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F R E E S T U D Y M AT E R I A L F O R E V E R Y S T U D E N T

C L A S S 2 · M AT H S

NCERT Solutions + ×
Chapter 1: A Day at
the Beach

NCERT Textbook — Joyful Mathematics

BOOK PAGES SECTIONS QUESTIONS MEDIUM

1 – 15 18 76 English

Every question Step by step Exam ready
Activities, in-text questions The working shown, not Written to match how
and all exercises. just the final answer. marks are awarded.

Solutions, notes, sample papers & more at 59 pages

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C L A SS 2 · M AT H S · JOY F UL M AT HE M AT IC S
NCERT So ut ons — C apt r 1: A Day at t B a
l i h e he e ch

This chapter is about counting in groups. We count in tens and learn about tens and ones.

T E XT B OOK B OOK PAGE S
Joyful Mathematics Class 2 1  15

S EC T I ONS QU E ST I ONS
18 76

M EDI UM
English

In-text Questions — Page 1

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A Day at the Beach — count the things in the picture

Q1 Look at the above picture. Count and write the number of objects given below.
Coconuts ______

The beach: coconut trees, boats, coconuts in nets, baskets of oranges and children.

27 coconuts
 On the 3 trees, count in fives: 5, 10, 15.
 In the 2 nets: 20, 25.
 On the sand: 26, 27.

Why Count n n v s s ast r t an on
: i g i fi e i f e h y one.
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Q2 Look at the above picture. Count and write the number of objects given below.
Boats ______

The beach: coconut trees, boats, coconuts in nets, baskets of oranges and children.

12 boats
 The boats are in 3 stacks.
 Each stack has 4 boats.
 Count by stacks: 4, 8, 12.

Why On sta at a t m s asy to ount
: e ck i e i e c .

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Q4 Look at the above picture. Count and write the number of objects given below.
Oranges ______

The beach: coconut trees, boats, coconuts in nets, baskets of oranges and children.

20 oranges
 There are 2 baskets.
 Each basket has 10 oranges.
 10 and 10 make 20.

Why Two t ns ma tw nty
: e ke e .

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Q5 How did you count them? Did you count them one by one or in bunches or groups?

The beach: coconut trees, boats, coconuts in nets, baskets of oranges and children.

n groups. It is quicker.
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 Coconuts: groups of 5.
 Boats: stacks of 4.
 Oranges: baskets of 10.

Why W t : i h g roups, we do not lose count.

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At the beach shops

Q1 A. Look at the shops shown in the picture and fill in the blanks.
i. There are ___________ necklaces of shells with 10 shells in each necklace.

Necklaces of shells on the mat.

There are 10 necklaces of shells.
 Look at the mat. ach ring of shells is one necklace.
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 Touch each ring once and count: 1, 2, 3 … 10.

Why T : he he ap of loose shells is not a necklace.

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Q2 A. Look at the shops shown in the picture and fill in the blanks.
ii. There are ___________ groups of balloons with ___________ balloons in each group and
___________ loose balloons.

The balloon sellerʼs balloons.

There are 6 groups of balloons with 4 balloons in each group and 2 loose balloons.
 ach group has 4 balloons: red, yellow, blue, green.
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 2 balloons are not in any group. They are loose.

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Q4 B. Surbhi has collected some seashells. She wants to help her mother in making
bracelets and necklaces.
C. Surbhi has made ____________ groups of shells with _______ number of shells in each
group for her bracelets.

The shells Surbhi has put together for her bracelets.

Surbhi has made 10 groups of shells with 5 shells in each group.
 ount the bracelets: 10.
C

 Count the shells on one: 5.
 Every bracelet has 5 shells.

Why Ea : ch bracelet is one group of shells.

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Q5 B. Surbhi has collected some seashells. She wants to help her mother in making
bracelets and necklaces.
D. Her mother has made ____________ groups of shells with ____________ number of
shells in each group for her necklaces.

The shells her mother has put together for her necklaces.

Her mother has made 5 groups of shells with 10 shells in each group.
 Count the necklaces: 5.
 Count the shells on one: 10.
 Every necklace has 10 shells.

Why Ea n
: ch ecklace is one group of ten.

Q6 Try the tongue twister.
“She sells seashells at the seashore.ˮ

Say it out loud!
 Say it slowly first.
 Then say it fast, three times.
 Now ask a friend to try.

