NCERT Solutions for Class 1 Maths Joyful Mathematics Chapter 2 What is Long? What is Round? – step-by-step answers to every exercise and in-text question of the chapter, as per the latest NCERT syllabus for 2027. Read them online or download the free question-answer PDF.
Look around! Some things are long. Some are round. Some things roll, and some slide.
NCERT Solutions for Class 1 Maths Joyful Mathematics Chapter 2 What is Long? What is Round? PDF
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NCERT Solutions for Class 1 Maths Joyful Mathematics Chapter 2 What is Long? What is Round? – Questions and Answers
All 17 questions of the chapter (textbook pages 10 – 17) are answered below, in the order of the book – in-text questions, activities and the end-of-chapter exercises. Each answer is written the way you would write it in the exam.
Look Around — Page 10Vidya didi’s circle game
Vidya didi asked all the children to sit in a circle.
What is long? What is round?
Look around, look around.
My pencil box is long and my ball is round.
Look around, look around.
My legs are long and my face is round.
Look around, look around.
Say one long thing and one round thing.
Think and Do — Page 11A. Round things and long things
Circle: an orange, a bangle.
Box: a pencil, a ruler.
Draw any you like.
Think and Do — Page 12B. Match the shapes · C. Like a ball
Join them like this:
- drum — candle
- football — ball
- box — flat box
- puri — idli
- birthday cap — paper cone
Each pair looks alike in shape.
Tick the watermelon.
It is round, like a ball.
Think and Do — Page 13D. Like a cap · E. Like a glass · F. Like a matchbox
Tick the paper cone.
Both have a pointy top.
Tick the bottle.
Both are long and round.
Tick the pencil box.
Both have the shape of a box.
Let us Do — Page 13Make something from things around you
Make a house, toy, tower, robot, bus or anything you like using different objects in your surroundings. You can also use notebooks, books, pencil box, water bottle, waste or old boxes, birthday caps, funnels, etc.
Sample answer: Make a robot.
- A box for the body.
- Two bottles for legs.
- A birthday cap for a hat.
Story — Pages 14–15Wise Grandmother: why did the dholak roll?
The grandmother put the lamb into a dholak and rolled it back to her house. The dholak rolled very fast. The wolf could not catch the lamb.
Why did the dholak roll?
The dholak is round. The path went down the hill. So the dholak rolled fast.
A box would not roll. It would slide.
Let us Slide — Page 16Carrom, and things that roll or slide
My striker (gotti) rolled instead of sliding.
Hit the striker gently. Watch it slide.
It slides flat on the board to the corner.
Hit too hard, and it may jump and roll.
R: log, rolled mat, bottle, football.
S: cap, yellow bag, juice packet, box.
Round things roll. The others slide.
Sample answer: A marble rolls. An eraser slides.
- Collect a few things.
- Push each one gently on the floor.
- Does it roll or slide? Say it.
Yes. A bottle and a glass do both.
Lying down, a bottle rolls. Standing up, it slides.
Think and Do — Page 17Roll, slide or both?
Put ✓ or ✗.
Rolls: football, orange.
Slides: pencil box, book, spoon.
Both: bottle, cup, paper cone.
Things that do both get ✓ in all three columns.
Project Work — Page 17Puppets, towers and clay
A. Collect cardboard boxes like shoe boxes, empty food boxes, fruit boxes, etc. Make a slit on front of the box and draw eyes, mouth and nose, make a puppet with help of your parent or teacher and play with it. Make puppets from your favourite stories and do a puppet show in your classroom.
Make a box puppet.
- Cut a slit in a box.
- Draw eyes, a nose and a mouth.
- Put on a show.
Try the wolf and the lamb!
Boxes make the tallest towers. They do not fall.
Boxes sit well on each other. Balls roll off.
Sample answer: Make a ball, a long snake and a box.
Roll clay between your hands for a ball.
Chapter 2 of 13 – Joyful Mathematics
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- Next: Chapter 3 Mango Treat
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NCERT Solutions Class 1 Maths Joyful Mathematics Chapter 2 What is Long? What is Round? – Overview
| Class | Class 1 |
| Subject | Maths |
| Book | Joyful Mathematics |
| Chapter | 2 – What is Long? What is Round? |
| Textbook pages | 10 – 17 |
| Questions solved | 17 |
| Session | 2027 |
| Format | Full answers on this page + PDF |
NCERT Solutions Class 1 Maths Chapter 2 – FAQs
Where can I download NCERT Solutions Class 1 Maths Joyful Mathematics Chapter 2 What is Long? What is Round? PDF?
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Is this for the 2027 session?
Yes, it follows the latest NCERT Class 1 Maths book for 2027.
How many questions are solved in NCERT Class 1 Maths Chapter 2?
All 17 questions of the chapter (textbook pages 10 – 17) – the in-text questions, activities and the end-of-chapter exercises.
How should I use these solutions?
Read the chapter in the NCERT book first, attempt the questions yourself, then check your answers here.