Class 4 Maths Chapter 4 Thousands Around Us – Extra Questions with Answers

Place value gets bigger in Class 4 Maths Chapter 4, where numbers run into the thousands — these questions cover reading place values, writing numbers in figures, and comparing and ordering four-digit numbers.

Last Updated: September 23, 2026

Very Short Answer Questions

Q1. What is the place value of 7 in the number 7,342?
Ans: 7,000 (seven thousand).

Q2. Write 5,000 + 300 + 20 + 6 in figures.
Ans: 5,326.

Q3. Which is greater: 4,999 or 5,000?
Ans: 5,000.

Short Answer Questions

Q4. Write the number “three thousand two hundred and five” in figures.
Ans: 3,205.

Q5. Arrange these numbers in ascending order: 6,204, 2,640, 6,024, 2,604.
Ans: 2,604, 2,640, 6,024, 6,204.

Higher-Order Thinking Question

Q6. Using the digits 4, 0, 9, 1 (each once), what is the greatest and smallest 4-digit number you can form?
Ans: Greatest: 9,410. Smallest: 1,049 (0 cannot be the first digit, so the smallest available digit that can lead is 1).

More Practice Questions (2026-27 Curriculum)

Q1. Write “two thousand nine hundred six” as a numeral.
2,906.

Q2. In the number 6,748, what does the digit 7 represent?
7 hundreds (700).

Q3. What is the smallest 4-digit number?
1,000.

Q4. What is the largest 3-digit number?
999.

Q5. In the number 4,215, what does the digit 4 represent?
4 thousands (4,000).

Q6. Write the number that comes right after 3,999.
4,000.

Frequently Asked Questions

How would you write the number 4567 in expanded form?
4567 = 4000 + 500 + 60 + 7.

How would you compare the numbers 3456 and 3465 to find which is greater?
Comparing digit by digit from the left, both have the same thousands and hundreds digit, but 3465 has 6 in the tens place compared to 5 in 3456, so 3465 is greater.

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