Question Paper
Class / Subject: Class 5 (CBSE) · Mathematics
Chapter: Chapter 12 — Chapter 12: Racing Seconds
Time Allowed: 32 minutes
Max Marks: 16
1. How many seconds make 1 minute? [1]
(A) 60
(B) 100
(C) 10
(D) 1000
2. How many minutes make 1 hour? [1]
(A) 60
(B) 100
(C) 10
(D) 1000
3. How many seconds are in 1 hour? [1]
(A) 3,600
(B) 60
(C) 600
(D) 36,000
4. What tool measures time in seconds accurately? [1]
(A) A stopwatch
(B) A calendar
(C) A thermometer
(D) A ruler
5. What kind of events do we measure in seconds? [1]
(A) Quick events, like a short race
(B) Long events, like a school year
(C) Nothing
(D) Only days
6. Where is a stopwatch commonly used? [1]
(A) Sports and science experiments
(B) Only cooking
(C) Only sleeping
(D) Nowhere
7. How many seconds are in 5 minutes? [1]
(A) 300
(B) 50
(C) 500
(D) 5
8. Why is understanding seconds useful? [1]
(A) It helps with precise timing in games and activities
(B) No use
(C) Only for tests
(D) Only for fun
9. What is the formula for speed? [1]
(A) Distance ÷ Time
(B) Distance x Time
(C) Time ÷ Distance
(D) Distance + Time
10. A car travels 120 km in 2 hours. What is its speed? [1]
(A) 60 km/h
(B) 120 km/h
(C) 240 km/h
(D) 2 km/h
11. What unit measures vehicle speed? [1]
(A) km/h
(B) kg
(C) litres
(D) degrees
12. A train travels 80 km/h, a car travels 60 km/h. Which is faster? [1]
(A) The train
(B) The car
(C) Both equal
(D) Cannot tell
13. A cyclist travels 30 km in 3 hours. What is the speed? [1]
(A) 10 km/h
(B) 90 km/h
(C) 33 km/h
(D) 27 km/h
14. What does speed tell us? [1]
(A) How fast something moves
(B) How heavy something is
(C) How long something is
(D) Nothing
15. What unit might measure a very fast, short movement? [1]
(A) Metres per second (m/s)
(B) Kilograms
(C) Litres
(D) Degrees
16. Why understand basic speed calculations? [1]
(A) It helps interpret travel information
(B) No use
(C) Only for tests
(D) Only for fun