A Day at the Beach (Counting in Groups) NCERT Solutions | Mathematics for Class 2 (Joyful-Mathematics) PDF Download

Page 1

Look at the above picture. Count and write the number of objects given below.
Q1: Coconuts 

Ans: 27

Q2: Boats

Ans: 12

Q3: Children

Ans: 6

Q4: Oranges

Ans: 20

Q5. How did you count them? Did you count them one by one or in bunches or groups?

Ans: Do it yourself.

Let us Do (Page 2)

A. Look at the shops shown in the picture and fill in the blanks.
(i) There are ___________ necklaces of shells with 10 shells in each necklace.

Ans: 10

(ii) There are _________ groups of balloons with __________ balloons in each group and __________ loose balloons.

Ans: There are 6 groups of balloons with 4 balloons in each group and 2 loose balloons.

(iii) There are ______ bunches of bananas with _______ bananas in each bunch and ____________ loose bananas.

Ans: There are 6 bunches of bananas with 12 bananas in each bunch and 4 loose bananas.

B. Surbhi has collected some seashells. She wants to help her mother make bracelets and necklaces.

C. Surbhi has made __________ groups of shells with ______ number of shells in each group for her bracelets.

Ans: Surbhi has made 10 groups of shells with 5 number of shells in each group for her bracelets.

D. Her mother has made ___________ groups of shells with ___________ number of shells in each group for her necklaces.

Ans: Her mother has made 5 groups of shells with 10 number of shells in each group for her necklaces.

Let us Think (Page 3)

List out the objects that come in packs of ten.

Ans: (a) Pencils 
(b) Biscuits 
(c) Toffees

Tasty Chikoos!

Manoj is helping his father in selling chikoos that he has arranged in the trays.
(i) There are ____________ chikoos in one tray.

Ans: 10

(ii) How many chikoos are there in total? ____________

Ans: 80

Now help Manoj in placing all the chikoos in the trays for selling.
A. 25 chikoos : ______ trays of ten chikoos and _________ chikoos.

Ans: 2 trays of ten chikoos and 5 chikoos.

B. 43 chikoos : ______ trays of ten chikoos and _________ chikoos.

Ans: 4 trays of ten chikoos and 3 chikoos.

C. 35 chikoos: ______ trays of ten chikoos and _________ chikoos.

Ans: 3 trays of ten chikoos and 5 chikoos.

D. 58 chikoos  : ______ trays of ten chikoos and _________ chikoos.

Ans: 5 trays of ten chikoos and 8 chikoos.

Let us Match (Page 4)

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Fun with Blocks and Strips
Can you tell how many blocks are there in this block stick?
1 block stick = _______ blocks

Ans: 1 block stick = 10 blocks

Can you tell how many units are there in this ten strip?
1 ten strip = ________ units

Ans: 1 ten strip = 10 units

Let us Do (Page 5)

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Complete the below table.

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Let us Make 100!

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Let us Think (Page 8)

Complete the following.

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Draw tens() and ones () cards and fill in the blanks

Ans: 

Let us Do (Page 10 & 11)

Q1. Which is less 27 oranges or 72 oranges? Why?

Ans:  27 oranges are less than 72 oranges. This is because 27 is a smaller number than 72. So, if you have 27 oranges, you have fewer oranges compared to having 72 oranges.

Q2. Fill in the blanks with more or less.
A. 67 chikoos are _______ than 76 chikoos.

Ans: 67 chikoos are less than 76 chikoos.

B. 53 shells are _______ than 35 shells.

Ans: 53 shells are more than 35 shells.

Q3. Fill in the blanks.
A. ______ is more than 20.

Ans: 29 is more than 20.

B. _____ is less than 41.

Ans: 39 is less than 41.

C. ______ is less than 76.

Ans: 53 is less than 76.

D. 49 is more than _____.

Ans: 49 is more than 42.

E. 25 is less than _____.

Ans: 25 is less than 29.

F. ______ is less than 2.

Ans: 1 is less than 2.

G. 36 is more than _____.

Ans: 36 is more than 30.

H. _____ is more than ______. 

Ans: 2 is more than 1.

Let us Play (Page 12)

Flash Card Game
A. Make flash cards of numbers from 0 to 9. Make the desired number according to the rules given below by placing these cards appropriately at tens and ones place.
(i) A number greater than 50. 
(ii) A number less than 30. 
(iii) A number between 47 and 59.
(iv) Which is the smallest two-digit number you can make?
(v) Which is the largest two-digit number you can make? Why do you think that the number you made is the largest?

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B. Choose any two flash cards and make a two-digit number. Now swap these flash cards to get another number and find out whether it is bigger or smaller than the previous number. How will you get the largest number using same digits?

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Page 13

Mark by Passing the Path
From the largest number, try to reach the smallest one in decreasing order by passing through each and every number at least once.

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Play with Numbers

Who am I?
A. I am the largest two-digit number.

Ans: 99

B. I am the largest two-digit number where no digit is repeated.

Ans: 98

C. I am the smallest two-digit number.

Ans: 10

D. I am the smallest two-digit number, my digits are repeated.

Ans: 11

E. I am the smallest two-digit number with 3 at the tens place.

Ans: 30

F. I am the largest two-digit number with 2 at the ones place. 

Ans: 92

Page 14

Vallam kali

In Kerala, Onam is celebrated through a famous snake boat race called as vallam kali. The race has nearly come to an end. Look at the picture and observe the position of each boat.

A. Which colour boat came first in the race? __________ 

Ans: Red

B. Which colour boat is likely to come third? __________ 

Ans: Yellow

C. At which positions are blue and green boats? __________ 

Ans: Fourth

D. Write the position of pink and orange boats on the basis of the picture. ____________ ____________

Ans: Second and Fifth

Look at the month of August in the calendar given below.

Read the calendar and answer the following questions. 
A. Onam will be celebrated on which day of the month?_________

Ans: Tuesday

B. When is Independence day celebrated?_________ 

Ans: 15th August

C. Raksha Bandhan is on________ Wednesday of this month.

Ans: Fifth

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