Why T : he words start with s and sh. So the tongue gets mixed up.

Let us Think — Page 3

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·
Packs of ten Tasty Chikoos !

Q1 List out the objects that come in packs of ten.
A. _____________ B. _____________ C. _____________

Sample answer: A. A box of 10 pencils B. A strip of 10 tablets C. A bundle of 10 sticks
 Look for packs of 10 at home or in a shop.
Your answers can be different.

Q2 Manoj is helping his father in selling chikoos that he has arranged in the trays.
There are ______ chikoos in one tray.

Manojʼs trays of chikoos.

There are 10 chikoos in one tray.
 One tray has 2 rows.
 ach row has 5 chikoos.
E

Why : 5 and 5 make 10.

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Q3 Manoj is helping his father in selling chikoos that he has arranged in the trays.
How many chikoos are there in total? _______

Manojʼs trays of chikoos.

There are 80 chikoos in total.
 ount the trays: 8.
C

 ach tray has 10 chikoos.
E

 Count in tens: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80.

Why : 8 tens make 80.

Q4 Now help Manoj in placing all the chikoos in the trays for selling.
A. 25 chikoos

Trays of ten chikoos and some more chikoos.

: ____ trays of ten chikoos and ____ chikoos.

2 trays of ten chikoos and 5 chikoos.

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 Fill trays of ten: 10, 20.
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Q6 Now help Manoj in placing all the chikoos in the trays for selling.
C. 35 chikoos

Trays of ten chikoos and some more chikoos.

: ____ trays of ten chikoos and ____ chikoos.

3 trays of ten chikoos and 5 chikoos.
 Fill trays of ten: 10, 20, 30.
 5 chikoos are left over.
 30 and 5 make 35.

Why : 35 i s 3 tens and 5 more.

Q7 Now help Manoj in placing all the chikoos in the trays for selling.
D. 58 chikoos

Trays of ten chikoos and some more chikoos.

: ____ trays of ten chikoos and ____ chikoos.

5 trays of ten chikoos and 8 chikoos.
 Fill trays of ten: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50.
 8 chikoos are left over.
 50 and 8 make 58.

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Why : 58 i s 5 tens and 8 more.

Let us Match — Page 4
Match each number with its trays

Q1 Let us Match
A. 80 chikoos

Trays of chikoos in four rows. Each row has its own mark.

80 chikoos → the triangle row ▲
 Count the trays in tens: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80.
 There are no loose chikoos.

Why : 80 i s 8 tens and 0 more.

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Q2 Let us Match
B. 72 chikoos

Trays of chikoos in four rows. Each row has its own mark.

72 chikoos → the square row ■
 Count the trays in tens: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70.
 Then the loose ones: 2 more.

Why : 72 i s 7 tens and 2 more.

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Q3 Let us Match
C. 56 chikoos

Trays of chikoos in four rows. Each row has its own mark.

56 chikoos → the star row ★
 Count the trays in tens: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50.
 Then the loose ones: 6 more.

Why : 56 i s 5 tens and 6 more.

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Block stick and ten strip

Q1 Look at my block stick.
Can you tell how many blocks are there in this block stick?
1 block stick = ________ blocks

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The block stick.

1 block stick = 10 blocks
 Start at the top.
 Touch each colour and count.
 You reach 10 at the bottom.

Why A o st
: bl ck ick i s ten blocks joined together.

Q2 Look at my ten strip.
Can you tell how many units are there in this ten strip?
1 ten strip = ________ units

The ten strip.

1 ten strip = 10 units
 Each small box is one unit.
 Count the boxes: 10.

Why T at s w y t s a
: h i h i i c lled a ten strip.

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Block sticks, ten strips and units
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Q2 ___ block sticks and ___ blocks
___ total blocks

Block sticks and loose blocks.

4 block sticks and 4 blocks
44 total blocks
 Count the sticks in tens: 10, 20, 30, 40.
 Count on the loose blocks: 41, 42, 43, 44.

Why : 4 tens and 4 ones make 44.

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Q3 ___ ten strips and ___ units
___ total units

Ten strips and loose units.

4 ten strips and 6 units
46 total units
 Count the strips in tens: 10, 20, 30, 40.
 Count on the loose units: 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46.

Why : 4 tens and 6 ones make 46.

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Q4 ___ ten strips and ___ units
___ total units

Ten strips and loose units.

