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Raghav practices yoga in the morning.
(a) Who took the longest time?
(b) Who took the least time?
Racing Seconds
Chapter Chapter
12 12
Let us find out
1. At what time did Raghav start practising Yoga? ……………….
2. At what time did he finish? …………….
3. How much time did he spend practising Yoga? ....................
4. Find the time elapsed between the given time periods. Share your 
strategies.
(a) 01:15 p.m. to 01:42 p.m.?
(b) 03:18 p.m. to 08:18 p.m.?
(c) 09:15 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.?
5. The table below shows the time taken by 3 children to paint a picture.
Name Time Taken
Raghav 1 hour 20 minutes
Rani 2 hours 10 minutes
Ritu 1 hour 35 minutes
1 1
2 2
3 3 01:55
Min. Sec.
01:56
Min. Sec.
01:57
Min. Sec.
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Raghav practices yoga in the morning.
(a) Who took the longest time?
(b) Who took the least time?
Racing Seconds
Chapter Chapter
12 12
Let us find out
1. At what time did Raghav start practising Yoga? ……………….
2. At what time did he finish? …………….
3. How much time did he spend practising Yoga? ....................
4. Find the time elapsed between the given time periods. Share your 
strategies.
(a) 01:15 p.m. to 01:42 p.m.?
(b) 03:18 p.m. to 08:18 p.m.?
(c) 09:15 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.?
5. The table below shows the time taken by 3 children to paint a picture.
Name Time Taken
Raghav 1 hour 20 minutes
Rani 2 hours 10 minutes
Ritu 1 hour 35 minutes
1 1
2 2
3 3 01:55
Min. Sec.
01:56
Min. Sec.
01:57
Min. Sec.
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156
6. Fill in the blanks by writing the time in the appropriate format.
Time in 12-hour fromat Time in 24-hour fromat
05:30 a.m. 05:30 hours
………… 08:35 hours
11:55 a.m. ……… hours
02:30 p.m. 14:30 hours
05:30 p.m. ……… hours
09:35 p.m. ……… hours
7. Match the following.
Time in 12–hour format Time in 24–hour format
06:30 a.m. 01:30 hours
08:45 p.m. 23:45 hours
11:45 p.m. 06:30 hours
04:30 a.m. 20:45 hours
07:30 p.m. 04:30 hours
01:30 a.m. 19:30 hours
Akira, Sunita, and Mary are participating in a 200 m-walking race.
School Race
1 1
2 2
3 3 01:55
Min. Sec.
01:56
Min. Sec.
01:57
Min. Sec.
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Raghav practices yoga in the morning.
(a) Who took the longest time?
(b) Who took the least time?
Racing Seconds
Chapter Chapter
12 12
Let us find out
1. At what time did Raghav start practising Yoga? ……………….
2. At what time did he finish? …………….
3. How much time did he spend practising Yoga? ....................
4. Find the time elapsed between the given time periods. Share your 
strategies.
(a) 01:15 p.m. to 01:42 p.m.?
(b) 03:18 p.m. to 08:18 p.m.?
(c) 09:15 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.?
5. The table below shows the time taken by 3 children to paint a picture.
Name Time Taken
Raghav 1 hour 20 minutes
Rani 2 hours 10 minutes
Ritu 1 hour 35 minutes
1 1
2 2
3 3 01:55
Min. Sec.
01:56
Min. Sec.
01:57
Min. Sec.
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156
6. Fill in the blanks by writing the time in the appropriate format.
Time in 12-hour fromat Time in 24-hour fromat
05:30 a.m. 05:30 hours
………… 08:35 hours
11:55 a.m. ……… hours
02:30 p.m. 14:30 hours
05:30 p.m. ……… hours
09:35 p.m. ……… hours
7. Match the following.
Time in 12–hour format Time in 24–hour format
06:30 a.m. 01:30 hours
08:45 p.m. 23:45 hours
11:45 p.m. 06:30 hours
04:30 a.m. 20:45 hours
07:30 p.m. 04:30 hours
01:30 a.m. 19:30 hours
Akira, Sunita, and Mary are participating in a 200 m-walking race.
School Race
1 1
2 2
3 3 01:55
Min. Sec.
01:56
Min. Sec.
01:57
Min. Sec.
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157
Do you notice the use of a new unit ‘seconds’ in the picture?
1 min = 60 seconds
In situations like a race, ‘seconds’ help us observe small differences in time 
taken by participants. Each participant took 1 minute but how much more?
Identify the child who won the race. How much time did the child take?
