NCERT Extra Questions for Class 1 Maths Chapter 10: How do I Spend my Day? – Free PDF Download

Chapter 10, How do I Spend my Day?, introduces time — parts of the day, sequencing daily activities, and reading simple o’clock times. These practice questions build confidence with these early time concepts.

Multiple Choice Questions

Q1. Which part of the day comes right after morning?
(a) Night (b) Afternoon (c) Evening (d) Midnight
Answer: (b) Afternoon.

Q2. A clock shows the hour hand at 8 and minute hand at 12. What time is shown?
(a) 7 o’clock (b) 8 o’clock (c) 12 o’clock (d) 9 o’clock
Answer: (b) 8 o’clock.

Q3. Which activity usually happens at night?
(a) Having breakfast (b) Going to school (c) Sleeping (d) Playing in the park after school
Answer: (c) Sleeping.

Q4. How many days are there in a week?
(a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 7 (d) 8
Answer: (c) 7.

Short Answer Questions

Q5. Name the four parts of a day in order.
Morning, afternoon, evening, night.

Q6. Which activity takes longer: drinking a glass of water or sleeping at night?
Sleeping at night takes longer.

Q7. What does it mean when a clock shows an “o’clock” time?
It means the minute hand is pointing exactly at 12, and the hour hand shows the hour.

Q8. Name the day that comes right after Friday.
Saturday.

Word Problems

Q9. Arrange these in order: brushing teeth at night, having dinner, going to sleep.
Correct order: having dinner, brushing teeth at night, going to sleep.

Q10. Rina wakes up, has breakfast, and then goes to school. If waking up happens first, what happens second and third?
Second: having breakfast. Third: going to school.

Q11. If today is Wednesday, what day will it be after two more days?
Friday.

Why These Help

Practising sequencing, clock reading, and duration comparisons helps a Class 1 child build a strong, practical sense of time that connects directly to their own daily life.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q1. What time concepts should a Class 1 child know after this chapter?
Parts of the day, the correct sequence of daily activities, reading simple o’clock times, and the order of the days of the week.

Q2. How can I practise clock reading with my child at home?
Use a real clock or a toy clock, and whenever the minute hand points to 12, ask the child to read the o’clock time shown by the hour hand.

Q3. Why do children sometimes get parts of the day mixed up?
Because morning, afternoon, and evening can feel similar in routine, so linking each part to a very specific activity, like breakfast for morning, helps make the difference clearer.

Q4. What is a good way to teach duration comparison at this age?
Compare two familiar activities directly, like asking whether eating a biscuit or eating a full meal takes longer, rather than using exact time units.

Q5. Where can I find full solutions for the Chapter 10 textbook exercise?
The Chapter 10 Solutions and Revision Notes pages linked below explain every textbook question in detail.

See the Chapter 10 Solutions and Revision Notes for the full walkthrough.

Written by Satish

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