6 ten strips and 8 units
68 total units
 Count the strips in tens: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60.
 Count on the loose units: 61, 62 … 68.

Why : 6 tens and 8 ones make 68.

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Q5 ___ ten strips and ___ units
___ total units

Ten strips and loose units.

6 ten strips and 8 units
68 total units
 Count the strips in tens: 10, 20 … 60.
 Count on the loose units: 61, 62 … 68.

Tip: Sam 68 as t
e he b ox before. Only the units sit differently.

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Ten strips that make a 100 units grid

Q1 ___ yellow units and ___ red units
___ yellow ten strips and ___ red ten strips. Total ___ units or ___ ten strips.

A grid made of red and yellow ten strips.

50 yellow units and 50 red units. 5 yellow ten strips and 5 red ten strips. Total 100 units or 10
ten strips.

Why Ea row s on t n str p
: ch i e e i . 5  5  10 strips. 10 tens make 100.

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Q2 ___ yellow units and ___ red unit
___ yellow ten strips and ___ red ten strips. Total ___ units or ___ ten strips.

A grid made of red and yellow ten strips.

40 yellow units and 60 red units. 4 yellow ten strips and 6 red ten strips. Total 100 units or 10
ten strips.

Why Ea row s on t n str p
: ch i e e i . 4  6  10 strips. 10 tens make 100.

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Q3 ___ yellow units and ___ red units
___ yellow ten strips and ___ red ten strips. Total ___ units or ___ ten strips.

A grid made of red and yellow ten strips.

20 yellow units and 80 red units. 2 yellow ten strips and 8 red ten strips. Total 100 units or 10
ten strips.

Why Ea row s on t n str p
: ch i e e i . 2  8  10 strips. 10 tens make 100.

Let us Make 100 — Page 7

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A game with units and ten strips

Q1 Let us play this game in groups of 5 or 6. One member will become the banker. Each
team member will roll two dice together and take that many units from the bank.
Whenever there are units that are equal to or more than 10, they will exchange the ten
units for a ten strip from the banker. Play the same and collect 10 tens strips and put
them to make a 100 units grid. We can also use items like rajma, pebbles, chana, etc.,
as units.

Play it with friends!
 Roll two dice. Take that many units.
 Swap 10 units for 1 ten strip.
 Collect 10 ten strips. Join them to make 100.

Tip: 6  5  11 un ts. Swap 10 or a str p. 1 un t stays.
i f i i

Let us Think — Page 8
Tens ▲ and ones ● cards

Q1 Complete the following.

T O
= + or

___ tens ___ ones
Each ▲ card is a ten. Each ● card is a one.

3 tens 2 ones = 30 + 2 or T 3 O 2. That is 32.
 Each ▲ is a ten. 3 ▲ make 30.
 Each ● is a one. 2 ● make 2.

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3 ones = 50 + 3 or T 5 O 3. That is 53.
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Q4 Draw tens ▲ and ones ● cards and fill in the blanks.

T O
= 90 + 3 or

___ tens ___ ones
An empty box for your cards, and the number to make.

Draw 9 ▲ and 3 ●. 9 tens 3 ones = 90 + 3 or T 9 O 3.

The cards to draw.

Why : 93 h as 9 tens and 3 ones. 90  3  93.

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Q5 Draw tens ▲ and ones ● cards and fill in the blanks.

T O
= + or
7 5
___ tens ___ ones
An empty box for your cards, and the number to make.

Draw 7 ▲ and 5 ●. 7 tens 5 ones = 70 + 5 or T 7 O 5.

The cards to draw.

Why : 75 h as 7 tens and 5 ones. 70  5  75.

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Q6 Draw tens ▲ and ones ● cards and fill in the blanks.

T O
= + or
2 9
___ tens ___ ones
An empty box for your cards, and the number to make.

Draw 2 ▲ and 9 ●. 2 tens 9 ones = 20 + 9 or T 2 O 9.

The cards to draw.

Why : 29 h as 2 tens and 9 ones. 20  9  29.

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Make Numbers

Q1 Make Numbers
Children can make numbers using different number cards either of tens or ones. The
teacher calls out a number, say, 52. The children with numbers cards of 50 and 2 will
come together and form the number 52 as shown below. The game continues for other
numbers such as 27.

50 2 5 2
The 2 card goes on top of the 0 of the 50 card.

27 20 and 7


 Find the child with the 20 card.
 Find the child with the 7 card.
 Put the 7 card over the 0 of 20.