Estimate whether you would take seconds or minutes to complete the 
following activities. Tick the appropriate cell.
Let Us Do
Activity Seconds Minutes
Blinking of eyes
Switching on and switching off the 
lights
Counting from 1–20
Filling a glass from the tap
Melting of an ice-cube
Making a phone call
Sitting down on the floor
Drinking a glass of water
Snapping fingers
Washing hands
Note for the Teachers: Let the learners observe and discuss who stood first, who stood 
second, and who stood third and why. Help them understand the difference between 
minutes and seconds and seconds as a unit which adds precision in measuring short 
time duration. Get the learners to observe that 60 movements of the seconds hand 
leads to a shift in the minute hand.
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Raghav practices yoga in the morning.
(a) Who took the longest time?
(b) Who took the least time?
Racing Seconds
Chapter Chapter
12 12
Let us find out
1. At what time did Raghav start practising Yoga? ……………….
2. At what time did he finish? …………….
3. How much time did he spend practising Yoga? ....................
4. Find the time elapsed between the given time periods. Share your 
strategies.
(a) 01:15 p.m. to 01:42 p.m.?
(b) 03:18 p.m. to 08:18 p.m.?
(c) 09:15 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.?
5. The table below shows the time taken by 3 children to paint a picture.
Name Time Taken
Raghav 1 hour 20 minutes
Rani 2 hours 10 minutes
Ritu 1 hour 35 minutes
1 1
2 2
3 3 01:55
Min. Sec.
01:56
Min. Sec.
01:57
Min. Sec.
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156
6. Fill in the blanks by writing the time in the appropriate format.
Time in 12-hour fromat Time in 24-hour fromat
05:30 a.m. 05:30 hours
………… 08:35 hours
11:55 a.m. ……… hours
02:30 p.m. 14:30 hours
05:30 p.m. ……… hours
09:35 p.m. ……… hours
7. Match the following.
Time in 12–hour format Time in 24–hour format
06:30 a.m. 01:30 hours
08:45 p.m. 23:45 hours
11:45 p.m. 06:30 hours
04:30 a.m. 20:45 hours
07:30 p.m. 04:30 hours
01:30 a.m. 19:30 hours
Akira, Sunita, and Mary are participating in a 200 m-walking race.
School Race
1 1
2 2
3 3 01:55
Min. Sec.
01:56
Min. Sec.
01:57
Min. Sec.
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157
Do you notice the use of a new unit ‘seconds’ in the picture?
1 min = 60 seconds
In situations like a race, ‘seconds’ help us observe small differences in time 
taken by participants. Each participant took 1 minute but how much more?
Identify the child who won the race. How much time did the child take?
Estimate whether you would take seconds or minutes to complete the 
following activities. Tick the appropriate cell.
Let Us Do
Activity Seconds Minutes
Blinking of eyes
Switching on and switching off the 
lights
Counting from 1–20
Filling a glass from the tap
Melting of an ice-cube
Making a phone call
Sitting down on the floor
Drinking a glass of water
Snapping fingers
Washing hands
Note for the Teachers: Let the learners observe and discuss who stood first, who stood 
second, and who stood third and why. Help them understand the difference between 
minutes and seconds and seconds as a unit which adds precision in measuring short 
time duration. Get the learners to observe that 60 movements of the seconds hand 
leads to a shift in the minute hand.
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158
List events other than the ones listed above that you can do or that can 
happen in less than a minute or in a few seconds.
……………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………
Estimate and verify how many of these you can do in a minute.
Activity Estimated Number Actual Number
Number of balloons blown
Number of push-ups
Number of breaths
Number of hops on one leg
1. Find out the number of times you can skip the rope 
in 10 seconds.
2. How long does it take you to write the word FRIEND?
3. How long does it take you to run 100m?
Let Us Find
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Raghav practices yoga in the morning.
(a) Who took the longest time?
(b) Who took the least time?
Racing Seconds
Chapter Chapter
12 12
Let us find out
1. At what time did Raghav start practising Yoga? ……………….
2. At what time did he finish? …………….
3. How much time did he spend practising Yoga? ....................
4. Find the time elapsed between the given time periods. Share your 
strategies.
(a) 01:15 p.m. to 01:42 p.m.?
(b) 03:18 p.m. to 08:18 p.m.?
(c) 09:15 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.?
5. The table below shows the time taken by 3 children to paint a picture.
Name Time Taken
Raghav 1 hour 20 minutes
Rani 2 hours 10 minutes
Ritu 1 hour 35 minutes
1 1
2 2
3 3 01:55
Min. Sec.
