Class 4 Maths Chapter 13 The Transport Museum – Extra Questions with Answers

Extra practice questions for Class 4 Maths Chapter 13 (The Transport Museum), beyond the textbook. These Class 4 Maths Chapter 13 important questions are handy for quick practice.

Very Short Answer Questions

Q1. What is 8 x 4 using the doubling method (8 x 2 x 2)?
Ans: 8 x 2 = 16, 16 x 2 = 32.

Q2. Split 23 x 5 using place value: what is (20 x 5) + (3 x 5)?
Ans: 100 + 15 = 115.

Q3. What is 7 x 6?
Ans: 42.

Short Answer Questions

Q4. A museum has 6 rows of toy trains with 12 trains in each row. How many toy trains are there in total? (Hint: split 12 as 10 + 2.)
Ans: (6 x 10) + (6 x 2) = 60 + 12 = 72 toy trains.

Q5. If a bus ticket costs Rs 15 and 9 tickets are bought, what is the total cost, using doubling or splitting?
Ans: 15 x 9 = (15 x 10) − 15 = 150 − 15 = 135, so the total cost is Rs 135.

Higher-Order Thinking Question

Q6. Explain how splitting a number helps multiply faster, using 24 x 6 as an example.
Ans: Splitting 24 into 20 + 4 makes multiplication easier: (20 x 6) + (4 x 6) = 120 + 24 = 144, breaking a harder multiplication into two simpler ones.

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