Class 3 Maths - GUJARAT
Time Goes On
The chapter 'Time Goes On' from the Class 3 Gujarat (GSEB) Mathematics textbook introduces young learners to the fascinating world of reading time and understanding the calendar. Students learn how to read clock faces with hours, minutes, and seconds, understand the relationship between days, weeks, months, and years, and sequence daily events logically. This chapter is fundamental for building daily life time-management skills and forms the essential base for solving word problems related to time in upcoming board examinations, typically carrying around 5 to 8 marks in school assessments.
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Reading the Clock
A clock has a short hand for hours and a long hand for minutes to help us tell what time it is.
Units of Time
Time is measured in seconds, minutes, hours, days, weeks, months, and years.
The Calendar
A year has 12 months and 365 days, divided into weeks of 7 days each.
AM and PM
AM stands for the time from midnight to noon, and PM stands for the time from noon to midnight.
Sequencing Events
Arranging daily activities in the correct order of morning, afternoon, evening, and night.
Important Formulas
Board Exam Info
In Gujarat (GSEB) Class 3 Mathematics exams, this chapter usually carries 5 to 8 marks. Common question types include matching clock faces with the correct time, filling in the blanks about months and days, calculating simple time intervals, and answering word problems based on daily routines.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I know which hand is the hour hand?
The hour hand is the shorter and thicker hand on the clock face.
How many days are there in a normal year?
A normal year has 365 days.
Which month has the least number of days?
February has 28 days in a normal year and 29 days in a leap year.
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