NCERT Book Class 4 Mathematics (Math Mela) Chapter 6 Measuring Length

Chapter
Measuring Length
6

Let Us Observe

1. Look at the picture. What are the students measuring? Put a tick
mark () if you find it being measured.
a) Length c) Weight e) Breadth
b) Height d) Depth f) Temperature
2. What is being used to measure the height? What other tools can be
used to measure height?
3. Recall in Grade 3 you studied that lengths are measured in
metres. Check and fill in the blanks whether the following are
correct/incorrect for your classroom.
a) The height of most of the students in my grade is more than a
metre. _______________
b) The length of my arm is less than a metre. _______________
c) The height of the door of the grade is less than a metre. __________
d) The breadth of the blackboard is more than a metre.___________

Note for Teachers: The words tall, wide, short and long are used in daily life. Discuss
with students that height, width, depth, breadth all refer to length measurement.
These words are used depending on different situations and orientation. At this point
students only need to understand that all these words denote length.