Class 4 Maths Chapter 2 Hide and Seek – Extra Questions with Answers

Class 4 Maths Chapter 2, Hide and Seek, is about describing exact positions using grids and maps, and recognising an object from its top, side, and front views. These extra questions give focused practice on both skills, mixing quick-recall items with word-style problems.

Last Updated: September 23, 2026

Quick Concept Recap

• A grid position is described using two directions — how far across, and how far up/down — from a fixed starting point.
• Top view: looking straight down. Side view: looking from the side. Front view: looking straight at the front face.
• A map is a top-view drawing of a real place, read using simple directional clues.

Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)

Q1. If you look at a coin lying flat on a table from directly above, what view are you seeing?
(a) Front view (b) Side view (c) Top view (d) Back view
Answer: (c) Top view

Q2. On a grid, moving 3 steps right and 2 steps up from a starting box describes:
(a) an area (b) a position (c) a shape (d) a colour
Answer: (b) a position

Q3. Looking at a closed book from the side, you mostly see:
(a) a circle (b) a triangle (c) a thin rectangle (d) a square
Answer: (c) a thin rectangle

Q4. What tool helps describe an exact position on paper?
(a) a ruler only (b) a grid (rows and columns) (c) a clock (d) a calendar
Answer: (b) a grid

Q5. A cube looks the same from the top, front, and side because:
(a) it has no faces (b) all its faces are equal squares (c) it is round (d) it has only one face
Answer: (b) all its faces are equal squares

Short Answer Questions

Q6. What is the top view of a football?
Answer: A circle, from every angle, since a football (sphere) looks the same from all sides.

Q7. Why do we need both an across-step and an up-step to describe a grid position?
Answer: Because a flat grid has two directions of movement, and only one number alone cannot pin down an exact point — both are needed together.

Q8. A closed matchbox is viewed from its front. What shape do you usually see?
Answer: A rectangle (its front face).

Q9. On a simple map, the school is shown between your house and the park. What does this tell you?
Answer: That the school lies on the path connecting the house and the park.

Q10. Name one everyday object that looks like a circle from the top view.
Answer: A round plate, a coin, or a bangle (any correct example).

Long Answer / Map-Based Questions

Q11. Draw a simple 4×4 grid. Mark a starting point at the bottom-left box. Describe the position of a box that is 2 steps right and 3 steps up from the start.
Solution: Starting from the bottom-left box, count 2 boxes to the right, then move 3 boxes up from that spot. Mark that box — its position is described as “2 right, 3 up”.

Q12. A toy car is placed on a table. Describe what you would see if you looked at it from the top, from the front, and from the side. Are all three views the same or different? Why?
Solution: The top view would show the outline of the car’s roof and body from above; the front view would show the windscreen/bonnet face; the side view would show the full length and wheels. All three are different because a toy car does not have identical faces in every direction, unlike a cube.

Q13. On a map, a park is 3 steps right and 1 step up from your house, and a shop is 1 step right and 4 steps up from your house. Which place is further up from the house?
Solution: The shop is 4 steps up compared to the park’s 1 step up, so the shop is further up from the house.

Q14. Explain, with an example, why the top view and front view of a cone look different.
Solution: A cone’s top view (looking straight down at its pointed tip or flat circular base) looks like a circle, while its front/side view (looking at it from the side) looks like a triangle, because the cone’s shape changes from a point at the top to a wide circular base.

How to Use These Extra Questions

Draw a simple grid or use a real room to test grid-position questions, and physically place objects on a table to compare their top, front, and side views. For the full concept walkthrough, see the Solutions and the Revision Notes for Chapter 2.

Frequently Asked Questions

Are these questions from the official NCERT textbook?
No — these are original extra-practice questions built around the same grid, map, and viewpoint concepts taught in Chapter 2.

What is the easiest way to score well in grid-position questions?
Always identify the starting point first, then count across before up (or in whatever order the specific grid uses), and double-check by retracing the path.

How can a child practise viewpoints without special equipment?
Use any object at home — a cup, a box, a book — and look at it from directly above, from the front, and from the side, then sketch or describe each view.

Why is this topic useful beyond this one chapter?
It builds spatial reasoning that is used later in coordinate geometry, map reading, and understanding 3D shapes from 2D drawings.

Written by Satish

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