Q3. Write down the names of some of your friends and then answer parts (a to f).

(a) ✓ Ayesha, ✗ Riya. (b) Starting letter of your name: A. (c) Names starting with A: 2. (d) Most-used starting letter: A – 2. (e) Same ending letter: Ayesha, Riya. (f) Letters not used as a start: B, C, E, F, G…

Write your own roll number using number cards.

Example – Roll Number 25; Name Twenty-five; Letters 11. (Answer will vary by student.)

Write some numbers and their number names. How many letters does each have?

11 – Eleven (6); 25 – Twenty-five (10); 40 – Forty (5); 99 – Ninety-nine (10).

Puzzle 2: Among the numbers 63 to 78 my number-name is the shortest. Who am I?

Seventy – it has only 7 letters.

Q4. Group the objects above differently.

Used for sleeping: Bed, Pillow, Blanket, Fan. Not used for sleeping: Clock, Chair, TV, Lamp.

Look at the children in your class. All comb their hair differently. Write it down.

Two ponytails – 4; One ponytail – 3; Braids – 2; Short hair – 6; Open hair – 5.

What's in a Name?

In this chapter, Deba and Deep use marks on a wall to count cows. As they get more cows, they find better ways to track them.

Here’s what you’ll do:

Count letters in number names like “fifty-six” or “seventeen.”
Find the longest and shortest names by comparing them.
Group objects like those that need electricity (lamps) and those that don’t (chairs).

These fun activities help you practice math skills, problem-solving, and creative thinking. Ready to start counting and sorting? Math is fun when you make it a game!

NCERT Solutions for Class 3 Maths Chapter 1 – What’s in a Name? | Maths Mela (New Book 2025)

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NCERT Solutions for Class 3 Maths Chapter 1 – What’s in a Name? | Maths Mela (New Book 2025)

📄 Page 1 - Cow Counting Questions

📗 In-Text Story Question

Q1. What could Deba and Deep do?

Deba and Deep could make a mark on the wall for each cow that leaves the gate. Then, when they return, they can strike off one mark for every cow that re-enters the gate. This method would allow them to keep track of how many cows have returned.

📗 In-Text Story Question

Q2. Did all the cows come back home?

Yes, all the cows came back home, as the marks on the wall were all struck out. This shows that Deba and Deep successfully counted their cows using the marks on the wall.

📄 Page 2 - Cow Counting Questions

📒 Fill in the Blank

After a few years, they had many more cows. One day, their wall had this many marks when they left home. So, they had __________ cows.

They had 47 cows.

📗 In-Text Story Question

Q3. Why were Deba and Deep worried?

Deba and Deep were worried because two marks were still left on the wall, but they did not see any cows outside. This meant that some cows might still be missing

Q4. How many cows had reached home?

45 cows had reached home. Deba and Deep quickly went to search for the missing cows and found them in a nearby field. They all happily returned home together!

📙 Activity-Based Question

Q5. Help Hemant keep track of his cows and sheep.

Hemant can make 36 marks for cows and 23 for sheep. Total animals = 59.
For 36 cows: |||| / |||| / |||| / |||| / |||| / |||| / |||| | (7 groups of 5 + 1 = 36)
For 23 sheep: |||| / |||| / |||| / |||| ||| (4 groups of 5 + 3 = 23)

📄 Page 3 - Animal Team Names

📙 Activity-Based Question

Q1. Some animals and birds got together to play a game. They wanted to make 2 teams. They decided that the captain of the first team will be the one with the longest name, i.e., the one with the most letters. The captain of the second team will be the one with the shortest name, i.e., the one with the fewest letters.

(A) Find out the captains of the 2 teams.

First Team Captain: Elephant (8 letters)
Second Team Captain: Ox (2 letters)

(B) Do you know any animal with a longer name?

Yes, Hippopotamus (12 letters) and Rhinoceros (10 letters) are longer names than Elephant.

📙 Activity-Based Question

Q2. Who has a longer name? Mahesh or Kartik?

Both names, Mahesh and Kartik, have 6 letters. So, their names are equally long.

📄 Page 4 - Friends’ Names

📙 Activity-Based Question

Q3. Write down the names of some of your friends in the spaces given below and then answer the questions from a to f.

(A) Tick ✓ the longest name(s) and cross ✗ the shortest name(s) - ✓ Ayesha, ✗ Riya
(B) Write the starting letter of your name - Starting letter: A
(C) Count all the name(s) that have the same starting letter as yours - Names starting with A : 2
(D) Which starting letter is the most used? Count the names that begin with it - Most used letter is A – 2
(E) Count the names with the same ending letter - Same ending letter: Ayesha, Riya
(F) Write the letters that are not the starting letter of any name - Letters not used: B, C, E, F, G...

📄 Page 5 - Let us Do

📙 Activity-Based Question

Q4. Teji and Jojo are making numbers using these cards.

(A) Jojo makes his roll number 17 like this. Its number name has............. letters.

Seventeen has 9 letters.

(B) Write your roll number using number cards as shown above. Number cards are given at the end of the book.

Example:

Roll Number = 25

Number Name = Twenty-five

Letters = 11 (Answer will vary by student.)

Number	Name	Letters
11	Eleven	6
25	Twenty-five	10
40	Forty	5
99	Ninety-nine	10

📄 Page 6 - Let us Do

📙 Activity-Based Question

Q1. Write the number(s) between 1 and 99 that have the longest name.

Seventy-three, Seventy-seven, Seventy-eight

Puzzle 1: My number name has two words. The first word has 6 letters. The second word has 5 letters. I am very near to 100. Who am I?

Ninety-seven (Ninety = 6 letters, Seven = 5 letters)

Puzzle 2: My friends and I are the numbers from 63 to 78. My number name is the smallest among all. Who am I?

Seventy – It has the smallest name in that number group (only 7 letters).

Q2. Make similar puzzles of your own in your notebook and ask your classmates.

Example Puzzle 1: My name has 10 letters. I am more than 60 but less than 70. Who am I? → Sixty-seven
Example Puzzle 2: My name has 9 letters and ends in “five”. Who am I? → Thirty-five

📄 Page 7 - Let us Do

📙 Group Activity Based Question

Q1. Those that eat/don’t eat foodTeji and Jojo have some picture cards. Teji has put these into two groups like this:

Group 1 : Those that don't eat food
Group 2 : Those that eat food.

Q2. What is common in each of the groups Jojo has made?

In the first group : All things which can Fly
In the second group : All things which can not Fly

📙 Activity-Based Question

Q3. Given below are pictures of some household objects.

Things that need electricity : TV, Fan, Lamp
Things that don't need electricity : Bed, Pillow, Blanket, clock, chair

Q4. Group the objects given above differently. Write them down in the space below.

Things used for sleeping : Bed, Pillow, Blanket, Fan
Things that don't used for sleeping : clock, chair, TV, Lamp

📄 Page 8 - Let us Do

📙 Activity-Based Question

Look at the children in your class. All children comb their hair in different ways. Look and write down.

Hair Style	No. of Children
Two ponytails	4
One ponytail	3
Braids	2
Short hair	6
Open hair	5