These practice questions revisit “how many times as far” comparisons, repeated-jump multiplication, and division word problems from Class 5 Maths Chapter 13, Animal Jumps.
Multiple Choice Questions
Q1. A cat jumps 2 m and a locust jumps 1 m. The cat jumps how many times as far?
(a) 1 time (b) 2 times (c) 3 times (d) 4 times
Answer: (b) 2 times (2 ÷ 1 = 2).
Q2. A rabbit makes 8 jumps of 3 m each. Total distance covered?
(a) 11 m (b) 24 m (c) 21 m (d) 32 m
Answer: (b) 24 m (3 × 8).
Q3. A total distance of 72 m is covered in jumps of 9 m each. How many jumps?
(a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 9 (d) 63
Answer: (b) 8 (72 ÷ 9).
Q4. Which operation finds the jump length when total distance and number of jumps are known?
(a) Addition (b) Subtraction (c) Multiplication (d) Division
Answer: (d) Division.
Short Answer Questions
Q5. A flea jumps 20 cm and is 2 mm long. Roughly how many times its own body length does it jump? (2 mm = 0.2 cm)
20 ÷ 0.2 = 100 times its own body length.
Q6. A frog jumps 40 cm each time. How far does it travel in 7 jumps?
40 × 7 = 280 cm.
Q7. A total distance of 96 cm is covered in jumps of 12 cm. How many jumps were made?
96 ÷ 12 = 8 jumps.
Q8. A kangaroo jumps 6 m; a mouse jumps 30 cm (0.3 m). How many times as far does the kangaroo jump?
6 ÷ 0.3 = 20 times as far.
Word Problems
Q9. A grasshopper makes 15 jumps of 25 cm each to cross a field. How wide is the field?
25 × 15 = 375 cm (3.75 m).
Q10. A dog covers 18 m in 6 equal jumps while chasing a ball. What is the length of each jump?
18 ÷ 6 = 3 m per jump.
Q11. Animal A jumps 4 times as far as Animal B. If Animal B jumps 1.5 m, how far does Animal A jump?
1.5 × 4 = 6 m.
Q12. A jumping competition requires covering 100 m. A participant’s jump is 4 m each time. How many full jumps are needed, and is there a leftover distance?
100 ÷ 4 = 25 jumps exactly, with no leftover distance, since 4 divides evenly into 100.
Why These Help
These questions repeat comparison (“how many times”), repeated-jump multiplication, and division to find jump length or count – the same reasoning skills the chapter builds – using a variety of animals and everyday distances so the underlying method becomes automatic.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q1. Do these questions come directly from the NCERT textbook?
No – these are original practice questions on the same comparison and multiplication/division ideas from the chapter, for extra revision.
Q2. Why do some of these questions use decimals like 0.3 m?
Because real-world measurements often don’t come in neat whole metres, so converting between cm and m (including decimals) is part of comparing distances correctly.
Q3. What’s a good way to decide if a jump-distance problem needs multiplication or division?
Ask what is missing – if the total is missing but jump length and count are known, multiply; if the jump length or count is missing but the total is known, divide.
Q4. How is “how many times as far” different from finding the difference between two jumps?
“How many times as far” is a division comparison (a ratio), while “difference” is a subtraction comparison (an amount) – both compare two distances but answer different questions.
Q5. Why is estimating useful before solving these problems exactly?
It gives a quick sanity check – if an estimated answer is very different from the calculated one, it’s a sign to recheck the working for an error.
See the Chapter 13 Solutions and Revision Notes for the full walkthrough.
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