01:56
Min. Sec.
01:57
Min. Sec.
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156
6. Fill in the blanks by writing the time in the appropriate format.
Time in 12-hour fromat Time in 24-hour fromat
05:30 a.m. 05:30 hours
………… 08:35 hours
11:55 a.m. ……… hours
02:30 p.m. 14:30 hours
05:30 p.m. ……… hours
09:35 p.m. ……… hours
7. Match the following.
Time in 12–hour format Time in 24–hour format
06:30 a.m. 01:30 hours
08:45 p.m. 23:45 hours
11:45 p.m. 06:30 hours
04:30 a.m. 20:45 hours
07:30 p.m. 04:30 hours
01:30 a.m. 19:30 hours
Akira, Sunita, and Mary are participating in a 200 m-walking race.
School Race
1 1
2 2
3 3 01:55
Min. Sec.
01:56
Min. Sec.
01:57
Min. Sec.
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157
Do you notice the use of a new unit ‘seconds’ in the picture?
1 min = 60 seconds
In situations like a race, ‘seconds’ help us observe small differences in time 
taken by participants. Each participant took 1 minute but how much more?
Identify the child who won the race. How much time did the child take?
Estimate whether you would take seconds or minutes to complete the 
following activities. Tick the appropriate cell.
Let Us Do
Activity Seconds Minutes
Blinking of eyes
Switching on and switching off the 
lights
Counting from 1–20
Filling a glass from the tap
Melting of an ice-cube
Making a phone call
Sitting down on the floor
Drinking a glass of water
Snapping fingers
Washing hands
Note for the Teachers: Let the learners observe and discuss who stood first, who stood 
second, and who stood third and why. Help them understand the difference between 
minutes and seconds and seconds as a unit which adds precision in measuring short 
time duration. Get the learners to observe that 60 movements of the seconds hand 
leads to a shift in the minute hand.
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158
List events other than the ones listed above that you can do or that can 
happen in less than a minute or in a few seconds.
……………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………
Estimate and verify how many of these you can do in a minute.
Activity Estimated Number Actual Number
Number of balloons blown
Number of push-ups
Number of breaths
Number of hops on one leg
1. Find out the number of times you can skip the rope 
in 10 seconds.
2. How long does it take you to write the word FRIEND?
3. How long does it take you to run 100m?
Let Us Find
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Observe the clocks and fill in the blanks.
Let Us Do
1
Rani took  __________ sec. to get out of her bed.
2
3
4
Raghav took ________ sec. to move from his room to the kitchen.
Ritu took ________ sec. to pick up a piece of paper from the floor. 
Raghu took ________ sec. to wash his spoon and plate.
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$1. Racing Seconds क्या है और यह किस विषय पर आधारित है?
Ans."Racing Seconds" एक पाठ है जो खेल और प्रतिस्पर्धा के महत्व को दर्शाता है। यह पाठ छात्रों को खेलों में समय के प्रबंधन और प्रतिस्पर्धा की भावना सिखाता है।
$2. Racing Seconds में कौन-कौन से मुख्य बिंदुओं पर चर्चा की गई है?
Ans. इस पाठ में खेलों के आयोजन, प्रतिस्पर्धा की भावना, समय का महत्व और टीमवर्क पर चर्चा की गई है। पाठ में यह भी बताया गया है कि कैसे खेल हमें अनुशासन और धैर्य सिखाते हैं।
$3. Racing Seconds पाठ से छात्रों को क्या सीखने को मिलता है?
Ans. छात्रों को Racing Seconds पाठ से खेलों में मेहनत और लगन का महत्व समझ में आता है। उन्हें यह भी सीखने को मिलता है कि जीतने के लिए समर्पण और टीम वर्क कितना आवश्यक है।
$4. Racing Seconds का खेलों में क्या योगदान है?
Ans. Racing Seconds खेलों में प्रतिस्पर्धा और उत्साह को बढ़ावा देता है। यह पाठ बच्चों को प्रेरित करता है कि वे खेलों में भाग लें और अपनी क्षमताओं को पहचानें।
$5. Racing Seconds पाठ में कौन से खेलों का उदाहरण दिया गया है?
Ans. पाठ में विभिन्न खेलों जैसे दौड़, क्रिकेट, फुटबॉल आदि का उदाहरण दिया गया है। ये उदाहरण बताते हैं कि कैसे अलग-अलग खेलों में प्रतिस्पर्धा और टीमवर्क की आवश्यकता होती है।
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