you go? How did 
you travel? What was the duration of your trip? How much distance did you 
cover? Ask the elders who went with you to help you answer these questions.
Human beings have always been 
interested in travelling. About a hundred 
years ago, there were far fewer vehicles 
than today. There were animal-drawn 
carts, cars, and trains. Long before this, 
thousands of years ago, people travelled 
long distances on foot or used animals 
to travel from one place to another. 
They also built boats and ships to travel 
across lakes, rivers, and seas. Boats were 
probably the first form of transport invented by humans, much before bullock 
carts! Do you know how many vehicles are currently there in your state?
Reading and writing large numbers
How do you write numbers to show several thousand objects?
Let us start with 1,000. What numbers do we get when we keep adding a 
thousand?
What number do we get when we add a thousand to 9,000? We get ten 
thousand. How do we write this number?
1,000 2,000 9,000
1 1
Chapter Chapter
Chapter-1 We the Travellers-1.indd   1 Chapter-1 We the Travellers-1.indd   1 7/2/2025   3:29:58 PM 7/2/2025   3:29:58 PM
Look at the table below and notice the pattern of writing numbers. In the place 
value chart, we have added another column, TTh. It stands for ten thousand.
In the same way,  10 Thousands = Ten Thousand = 10,000
TTh Th H T O
1
1 0
1 0 0
1 0 0 0
1 0 0 0 0
1
×10
×10 ×10 ×10
10 Ones = 1 Ten = 10
10 Tens = 1 Hundred 
  = 100
10 Hundreds = 1 Thousand
           = 1,000
We use a comma to We use a comma to 
help us read large help us read large 
numbers easily numbers easily 1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000 1,000 1,000
1,000 1,000 1,000
10,000
Do you remember how we read and write numbers in the Indian place 
value system? We use the same ten digits 0–9 in different places to write 
larger numbers. 
For example,
1,380 = 1 Thousand + 3 Hundreds + 8 Tens + 0 Ones.
1,000 100 100
100
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
9,123 = 9 Thousands + 1 Hundred + 2 Tens + 3 Ones.
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
100 10
10
1 1
1
2
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Let us see how we write numbers beyond 10,000 and how we name them. 
We write them in the same way as numbers below 9,999. You can use the 
tokens given in the end of the book.
Token(s) Number TTh Th H T O Number Name
10,000 1
10,001 1 0 0 0 1
Ten thousand
one
10,000 1 1
10,002 1 0 0 0 2
Ten thousand
two
10,000 10
10,010 1 0 0 1 0
Ten thousand
ten
10,000 10 10
1
1
1 1
10,024 1 0 0 2 4
Ten thousand
twenty-four
10,000 10
10
10
1
1 1
Ten thousand
thirty-three
10,000
10
10
10 10
10
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
100
100
100
100
10,458
Ten thousand
four hundred
fifty-eight
3
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We the 
Tr a v e ll e rs  —  I
When was the last time you went on a long trip? Where did you go? How did 
you travel? What was the duration of your trip? How much distance did you 
cover? Ask the elders who went with you to help you answer these questions.
Human beings have always been 
interested in travelling. About a hundred 
years ago, there were far fewer vehicles 
than today. There were animal-drawn 
carts, cars, and trains. Long before this, 
thousands of years ago, people travelled 
long distances on foot or used animals 
to travel from one place to another. 
They also built boats and ships to travel 
across lakes, rivers, and seas. Boats were 
probably the first form of transport invented by humans, much before bullock 
carts! Do you know how many vehicles are currently there in your state?
Reading and writing large numbers
How do you write numbers to show several thousand objects?
Let us start with 1,000. What numbers do we get when we keep adding a 
thousand?
What number do we get when we add a thousand to 9,000? We get ten 
thousand. How do we write this number?
1,000 2,000 9,000
1 1
Chapter Chapter
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Look at the table below and notice the pattern of writing numbers. In the place 
value chart, we have added another column, TTh. It stands for ten thousand.
In the same way,  10 Thousands = Ten Thousand = 10,000
TTh Th H T O
1
1 0
1 0 0
1 0 0 0
1 0 0 0 0
1
×10
×10 ×10 ×10
10 Ones = 1 Ten = 10
10 Tens = 1 Hundred 
  = 100
10 Hundreds = 1 Thousand
           = 1,000
We use a comma to We use a comma to 
help us read large help us read large 
numbers easily numbers easily 1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000 1,000 1,000
1,000 1,000 1,000
10,000
Do you remember how we read and write numbers in the Indian place 
value system? We use the same ten digits 0–9 in different places to write 
larger numbers. 
For example,
1,380 = 1 Thousand + 3 Hundreds + 8 Tens + 0 Ones.
1,000 100 100
100
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
9,123 = 9 Thousands + 1 Hundred + 2 Tens + 3 Ones.
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
100 10
10
1 1
1
2
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Let us see how we write numbers beyond 10,000 and how we name them. 
We write them in the same way as numbers below 9,999. You can use the 
tokens given in the end of the book.
Token(s) Number TTh Th H T O Number Name
10,000 1
10,001 1 0 0 0 1
Ten thousand
one
10,000 1 1
10,002 1 0 0 0 2
Ten thousand
two
10,000 10
10,010 1 0 0 1 0
Ten thousand
ten
10,000 10 10
1
1
1 1
10,024 1 0 0 2 4
Ten thousand
twenty-four
10,000 10
10
10
1
1 1
Ten thousand
thirty-three
10,000
10
10
10 10
10
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
100
100
100
100
10,458
Ten thousand
four hundred
fifty-eight
3
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Token(s) Number TTh Th H T O Number Name
10,000 1,000
100
100
10
1
1
1 1
1 1 2 1 4
10,000 1,000
1,000
1,000
100
100 100
100
100
10 10
13,520
Thirteen
thousand five
hundred   
twenty
10,000 10,000
20,000
Twenty
thousand
10,000
10,000
10,000
10,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
10 10
10
10
10 10
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
45,867
Forty-five
thousand
eight hundred
sixty-seven
4
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We the 
Tr a v e ll e rs  —  I
When was the last time you went on a long trip? Where did you go? How did 
you travel? What was the duration of your trip? How much distance did you 
cover? Ask the elders who went with you to help you answer these questions.
