NCERT Solution: What's in a Name? | Mathematics for Class 3 (Maths Mela) PDF Download

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Ques 1: Some animals and birds got together to play a game. They wanted to make 2 teams. They decided that the captain of the first team will be the one with the longest name, i.e., the one with the most letters. The captain of the second team will be the one with the shortest name, i.e., the one with the fewest letters.

Ans: Find out the captains of the 2 teams:

• First team: Elephant
• Letter count: 8
• Second team: ox
• Letter count: 2

Ques 2: Who has a longer name? Discuss.

Ans:  We can compare the lengths of the names "Mahesh" and "Kartik."

• "Mahesh" has 6 letters.
• "Kartik" has 6 letters as well.

So, in this case, neither name is longer—they both contain the same number of letters. The statement "My name is longer" is not accurate since both names have equal length.

Ques 3: Write down the names of some of your friends in the spaces given below and then answer the questions from a to f.
(These are sample answers. Students are advised to write the answers based on their own preferences.)

Let's take some sample names:  

a. Tick the longest name(s) and cross the shortest name(s).

Ans: 

b. Write the starting letter of your name.  
Ans: A

c. Count all the name(s) that have the same starting letter as yours.

Ans: 2

d. Which starting letter is the most used? Count the names that begin with it.

Ans: R is most used and 3 names are starting with "R"

e. Count the names with the same ending letter.

Ans: 3 names have same ending letters : Kunaal, Sahil & Rahul that is "L"

f. Write the letters that are not the starting letter of any name.

Ans: B, C, E, F, G, I, J, L, M, N, O, P, Q, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z.

Ques 4: Teji and Jojo are making numbers using these cards.

(These are sample answers. Students are advised to write the answers based on their own preferences.)

a. Write your roll number using number cards as shown above.

Number cards are given at the end of the book.

Ans:

• My roll number is___6______ .
• Its number name has ___Six_____letters.

b. Write some numbers and their number names in your notebook. How many letters does each have?

Ans: 

• 6 - Six - it has 3 letters
• 3- three - it has 5 letters
• 8- eight- it has 5 letters

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Ques: Teji and Jojo made the number 56 (Fifty-six). It has 8 letters. Write other numbers between 1 and 99 that have 8 letters.

Ans: (These are sample answers. Students are advised to write the answers based on their own preferences.)

• Fourteen (14)
• Thirty-one (31)
• Thirty-two (32)
• Thirty-six (36)
• Forty-one (41)
• Forty-two (42)

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Ques1: Write the number(s) between 1 and 99 that have the longest name.

Ans: (These are sample answers. Students are advised to write the answers based on their own preferences.)

• Seventy-seven (77) - 13 letters
• Eighty-eight (88) - 12 letters
• Ninety-six (96) - 11 letters

a. 

Ans: Ninety-eight (98)

b. 

Ans: Sixty-three (63)

Ques 2. Given below are pictures of some household objects.

Write the names of the above objects in the two groups given below.

Ans. 

Things that need electricity:

1. TV
2. Lamp
3. Clock
4. Fan

Things that don't need electricity:

1. Chair
2. Bed
3. Pillow
4. Blanket