NCERT Solutions for Class 3 Maths Chapter 4: Vacation with My Nani Maa – Free PDF Download

Chapter 4 of Class 3 Maths Mela, Vacation with My Nani Maa, follows a child’s train journey to their grandmother’s house, using the trip to teach addition and subtraction word problems, and early ideas about distance and time during travel.

Last Updated: September 10, 2026

NCERT Solutions for Class 3 Maths Chapter 4: Vacation with My Nani Maa – Free PDF Download

What this chapter teaches.
Using a relatable travel story, children solve addition and subtraction word problems involving things like the number of stations passed, snacks bought during the journey, or money spent and saved — similar in spirit to Class 2’s Decoration for Festival, but with numbers now comfortably up to a few hundred, and often across two steps (for example, add then subtract).

Activity 1 — Journey Word Problems.
Children solve simple story problems set during the train journey — for example, if the train has 120 passengers and 35 get off at a station, how many remain.

Activity 2 — Two-Step Problems.
Some problems require two operations in sequence, like adding the cost of two snacks and then subtracting that total from money carried, to find how much is left.

Activity 3 — Reading Simple Timings.
Children look at simple journey timings (like departure and arrival times) and answer basic questions about the trip, connecting to the time concepts from Class 2.

Activity 4 — Talk About Your Own Trip.
An open discussion activity where children describe a journey they have taken, encouraging them to use numbers naturally when talking about distance, time, or things they saw.

Why This Chapter Matters

Solving word problems set in a real, relatable story (rather than bare number sums) helps children see how addition and subtraction are used in everyday situations like travel and shopping, and builds up to more complex two-step problem solving.

How to Use These Solutions

Work through the activities above together with the child’s own textbook pictures where relevant, talking out loud through each idea. You can download the full chapter from our Class 3 Maths NCERT book page, or browse every Class 3 subject on our Class 3 hub.

More on This Chapter

Along with this walkthrough, you can also use the Class 3 Maths Chapter 4 Extra Questions and Class 3 Maths Chapter 4 Revision Notes for extra practice and quick revision.

Frequently Asked Questions

What new skill does this chapter add beyond simple addition/subtraction?
It introduces two-step word problems, where more than one addition or subtraction step is needed to reach the final answer.

Do the numbers in this chapter go beyond 200?
The problems generally stay within a comfortable range building on Double Century, though some travel-themed sums may use larger, three-digit numbers as practice.

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