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Before and after in a line
Joyful Mathematics: Chapter 1
GoalSay who comes before and who comes after in a line.
New words
before · earlier in the line; in frontafter · later in the line; behindfirst · at the very frontlast · at the very end
Explanation
Children stand in a line. The first child is at the front. The child in front of you is before you. The child behind you is after you. The last child is at the end. A train has an engine at the front. The carriages come after it.
Worked examples
The cat comes after the dog and before the rooster.
A toy train. The engine is first. Then come a red, a blue and a green carriage. There are 3 carriages after the engine.
In a line of 4 children, nobody is before the first child. Nobody is after the last child.
Class activity
Shoe line. Put the family's shoes in a line at the door, one pair after another. Ask: whose shoes are first? Whose are last? Whose shoes come before Dadi's? Whose come after yours? Then mix them up and make a new line.
Practice
1
Which animal is first in the line?
The cow.
2
Which colour comes after blue?
Yellow.
3
Which one is last in the line?
The bicycle.
4
There are 5 children in a line. Lakshmi is the last. How many children are before her?
4.
5
Who is before you in the line at school? Say a name.
Any right answer.