Class 4 Maths Chapter 5 Sharing and Measuring – Extra Questions with Answers

Extra practice questions for Class 4 Maths Chapter 5 (Sharing and Measuring), beyond the textbook. These Class 4 Maths Chapter 5 important questions are handy for quick practice.

Very Short Answer Questions

Q1. If 12 sweets are shared equally among 4 children, how many does each get?
Ans: 3 sweets each.

Q2. What do we call the number left over when a quantity cannot be shared exactly?
Ans: The remainder.

Q3. Divide 20 by 5.
Ans: 4.

Short Answer Questions

Q4. 17 pencils are shared equally among 5 children. How many does each child get, and how many are left over?
Ans: Each child gets 3 pencils, with 2 pencils left over.

Q5. Explain what “equal sharing” means using an example.
Ans: Equal sharing means dividing a quantity into groups of the same size; for example, sharing 15 mangoes among 3 friends means each friend gets 5 mangoes.

Higher-Order Thinking Question

Q6. 22 chocolates are to be shared equally among 6 friends. How many whole chocolates does each friend get, and how many chocolates remain unshared?
Ans: Each friend gets 3 whole chocolates (6 x 3 = 18), and 4 chocolates remain unshared.

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