Class 7 Maths · Ganita Prakash Part 1 · Chapter 6
Number Play
Puzzles, patterns and digit games — the chapter that quietly builds the thinking competitive exams test.
Free lessons by Rashmi Ma'am — open the playlist on YouTube →
Rashmi Ma’am teaches Class 7 Maths free on YouTube, with new lessons every week. Read this chapter page, then practise below.
What your child learns
- Explore patterns in numbers and predict what comes next — with reasons
- Play with digits: reversals, sums, and what stays the same
- Reason about odd and even numbers beyond “ends in 2, 4, 6, 8”
- Work through puzzle-style problems systematically instead of guessing
- Explain a pattern in words — the skill behind every olympiad answer
Parent pointer
Don’t treat this as a “fun filler” chapter. This is the closest thing in the NCERT book to Tallentex/Olympiad training — pattern-spotting and systematic reasoning. If your child enjoys this chapter, seriously consider a competitive exam this year; the aptitude is showing.
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Watch the class
Read the notes on this page, then watch free Class 7 lessons on YouTube. Pause and solve along.
Quick questions parents ask
Will these puzzle questions come in school exams?
Yes — schools now set them, because the book teaches them. And they’re exactly the style Tallentex and the Maths Olympiads ask. A child who practises Number Play properly gets a head start on both.
My child solves these by trial and error — is that okay?
Trial and error is a legitimate start — mathematicians do it too. The upgrade this chapter teaches is organised trial: keep track, spot the pattern, then explain why. The video models that thinking out loud.
Want this chapter to actually stick?
Take the Tallentex-style test series for Class 7 — 10 full-length timed papers, 800 questions, and a worked solution for every one. Start with the free sample test.
