NCERT Solutions Class 2 English Chapter 5 Come Back Soon

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CLASS 2 · ENGLISH

NCERT Solutions
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Chapter 5: Come
Back Soon

NCERT Textbook — Mridang

BOOK PAGES SECTIONS QUESTIONS MEDIUM

37 – 41 6 13 English

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C L A SS 2 · E N G L I S H · MR IDA N G
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Chapter 5 is a poem about going places. We can take a bus, a boat, a plane or even a rocket!

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Let us recite — Page 37–38s
Come Back Soon (poem)
L E T US R ECI T E

Po e m Let us recite.

Take a bus
Or take a train,
Take a boat
Or take a plane,

Take a taxi,
Take a car,
Maybe near
Or maybe far,

Take a rocket
To the moon,
But be sure
To come back soon.

A NSW E R
Say the poem aloud, with joy.
It t ells us ways to go places. But we must come back soon.

Words that sound alike a and a : tr in pl ne. c ar and ar.
f moon and soon.

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Let us speak — Page 38
Talk about a trip you went on

L E T US SP EA K

Q1 1. Have you ever travelled by a bus or a train?

A NSW E R
Say yes or no. Then say which one.

Sample answer: Yes, I have travelled by a train. The trip was long.

Tip: Begin with Y s, I av or N , I av
e h e o h e not.

Q2 2. Where did you go?

A NSW E R
Name the place.
 Was it a village or a city?
 Say whom you met there.

Sample answer: I went to my naniʼs village. I met my cousins there.

Tip: Begin with I w ent to.

Q3 3. What did you eat on the way?

A NSW E R
Name the food.
 Did you take food from home?
 Did you buy something on the way?

Sample answer: I ate puri and aloo from home. I had a banana too.

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Q4 4. What did you see from the window?

A NSW E R
Say two or three things you saw.
 Think of fields, trees and hills.
 Did you see animals or a river?

Sample answer: I saw green fields and cows. I saw a big river too.

Q5 5. Who else went with you?

A NSW E R
Name the people.
 Did your mother or father go?
 Did a brother, sister or friend go?

Sample answer: My mother and my little brother went with me.

Q6 6. Did you have fun? Share it with the class.

A NSW E R
Say yes or no. Then tell one happy thing.
 Stand up and face the class.
 Tell the best part of your trip.

Sample answer: Yes, I had fun. I waved to children at every station.

Let us listen — Page 39

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A samp
le drawing. It is a red bus.

Tip: It can be real or made up. It may have wheels or wings.

Let us write — Page 40

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Make a List

L E T US WR I T E

Q1 Make a List
Sort out the different means of transport given in the boxes depending on the surface
they move on. The first one has been done for you.

bus car aeroplane train jeep

ship boat bicycle helicopter truck

yacht cart raft taxi tractor

LAND AIR WATER

Bus ______ ______

______ ______ ______

______ ______ ______

______ ______ ______

______ ______ ______

______ ______ ______

______ ______ ______

______ ______ ______

A NSW E R

LAND AIR WATER

Bus aeroplane ship

car helicopter boat

train yacht

jeep raft

bicycle

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truck

cart

taxi

tractor

Ask: where does it move? On land, in the air, or on water?

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b he b oo Land has names The book gives only lines Write the last one
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below.

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Why : A cart moves on the road. A helicopter flies in the air. A raft floats on
water.

Tip: A yacht is a big boat. Many yachts have sails. A raft is made of logs tied
together.

Let us speak — Page 41

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Vowel Sound ‘uʼ  Read the words below each picture.

L E T US SP EA K

1 Read the words below each picture. Row 1.

1

an umbrella a truck a duck
Row 1 of the pictures on page 41. The words are under the pictures.

A NSW E R
an umbrella, a truck, a duck
Say each one slowly. Point to the picture.

Why an umbrella begins with u So we say an umbrella
: . .

Try this: A duck sat under an umbrella.

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Why a bus rug and hut do not begin with u
: , .

Try this: A bus stops near the hut.

Chapter at a glance
We can go places by bus or by train.
We can take a boat, a plane, a taxi or a car.
A place may be near. It may be far.
We can even take a rocket to the moon.
But we must come back soon.

Some vehicles move on land. Some fly in the air. Some go on water.

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Quick revision

WORD WHAT IT MEANS IN THE CHAPTER USE IT

tr ain Many coaches that run on a track. Or take a train, We went to Naniʼs
home by train.

bo at It carries people on water. Take a boat The boat is on the
river.

pl nea It flies high in the sky. Or take a plane, I s aw a plane in the
sky.

t xia A car you pay to ride in. Take a taxi, We took a taxi home.

ne r a Not far. Close by. Maybe near My school is near my
home.

rocket It flies up into space, even to the Take a rocket / To the The rocket went up
moon. moon, fast.

take · is · the · or · Sight words. We see them a lot. Read Take a bus / Or take I t ake the bus to
two · may be them in one look. a train, school.

Land · Air · Water Where a vehicle moves. Page 40 A bo at moves on
a
w ter.

the u sound The sound in hut, bus, cup. Page 41 A duck s at on the rug.

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