NCERT Class 4 Maths Chapter 4 Tick-Tick-Tick

NCERT Solutions Class 4 Maths Chapter 4 Tick-Tick-Tick are provided here for students so that they can refer to them while preparing for the final exam. These solutions are designed by subject-matter experts at BYJU’S according to the CBSE syllabus 2023-2024 for Class 4 students.

NCERT Class 4 Maths Chapter 4 teaches children to tell the time from an analogue clock. This is an important chapter because it teaches children one of the basic life skills. A simple fact of knowing the difference between day and night would be a child’s first understanding of time. As children grow, they develop a profound understanding of time and the way it affects our lives. By learning about the concepts of past, present and future, a child begins to place a logical order into their lives and begins to make sense of the things that are happening around them. This chapter inculcates a basic skill in children that they retain for the rest of their lives. Students can download NCERT Solutions from the links given below.

NCERT Solutions for Class 4 Maths Chapter 4

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Question: 1

Three friends read time from a clock. Who is right?

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Answer: In the first clock, the hour hand is at 3, and the minute hand is at 12. This means it is 3 O’clock. Here, Pinki is right

In the second clock, the hour hand has passed 5, and the minute hand is at 7. So, the time is 5:35. So, Pinki is right.

In the third clock, the hour hand is at 7, and the minute hand is at 3. Hence, the time is 7:15. Once again, Pinki is right.

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Question: 2

Show the following times on the clock:

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Answer:

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Question: 3

Do you like sky-watching? If yes, answering the following will make you happy:

(a) At what time does the Sun rise at your place?

(b) When does the sunset?

(c) Does the sun rise and set at the same time every day?

Answer:

(a) The Sun rises at 6:00 a.m. at my place.

(b) The Sun sets at 6:30 p.m. at my place.

(c) No, the Sun does not rise and set at the same times every day.

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Find out

Question: 4

How long will it take the minute hand to move from

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Answer:

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Question: 5

Draw where the hands will be:

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Answer:

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Question: 6

How long does your school assembly take?

Answer: Our school assembly takes 30 minutes.

Question: 7

How long is your lunch break?

Answer: In our school, the lunch break is 1 hour long.

Question: 8

How long is your game period?

Answer: The game period in our school is 40 minutes long.

Question: 9

Is it the same as all the other periods?

Answer: Yes, all the other periods are the same.

Question: 10

The games period and lunch break seem very short! Aren’t they?

Answer: No, the time period is enough to play and have lunch.

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Question: 11

How many minutes can these activities take? Make a guess and then check at home.

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Answer:

* Boiling of 1 litre of milk takes about 6 minutes.

* Filling a bucket takes about 3 minutes.

* Sweeping the room takes about 6 minutes.

Activity Time

Question: 12

In one minute, how many times can you

(a) Snap your finger?

(b) Skip a rope?

(c) Jump up and down?

(d) ___________ _____________

Write more such fun activities in this column

Answer:

(a) I can snap my finger 10 times in one minute.

(b) I can skip a rope 35 times in a minute.

(c) I can jump up and down 45 times in one minute.

(d) I can blink my eyelids 50 times in a minute

Question: 13

Here is another challenge for you. How long can you 

(a) Speak nonstop?

(b) Stand on one leg?

(c) Sing ‘Aaa…… without a break?

Answer:

(a) I can speak non-stop for 5 minutes.

(b) I can stand on one leg for 3 minutes.

(c) I can sing ‘Aaaa…. without a break for 2 minutes.

Question: 14

How long do you take to 

(a) Run a 50-metre race?

(b) Collect 50 pebbles from the ground?

(c) Count 1 to 100?

Answer:

(a) I can run a 50-metre race in 5 minutes.

(b) I can collect 50 pebbles from the ground in 3 minutes.

(c) I can count 1 to 100 in 1 minute.

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Question: 15

Let’s look at a clock again! Solve the following:

(a) The minute hand started from ‘2’. How many minutes will it take to come back to ‘2’ again?

(b) What happens to the hour hand? Does it also move? How long will it take to move from one number to the next?

(c) Look around you and list the activities that take about one hour to complete.

1. _____________

2. ______________

3. _______________

4. _____________

5. ______________

Answer:

(a) The minute hand takes 60 minutes to come back to 2 again.

(b) Yes, the hour hand also moves. The hour hand takes 1 hour to move from one number to the next number.

