A Peek Beyond the Point — Practice

Q1. When one unit on a ruler is divided into 10 equal parts, the length of each part is called

• A. one-hundredth
• B. one-tenth
• C. one-thousandth
• D. one-half

Q2. How many one-tenths together make one unit?

• A. 5
• B. 100
• C. 10
• D. 1000

Q3. How is the fraction 4/10 read aloud in Ganita Prakash?

• A. four-tenths or four one-tenths
• B. ten-fourths
• C. four and one-tenth
• D. one and four-tenths

Q4. How many one-hundredths make one-tenth?

• A. 100
• B. 1
• C. 10
• D. 1000

Q5. How many one-hundredths together make one whole unit?

• A. 10
• B. 100
• C. 1000
• D. 50

Q6. In the Indian place value system, what is the purpose of the decimal point (.)?

• A. To mark the end of the number
• B. To separate two different numbers
• C. To separate the whole-number part from the fractional part
• D. To replace the comma in large numbers

Q7. According to Ganita Prakash, how is the decimal number 0.274 read aloud?

• A. Zero point two hundred and seventy four
• B. Zero point two seven four
• C. Two seven four
• D. Zero comma two seven four

Q8. Since 1 cm equals 10 mm, the value of 1 mm in centimeters is

• A. 0.01 cm
• B. 10 cm
• C. 0.1 cm
• D. 1.0 cm

Q9. Since 1 kg equals 1000 g, the value of 1 g in kilograms is

• A. 0.1 kg
• B. 0.01 kg
• C. 0.0001 kg
• D. 0.001 kg

Q10. Since 1 rupee equals 100 paise, the value of 1 paisa in rupees is

• A. 0.01 rupee
• B. 0.1 rupee
• C. 0.001 rupee
• D. 1.0 rupee

Q11. Sonu says 0.2, 0.20 and 0.200 all represent the same quantity. Is he correct?

• A. No, adding zeros makes the number bigger
• B. Yes, all three equal 2 tenths
• C. No, adding zeros makes the number smaller
• D. Only 0.2 and 0.20 are equal; 0.200 is different

Q12. Priya needs 2.7 m of cloth for her skirt and Shylaja needs 3.5 m for her kurti. The total cloth needed is

• A. 5.2 m
• B. 6.12 m
• C. 6.2 m
• D. 5.12 m

Q13. Using the cloth lengths above, how much longer is Shylaja's 3.5 m cloth than Priya's 2.7 m cloth?

• A. 1.2 m
• B. 0.8 m
• C. 0.2 m
• D. 1.8 m

Q14. The fraction 1/2 written in decimal form is

• A. 0.2
• B. 0.05
• C. 0.5
• D. 1.2

Q15. How is the length 3 4/10 units read aloud?

• A. Three-fourths and ten
• B. Thirty-four tenths only
• C. Three and four-tenth
• D. Four and three-tenth