NCERT Solutions for Class 4 Maths Mela Chapter 2 Hide and Seek

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Let Us Do

1. Look at the picture and answer the following:
a) Which game are the children playing?……….
See AnswerHide and Seek
b) Who is looking from the top?……….
See AnswerBholu (as shown in Scene 3, Bholu is looking down from the tree)
c) In Scene 1, if Rani faces towards the hut, will she be able to see who all are hiding near the hut?……….
See AnswerNo, Rani won’t be able to see everyone hiding near the hut because her vision would be limited to what’s directly in front of her. Some children might be hiding on the sides of the hut that aren’t visible from her position.
d) In Scene 4, can Mini see all the children playing the game?……….
See AnswerNo, Mini cannot see all the children. From her position, she would have a limited view and wouldn’t be able to see children behind obstacles or in other directions.
2. Mini, Bholu and Rani draw the same brick. Why are their drawings of the same brick different? Discuss. 

See AnswerMini, Bholu and Rani drew the same brick, but they all looked at it from different sides!
Mini looked at the side of the brick, so she drew a rectangle without the design.
Bholu looked at the front of the brick, where “7777” is written, so he showed the design on the brick.
Rani looked at the end (the smallest face), so her drawing is short and narrow.
Whose drawing shows the following views?

Answer:

3. Look at the pictures and name the objects. Also write which view of the object is given.

Answer:

4. Jagat and Rani have made different drawings of the same objects. Match the views with the objects.

See Answer1. First set of views (cube/square): Side view shows a rectangle/square, front view shows a square. This matches with the red cube in the middle.
2. Second set of views (triangle/rectangle): Top view shows a triangle, front view shows a rectangle. This matches with the tan/yellow rectangular prism on the right.
3. Third set of views (triangle/triangle): Front view shows a triangle, top view shows a triangle with internal lines. This matches with the green triangular pyramid on the left.

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Cat Finds Jagat

The next day, the five friends go to school feeling excited as it is an activity day. Jagat’s pet cat follows him to school. The cat sits on the window and tries to find Jagat.

Let Us Do

Jagat’s cat see him sitting on the third desk in the first row.
1. Mark Jagat’s position in picture.
See AnswerHe would be sitting on the third desk in the first row.

2. Describe the position of the blue bag…………
See AnswerThe position of the blue bag: Based on the image, we would need to describe where the blue bag is located in the classroom.
3. What do you see on the middle desk of the second row?………..
See AnswerThis would require identifying the object placed there.
4. Where is the notebook kept the first desk in the second row or the middle desk in the third row?
See AnswerThe notebook location: We would need to check both positions (first desk in second row and middle desk in third row) to determine where the notebook is kept.
5. Draw an apple on the third desk of the second row:
See AnswerThis is a drawing activity.

Grid Game

Here are the clues given by Rani to fill the grid:

• An eraser at the top right corner.
• A pencil in the top left corner.
• An apple in the middle of the second row and second column.
• A water bottle in the third row and second column.
Answer:

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Grid Game – Treasure Hunt

In this game, one player has to think of an object from the grid and help the other player locate it. 
Let’s see how Jagat and Mini are playing

Mini takes 2 steps to the left and 1 step upwards. She reaches the ……… Mark. Mini’s position on the grid. 
See AnswerCat

What object did Jagat think of?
See AnswerJagat must be thinking of the flower (the white flower with yellow center in the top right corner of the grid).

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Drone Around the School

Gyan has got a drone to show her friends. A drone can take pictures while flying. 

Circle the places or things that you see in the picture and write their names. 
See Answer1. School Admission buildings (with red brick walls)
2. Playground (the green rectangular area)
3. Primary Wing
4. Middle Wing
5. Secondary Wing
6. A blue vehicle (looks like a car or small bus)
7. Park
8. Sports Room
9. Principal Office.

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Preet’s elder sister has made a sight map of the school. You can easily locate Grade 4 on the map.

Trace the path from the Grade 4 classroom to the stage.
See AnswerI can see Grade IV marked on the right side of the map in the Primary Wing. The stage is located on the left side of the hall. To trace this path, I would need to go from Grade IV, through the Primary Wing, past the park area, and to the stage.

2. How many routes were you able to find?________(You may use different
colour pencils to trace the different routes)
See AnswerI can identify 2 main routes:
Route 1: Grade IV → through Primary Wing → past the Middle Wing → through the Hall → to Stage
Route 2: Grade IV → through Primary Wing → around the Park area → to Stage

3. Which is the shortest route? How do you know?
See AnswerRoute 2 appears to be shorter because it goes more directly from Grade IV to the Stage without passing through the Middle Wing and Hall. I can tell this by visually comparing the paths and seeing that Route 2 covers less distance.

4. The water delivery man has turned left from the entrance. Help him reach MDM Kitchen by telling him the route. Write the directions below.
See AnswerFrom the entrance, turn left, walk past the student parking, continue until you reach the Library, turn right past the IT room, and you’ll find the MDM Kitchen on your right.

5. Rajat is not feeling well. Which way will you choose to take him to the medical room from the library?
See AnswerThe quickest path would be to exit the Library, go right past the IT room, continue straight past the staff parking, then go right along the top of the map and the medical room will be there next to the sports room.

6. After the assembly in the playground, Bholu must go to the IT room and Rani has to go to the sports room.
Trace their paths. Which way is longer?
See AnswerBholu: Playground → past the Hall → to the IT room
Rani: Playground → past the classrooms → to the sports room
Rani’s path appears to be longer because she needs to travel across more of the school campus to reach the sports room, which is at the top-right corner of the map, while the IT room is closer to the playground.

In previous class, you might have studied the use of scale to measure the length of pretty much everything. You have learned to use different types of length measures like centimeters and meters. In this chapter, you will use the skills of measuring with the help of your scale to measure different things.

In this chapter, there are so many other stories that are given as per the interest of children. Such as How tall have you grown? Inter-school sports meet. Which is about the race completion and the decision is who won the match is the difference between players running the race track.

By measuring all the scores and distance take to the next topics in the chapter where there are certain questions are given in such a way where the skills of measuring and your clever mind will be put into test. Have checked the topic yet.
Once you complete the chapter you will come to the end of the chapter where there is a beautiful poem is waiting for you which has been named I wish I were.

It would be useful here to discuss about children’s experiences, particularly when talking about clouds and their height, so that they get an intuitive feel of relative heights, and can begin to estimate large distances.