NCERT Extra Questions for Class 5 Maths Chapter 13: Animal Jumps – Free PDF Download

Chapter 13, Animal Jumps, builds on factors, multiples and prime numbers using the idea of animals jumping different step-lengths along a number line. These questions revisit the key definitions.

Practice Questions

Q1. List all the factors of 18.
1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18.

Q2. Is 18 a multiple of 6? Explain.
Yes, because 6 × 3 = 18.

Q3. List the first five multiples of 4.
4, 8, 12, 16, 20.

Q4. Is 17 a prime number? Why or why not?
Yes, 17 is prime because its only factors are 1 and 17 itself.

Q5. Find the common factors of 12 and 18.
Factors of 12: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12. Factors of 18: 1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18. Common factors: 1, 2, 3, 6.

Why These Help

Factors and multiples decide how numbers can be grouped, shared or arranged evenly, and spotting prime numbers early makes later topics like simplifying fractions and finding the LCM/HCF far easier.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q. What is the difference between a factor and a multiple of a number?
A factor divides a number exactly with no remainder, while a multiple is what you get by multiplying that number by a whole number — factors are less than or equal to the number, multiples grow larger.

See the Chapter 13 Solutions and Revision Notes for the full walkthrough.

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