Why : 27 h as 2 tens and 7 ones.

In-text Questions — Page 10
Trays of Oranges

Q1 Can you now tell, which are more in number? 43 oranges or 34 oranges?

43 oranges are more.
 43 has 4 tens.
 34 has only 3 tens.

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Why : 5 tens are more than 3 tens.

Q3 What about 43 oranges and 47 oranges? Which is more?

47 oranges are more.
 Both have 4 tens.
 43 has 3 ones. 47 has 7 ones.

Why T : he tens are the same. So look at the ones. 7 is more than 3.

Let us o — Page 11
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Fill in the blanks A is done for you)

Q1 Fill in the blanks.
B. ______is less than 41.

40 is less than 41.
 40 comes just before 41.

Tip: Many answ rs ar r e e t
igh . 39, 30 or 25 are right too.

Q2 Fill in the blanks.
C. ______is less than 76.

70 is less than 76.
 Both have 7 tens.
 70 has 0 ones. 76 has 6 ones.

Tip: Many answ rs ar r e e t
igh . 75, 60 or 50 are right too.

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Q3 Fill in the blanks.
D. 49 is more than ______ .

49 is more than 40.
 Both have 4 tens.
 49 has 9 ones. 40 has 0 ones.

Tip: Many answ rs ar r e e t
igh . 48, 30 or 9 are right too.

Q4 Fill in the blanks.
E. 25 is less than ______ .

25 is less than 30.
 25 has 2 tens.
 30 has 3 tens.

Why : 2 tens are less than 3 tens.

Tip: Many answ rs ar r e e t
igh . 26, 40 or 99 are right too.

Q5 Fill in the blanks.
F.______ is less than 2.

1 is less than 2.
 Count back from 2 1, 0.
 Only 1 and 0 come before 2.

Why : 1 c omes just before 2.

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Q6 Fill in the blanks.
G. 36 is more than ______ .

36 is more than 30.
 Both have 3 tens.
 36 has 6 ones. 30 has 0 ones.

Tip: Many answ rs ar r
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Q7 Fill in the blanks.
H. _____is more than ______.

50 is more than 20.
 Pick any two numbers.
 Write the bigger one first.

Why : 5 tens are more than 2 tens.

Sample answer: Ma ke your own pair, like 81 and 18.

Let us Play — Page 12
Flash Card Game

Q1 A. Make flash cards of numbers from 0 to 9. Make the desired number according to the
rules given below by placing these cards appropriately at tens and ones place.
i. A number greater than 50.

57
 Put the 5 card at the tens place.
 Put the 7 card at the ones place.

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Why : 5 tens and 7 ones is more than 5 tens.

Tip: You an a so ma
c l ke 64, 80 or 91.

Q2 A. Make flash cards of numbers from 0 to 9. Make the desired number according to the
rules given below by placing these cards appropriately at tens and ones place.
ii. A number less than 30.

25
 Put the 2 card at the tens place.
 Put the 5 card at the ones place.

Why : 2 tens are less than 3 tens.

Tip: You an a so ma
c l ke 12, 19 or 28.

Q3 A. Make flash cards of numbers from 0 to 9. Make the desired number according to the
rules given below by placing these cards appropriately at tens and ones place.
iii. A number between 47 and 59.

52
 Put 5 at the tens place and 2 at the ones place.
 52 comes after 47 and before 59.

Why : 52 i s more than 47 but less than 59.

Tip: You an a so ma
c l ke 48, 50 or 58.

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Why T : he tens place counts more than the ones place.

Mark by Passing the Path — Page 13
From the largest number to the smallest

Q1 From the largest number, try to reach the smallest one in decreasing order by passing
through each and every number atleast once.

34 53

91 76

14 11

19

23

The number grid.

91  76  53  34  23  19  14  11

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34 53

91 76

14 11

19

23

Start at the green ring. Follow the line. Stop at the red ring.

 Start at the largest, 91.
 Each time, go to the next smaller number.

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Q2 From the largest number, try to reach the smallest one in decreasing order by passing
through each and every number atleast once.

51

58

63 43

75 86

29 34

The number grid.

86  75  63  58  51  43  34  29

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51

58

63 43

75 86

29 34

Start at the green ring. Follow the line. Stop at the red ring.

 Start at the largest, 86.
 Each time, go to the next smaller number.