(c) Following is the list of activities that takes one hour to complete:

1. Cooking food

2. Watching the news

3. Getting ready for a function

4. Completing homework

5. Playing football

Question: 16

How long does it take to cook dinner at home? More than an hour / less than an hour?

Answer: Cooking dinner takes more than an hour at home.

Question: 17

Ask your father if he can cook as fast as your mother does. Yes / No

Answer: No.

Question: 18

Which games take less than an hour to finish?

Answer: Games that take less than an hour to finish are the long jump, high jump, snake and ladder etc.

Question: 19

How long does a football match take?

Answer: The duration of a football match is 90 minutes.

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Question: 20

Mark the above in the correct order on Muniya’s Time Line.

Answer: The correct order on Muniya’s Time Line is given below:

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Question: 21

Muniya got her first tooth in September. How many months old was she then? How many months have passed from March to September?

Answer: Muniya was born on 5/03/05, and on 15/09/05, she got her first tooth. Therefore, Muniya was 6 months and 11 days old when she got her first tooth. From March to September, six months have passed.

Question: 22

How old was Muniya, when

(a) she first sat up?

(b) she got her first tooth?

Answer: (a) Muniya was 8 months and 6 days old when she sat up for the first time.

(b) Muniya was 6 months and 11 days old when she got her first tooth.

Question: 23

What did she do first

1. Walking/eating a banana?

2. Crawling/standing?

Answer:

1. She ate a banana first.

2. She started crawling first.

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Question: 24

Now make a timeline of this dog’s life in your notebook.

Answer: The timeline of the dog’s life is given as follows:

After 2 Weeks After 3 Weeks After 4 Weeks In 7 Months After 1 Year
Born It opened its eyes It got its first teeth and started eating It started walking around but was still wobbling It got a full set of teeth It was become a grown-up dog and got its own puppies

Question: 25

Note the differences between Muniya and Rani’s puppy:

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Answer: The difference between Muniya and Rani’s puppy is as follows:

Actions Muniya (age) Rani’s Puppy (age)
Started walking After 11 months of her birth After 1 month of its birth
Ate food for the first time 6 months after her birth After 3 weeks of its birth
Got the first tooth 6 months after her birth After 3 weeks of its birth

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Question: 26

Do all animals grow at the same speed?

Answer: No, the growth of all the animals is not the same.

Question: 27

Discuss about the growth of 

1. A hen

2. A cow

3. A bird

Answer: The animals mentioned above grow in the following order:

A bird, a hen and a cow

Question: 28

Here are the pictures of grandfathers posing for a photograph. Who looks the oldest to you?

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(a) How much older is Appu’s grandfather than Rani’s grandfather?

(b) Will Chuchoo’s grandfather ever grow as old as Appu’s grandfather?

(c) How much younger is Chuchoo rat’s grandfather than Rani’s grandfather?

Answer:

(a) Elephant Appu’s grandfather’s age = 95 years old

Rani’s grandfather’s age = 70 years old

Difference between their ages = 95 – 70

= 25 years

Hence, Appu’s grandfather is older than Rani’s grandfather.

(b) No

(c) Chuchoo rat’s grandfather’s age = 2 years old

Rani’s grandfather’s age = 70 years old

Difference in their age = 70 – 2

= 68 years old

Therefore, Chuchoo rat’s grandfather is 68 years younger than Rani’s grandfather

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Question: 29

Now write which dates the following stand for:

5/5/06 

20/5/06 

7/6/06

1/1/07 

Answer:

5/5/06 5 May 2006

20/5/06 20 May 2006

7/6/06 7 June 2006

1/1/07 1 Jan 2007

Question: 30

Write the below-given dates in numbers.

1 June 2006 

30 May 2006

10 August 2007 

Answer:

1 June 2006 1/6/06

30 May 2006 30/5/06

10 August 2007 10/8/07

Question: 31

How long did it take for the letter to reach from Ajmer to Nagpur?

Answer: From Ajmer, Atif wrote the letter on 1/5/06. Shobhna got the letter on 6/5/06 in Nagpur. So, the letter took 5 days to reach from Ajmer to Nagpur.

Question: 32

How many days will Atif spend at his Nani’s place?

Answer: On 5/5/06, Atif went to his Nani’s place.

On 20/5/06, he returned back from there.

Therefore, he spent 15 days at his Nani’s place

Question: 33

Fill in the table:

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Answer:

Dates Number of Days
From To
Shabana’s holidays 1st June 2006 10th August 2006 70 days
Atif’s holidays 1st May 2006 30th June 2006 60 days

Question: 34

Who has got longer holidays – Shabana or Atif?