Human beings have always been 
interested in travelling. About a hundred 
years ago, there were far fewer vehicles 
than today. There were animal-drawn 
carts, cars, and trains. Long before this, 
thousands of years ago, people travelled 
long distances on foot or used animals 
to travel from one place to another. 
They also built boats and ships to travel 
across lakes, rivers, and seas. Boats were 
probably the first form of transport invented by humans, much before bullock 
carts! Do you know how many vehicles are currently there in your state?
Reading and writing large numbers
How do you write numbers to show several thousand objects?
Let us start with 1,000. What numbers do we get when we keep adding a 
thousand?
What number do we get when we add a thousand to 9,000? We get ten 
thousand. How do we write this number?
1,000 2,000 9,000
1 1
Chapter Chapter
Chapter-1 We the Travellers-1.indd   1 Chapter-1 We the Travellers-1.indd   1 7/2/2025   3:29:58 PM 7/2/2025   3:29:58 PM
Look at the table below and notice the pattern of writing numbers. In the place 
value chart, we have added another column, TTh. It stands for ten thousand.
In the same way,  10 Thousands = Ten Thousand = 10,000
TTh Th H T O
1
1 0
1 0 0
1 0 0 0
1 0 0 0 0
1
×10
×10 ×10 ×10
10 Ones = 1 Ten = 10
10 Tens = 1 Hundred 
  = 100
10 Hundreds = 1 Thousand
           = 1,000
We use a comma to We use a comma to 
help us read large help us read large 
numbers easily numbers easily 1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000 1,000 1,000
1,000 1,000 1,000
10,000
Do you remember how we read and write numbers in the Indian place 
value system? We use the same ten digits 0–9 in different places to write 
larger numbers. 
For example,
1,380 = 1 Thousand + 3 Hundreds + 8 Tens + 0 Ones.
1,000 100 100
100
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
9,123 = 9 Thousands + 1 Hundred + 2 Tens + 3 Ones.
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
100 10
10
1 1
1
2
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Let us see how we write numbers beyond 10,000 and how we name them. 
We write them in the same way as numbers below 9,999. You can use the 
tokens given in the end of the book.
Token(s) Number TTh Th H T O Number Name
10,000 1
10,001 1 0 0 0 1
Ten thousand
one
10,000 1 1
10,002 1 0 0 0 2
Ten thousand
two
10,000 10
10,010 1 0 0 1 0
Ten thousand
ten
10,000 10 10
1
1
1 1
10,024 1 0 0 2 4
Ten thousand
twenty-four
10,000 10
10
10
1
1 1
Ten thousand
thirty-three
10,000
10
10
10 10
10
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
100
100
100
100
10,458
Ten thousand
four hundred
fifty-eight
3
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Token(s) Number TTh Th H T O Number Name
10,000 1,000
100
100
10
1
1
1 1
1 1 2 1 4
10,000 1,000
1,000
1,000
100
100 100
100
100
10 10
13,520
Thirteen
thousand five
hundred   
twenty
10,000 10,000
20,000
Twenty
thousand
10,000
10,000
10,000
10,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
10 10
10
10
10 10
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
45,867
Forty-five
thousand
eight hundred
sixty-seven
4
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1. Fill in the blanks by continuing the pattern in each of the following 
sequences. Discuss the patterns in class.
Let Us Do
(h) 73,005 72,004
(i) 82,350 83,350
(a) 456 567 678
(b) 1,050 3,150 4,200
(c) 5,501 6,401 7,301
(d) 10,100 10,200 10,300
10,900
(e) 10,105 10,125
(f) 10,992 10,993
(g) 10,794 10,796 10,798
5
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1. What are the key themes discussed in the article "We the Travellers"?
Ans. The article "We the Travellers" explores themes such as the importance of travel in broadening one's horizons, understanding different cultures, and fostering connections among people. It highlights how traveling can be an enriching experience, promoting learning and appreciation of diversity.
2. How does travel contribute to education according to the article?
Ans. According to the article, travel contributes to education by providing real-life experiences that enhance learning. It allows individuals to observe different lifestyles, traditions, and historical contexts, making education more engaging and relatable. This experiential learning helps build critical thinking and empathy.
3. What are some benefits of traveling mentioned in the article?
Ans. The article mentions several benefits of traveling, including personal growth, increased cultural awareness, and the development of social skills. It emphasizes that travel can help individuals step out of their comfort zones, adapt to new environments, and build lasting friendships with people from varied backgrounds.
4. How can travel help in building friendships according to the article?
Ans. The article explains that travel helps in building friendships by creating shared experiences and memories among travelers. When people explore new places together, they bond over adventures and challenges, fostering connections that can lead to lasting relationships, regardless of geographical distances.
5. What role does travel play in promoting global understanding as highlighted in the article?
Ans. The article highlights that travel plays a significant role in promoting global understanding by allowing individuals to experience different cultures firsthand. It encourages open-mindedness and respect for diversity, helping travelers to appreciate the similarities and differences among people, ultimately leading to a more harmonious world.
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