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Q4 Who am I?
D. I am the smallest two-digit number, my digits are repeated.

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 Both digits must be the same.
 The smallest such pair is 1 and 1.

Why : 00 i s not a two-digit number. So the answer is 11.

Q5 Who am I?
E. I am the smallest two-digit number with 3 at the tens place.

30
 Put 3 at the tens place.
 Put the smallest digit, 0, at ones.

Why : 30 i s 3 tens and 0 ones.

Q6 Who am I?
F. I am the largest two-digit number with 2 at the ones place.

92
 Put 2 at the ones place.
 Put the biggest digit, 9, at tens.

Why : 92 i s 9 tens and 2 ones.

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Q7 Make your own such questions.
__________________________________

__________________________________

Sample answer: I am the smallest two-digit number with 5 at the tens place. Answer: 50)
Another: I am the largest two-digit number with 0 at the ones place. Answer: 90)

Vallam kali — Page 14
The snake boat race

Q1 Look at the picture and observe the position of each boat.
A. Which colour boat came first in the race?

The snake boat race. The two flags are on the left.

Red
 The boats move left, towards the flags.
 The two flags mark the end of the race.
 The red boat has already passed them.

Why T : rst boat to pass the flags comes first.
he fi

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Q2 Look at the picture and observe the position of each boat.
B. Which colour boat is likely to come third?

The snake boat race. The two flags are on the left.

Yellow
 Red is first. Pink is second.
 Yellow is just behind pink.

Why Y ow s t r
: ell i hi d cl osest to the flags.

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Q3 Look at the picture and observe the position of each boat.
C. At which positions are blue and green boats?

The snake boat race. The two flags are on the left.

Blue is 4th. Green is 5th.
 Yellow is 3rd.
 Blue comes next. Its front is a little ahead of green.

Why T : he boat nearer the flags is ahead.

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Read the calendar

Q1 Read the calendar and answer the following questions.
A. Onam will be celebrated on which day of the month? ____
August
SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT

1 2 3 4 5

6 7 8 9 10 11 12

13 14 15 16 17 18 19
ndependence Day
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20 21 22 23 24 25 26

27 28 29 30 31
Onam Raksha Bandhan

*Calendar based on 2023

On 29 August. t is a Tuesday.
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 ind the word Onam.
F

 The date above it is 29.
 t is in the Tue column.
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Why T : he number in the box is the date.

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Q2 Read the calendar and answer the following questions.
B. When is the Independence day celebrated? ____
August
SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT

1 2 3 4 5

6 7 8 9 10 11 12

13 14 15 16 17 18 19
ndependence Day
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20 21 22 23 24 25 26

27 28 29 30 31
Onam Raksha Bandhan

*Calendar based on 2023

On 15 August. t is a Tuesday.
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 Find the words Independence Day.
 The date above them is 15.

Why In a: di bec ame free on 15 August 1947.

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Q3 Read the calendar and answer the following questions.
C. Raksha Bandhan is on ____ Wednesday of this month.
August
SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT

1 2 3 4 5

6 7 8 9 10 11 12

13 14 15 16 17 18 19
ndependence Day
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20 21 22 23 24 25 26

27 28 29 30 31
Onam Raksha Bandhan

*Calendar based on 2023

Raksha andhan is on the fifth (last) Wednesday of this month.
B

 Read the Wed column: 2, 9, 16, 23, 30.
 Raksha andhan is on 30.
B

 30 is the fifth Wednesday.

Why Count t
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Q4 Find out if any of your friends celebrated their birthday in the month of August. Mark it
on the calendar.
August
SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT

1 2 3 4 5

6 7 8 9 10 11 12

13 14 15 16 17 18 19
ndependence Day
I

20 21 22 23 24 25 26

27 28 29 30 31
Onam Raksha Bandhan

*Calendar based on 2023

Sample answer: My friend Meenaʼs birthday is on 10 August. I put a ring on 10.
 Ask your friends, “When is your birthday?ˮ
 Pick the August birthdays.
 Find each date. Put a ring on it.

C hapter at a glance
Counting in groups is faster than one by one.
Atray holds 10 chikoos. 10 ones make 1 ten.
Ablock stick has 10 blocks. ten strip has 10 units.
A

10 ten strips make 100.
43 is 4 tens and 3 ones.
More tens means a bigger number. Same tens? Look at the ones.

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ExamClass 2
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Languageenglish
Updated13 Oct 2026