Answer: Shabana got 70 days holidays in her school, while Atif got 60 days holidays in his school. Hence, Shabana got longer holidays than Atif.

Question: 35

Which long holidays do you get in school? Fill the table.

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Answer: The given holidays start and end on the dates given below

Occasion Dates Number of Days
From To
Summer Holidays

Autumn Break

Winter Break

Holidays after the Exam

1st April

11 October

25 December

5th March

1st June

19 October

10 January

2nd April

60 days

9 days

17 days

29 days

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Question: 36

(a) In which month was the butter packed?

Answer: The butter was packed on 15th January 2006.

(b) Which date will it be 180 days after 15/01/06?

Answer: Let us calculate 180 days from the date of manufacture.

Days in January = 17 days

In February = 28 days

In March = 31 days

In April = 30 days

In May = 31 days

In June = 30 days

Total days = 17 + 28 + 31 + 30 + 31 + 30 = 167 days

Remaining days = 180 – 167 = 13 days

Hence, the date will be 13th July 2006.

(c) Can Chandran eat it on 15th May 2006?

Answer: Yes, he can eat it on 15th May 2006.

Find Out

Question: 37

Which are the other things that come with an expiry date?

Answer: Every product comes with an expiry date. Cold drinks, medicines, biscuits, sweets etc., have an expiry date.

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Question: 38

What month and year is written as 07/05? Would it be safe to take the cough syrup in September 2005?

Answer: The month and year is written as 07/05, which shows that it is July 2005. No, it is not safe to take the cough syrup in September 2005 as the expiry date is till July 2005 only.

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Question: 39
Can you guess why they missed the train?

Answer: Railway uses 24 hours clock time. The ticket shows the time as 5:30 means the train was in the morning and they reached at 5:15 in the evening. If it was in the evening, it would have been written as 17:30. Hence, they missed the train.

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Question: 40

Look at this chart. It tells the difference between your watch and a 24-hour clock. Try to complete it.

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Answer:

Time by Your Watch (12-hour clock) Time by a 24-hour Clock
1 O’clock in the afternoon 13:00 hours
2 O’clock in the afternoon 14:00 hours
3 O’clock in the afternoon 15:00 hours
3:30 in the afternoon 15:30 hours
6 O’clock in the evening 18:00 hours
9 O’clock in the evening 21:00 hours
12 O’ clock at midnight 24:00 hours

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Question: 41

Now can you tell why a 24-hour clock is called so?

Answer: We know that there are 24 hours in a day. So, the 24 hours clock shows the time for the entire day. Therefore, it is called a 24-hour clock.

Question: 42

Suppose a train leaves at 8:30 at night. The time written on the Railway ticket would be ____.

Answer: The time written on the Railway ticket would be 20:30.

Question: 43

You must have noted the time of sunrise and sunset. Write here using am and pm.

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Answer: The time of sunrise and sunset on the 1st June.

Time of Sunrise 6:00 am
Time of Sunset 6:30 pm

Question: 44

Where have you seen a 24-hour clock being used?

1. _________

2. _________

3. _________

Answer: The 24-hour clock is used in

1. Railway station

2. Airport

3. Bus stand


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Frequently Asked Questions on NCERT Solutions for Class 4 Maths Chapter 4

Q1

What mistake did Shazia make while measuring time on her watch, as in Chapter 4 of NCERT Solutions for Class 4 Maths?

When Shazia starts from her home, the time is 7’o clock. Later, when she reaches her school, the minute hand points at 2. So, she mistook the time to be 2 minutes past 7 or 7:02. Then, Pamposh corrected her by stating that the minute hand had moved across 10 lines after 12. Thus, it is 10 minutes past 7 or 7:10.
Q2

When did Muniya first start walking, and how many months old was she then, according to Chapter 4 of NCERT Solutions for Class 4 Maths?

Muniya was born on 5 March 2005. From Rani’s diary, it was found that Muniya first started walking on 2 February 2006. So, Muniya was nearly 11 months old by that time.
Q3

What do students learn from Chapter 4 of NCERT Solutions for Class 4 Maths?

In Chapter 4 of NCERT Solutions for Class 4 Maths, students learn to tell the time from an analogue clock/watch. This chapter is important as it teaches students one of the basic life skills. A simple fact of knowing the difference between day and night would be a student’s first understanding of time. Further, students are made to create a timeline of events/happenings they notice.
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