Advertisements
Advertisements
Question
Activity 1
- Find some things that look 1 metre long.
- Use your metre-rope to find which of these things are more or less than 1 metre.
| Name of the thing | More than 1 metre | Less than 1 metre |
| Length of table | - | - |
| Width of table | - | - |
| Width of door | - | - |
| Length of door | - | - |
| - | - | |
| - | - | |
| - | - |
Advertisements
Solution
Do it yourself.
APPEARS IN
RELATED QUESTIONS
Akbar was a famous king. He had a smart minister called Birbal. Once Akbar gave him a difficult question. He drew a line on the floor.

Look at the picture and explain how Birbal made Akbar's line shorter.
This is a 100 metre race for girls. Arundhati is nearest the finishing line. She is about 6 metres from it.
Behind her is Rehana. Konkana and Uma are running behind Rehana. Look at the picture. To answer the question below:

How far is Rehana from Arundhati?
Have you heard about marathon races in which people have to run about 40 kilometres? People run marathons on roads because the track of a stadium is only 400 metres.
So, if you run a marathon on a stadium track, you will have to complete ______ rounds!
Guess and Find Out
If a handkerchief is made out of a single thread, how long would that thread be?

How many cups can be placed in a line on this table?
Look for things that are less than 1 cm long.
Compare your measurement with your friends.
- Who has the biggest head and who has the smallest head?
- Who has the longest hand (from middle finger to wrist)?
- Which is longer? Your ear or your nose?
- Is any of your nails more than 1 centimetre long?
Which of these will be in centimetres and which will be in metres?
Length of a Pagdi worn by Sikhs
Which of these will be in centimetres and which will be in metres?
Waist of an elephant
Draw lines to match each picture with how long it can be.
|
Length of an earthworm |
2 kilometres |
|
Height of a child |
5 metres |
|
Width of a finger nail |
10 centimetres |
|
Length of a Sari |
1 centimetre |
|
Distance from home to school |
1 metre |





