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NCERT Solutions for Class 5th Maths Chapter 3 Let us play “Statue” — In-text Questions

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Q1.
Can you recognise the child in the picture who has made a full turn? Who has made a half turn? How do you know? Discuss in class.
Before — everyone is facing youABCD
STATUE! — everyone has stoppedABCD
The class plays “Statue”. In the first picture A, B, C and D are all facing you. In the second picture the teacher has called “STATUE!” and each child has stopped part-way through a turn — look at which way each one is facing now.
Answer

B and C have made a full turn. A has made a half turn. D has made a quarter turn.

Here is how to read the two pictures.

  1. In the first picture, all four children — A, B, C and D — are facing us.
  2. Then the teacher says “STATUE!” and everyone stops.
  3. Now look at each child again and ask: which way is this child facing now?
ChildFacing at firstFacing after “Statue”Turn made
Atowards usaway from us (we see his back)half turn
Btowards ustowards us againfull turn
Ctowards ustowards us againfull turn
Dtowards ussidewaysquarter turn
At firstABCDAfter “Statue!”ABCDThe arrow shows which way the child is facing (seen from above).
Seen from above. A is now facing the opposite way — that is a half turn. B and C face the same way as before — a full turn. D has turned sideways — a quarter turn.
Why it happens: A turn is measured by comparing where you face at the end with where you faced at the start. If you end up facing the opposite way, you have turned half of a full circle — a half turn. If you end up facing the same way again, you have gone all the way round — a full turn.
Sample answer for the class discussion: “A has made a half turn, because he was facing us and now his back is towards us. B and C have made a full turn, because they are facing us just as before — they went right round. D has made a quarter turn, because she is now standing sideways.”
Q2.
Give examples of real-life situations where you observe turns.
Answer

Turns are everywhere. Here are ten from an ordinary day.

SituationWhat turnsHow much it turns
Opening a tapthe tap handleabout a half turn
Opening the lid of a pickle jarthe lidtwo or three full turns
Opening a doorthe door on its hingea quarter turn or more
A ceiling fanthe bladesfull turns, again and again
A clockthe minute handone full turn in an hour
A bicyclethe wheels and the pedalsfull turns
Turning the key of a lockthe keyabout a half turn
A merry-go-round in the melathe whole wheelfull turns
Rolling a chapatiyou turn the chapati a little each timesmall turns
Turning to face your friend behind youyoua half turn
Try This: Stand in the school ground and turn slowly. Stop and ask a friend: “Did I make a quarter turn, a half turn or a full turn?” Then swap.
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