NCERT Solutions for Class 5th Maths Chapter 10 Matching the wooden blocks of Rajasthan to their prints — Let Us Explore — Block Printing
Book page 140 Updated on2026-09-19
Q1.
Below are images of wooden blocks and a part of their prints. Match each block to its correct print by drawing a line. One is done for you.
Wooden blocks
Prints
The five wooden blocks and the five prints of page 140, redrawn here in simple outline from the photographs. Each print shows only one half of a block’s design. One match is already made for you: block (iv) goes with print (e).
Answer
The matches are: (i)–(c), (ii)–(d), (iii)–(a), (iv)–(e) (already done for you) and (v)–(b).
Each print in the lower row shows only half of the block's design — the half on one side of its line of symmetry. So to match them, look at the half and imagine the fold.
Block
What the block shows
Print
What the print shows
(i)
a mango-shaped paisley (buta) with a ring of small scallops all round
(c)
half a paisley with the same scalloped edge
(ii)
a lotus with pointed petals and a leaf below
(d)
half a pointed lotus with half a leaf below
(iii)
a round flower (rosette) with petals all round
(a)
half a round flower
(iv)
a half-circle fan with a small knob below
(e)
a quarter fan with half the knob — done for you
(v)
a tall plant with a straight stem and leaves on both sides
(b)
half a plant — the stem and the leaves on one side only
How to match them yourself:
Look at the outline of the print. Is it round, pointed, tall and thin, or a fan?
Find the block with the same outline. A tall thin print must come from the tall thin block.
Check the small details. Count the scallops on the edge, or look at the shape of the petals.
Imagine the fold. Hold a mirror on the straight edge of the print. The picture you see should look like the whole block.
A mirror on the dashed line turns half a design into the whole design.
Why the prints show only half: The carved block is symmetrical, so half of it already tells you everything. Block printers use this: the two halves of the pattern always match, which is what makes the printed cloth look neat.
Did you know? Block printing (thappa chhapai) is a traditional craft of Rajasthan. Artisans carve a design into a wooden block, dip it in colour and press it on cloth, again and again. The craft has been practised for centuries and makes Rajasthan's textiles special.