Chapter 5 of 13
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NCERT Class 2 English • New NEP 2020 / NCF-FS

Chapter 5: Come Back Soon

Grandparents' Departure, Train Station, Packing Bags & Family Love | CBSE Session 2026–27

Core Pedagogical Competencies & Concepts
  • Story comprehension: Grandparents visiting, sharing fond memories, and returning to the village by train.
  • Railway station scene: Long train, platform, whistle blowing, ticket checker, luggage bags.
  • Emotional bonding: Waving goodbye from the carriage window and saying 'Come back soon!'
  • Travel vocabulary: Train, platform, luggage, compartment, ticket, porter.
Come Back Soon: Choo-Choo Train & Loving Goodbyes

All Textbook Exercises & In-Text Tasks (14 Questions)

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Q1 Story Comprehension • Visitors
Who had come to visit the family in the story 'Come Back Soon'?
[1 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Answer:
• The child's loving grandparents (Dada-Dadi or Nana-Nani) had come to visit from their village.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Grandparents 1 M
Q2 Story Comprehension • Mode of Travel
How were the grandparents traveling back to their village?
[1 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Answer:
• They were traveling back on a passenger train.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
By train 1 M
Q3 Railway Vocabulary • What is it?
What is the long raised pathway beside the railway tracks where passengers wait called?
[1.5 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Answer:
• It is called a platform.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Platform 1.5 M
Q4 Sounds of Travel • Train Whistle
What sound does the train engine make before departing?
[1 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Answer:
• The train engine blows a loud whistle: 'Hoo-hoo... Choo-choo!'
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Whistle sound (Hoo-hoo / Choo-choo) 1 M
Q5 Let us Write • Fill in the Blanks
Fill in the blanks (ticket, luggage, window):
(a) Father bought the train ______ at the counter.
(b) Grandfather waved goodbye from the carriage ______.
[2 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Answer:
(a) Father bought the train ticket at the counter.
(b) Grandfather waved goodbye from the carriage window.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Ticket and Window 2 M
Q6 Family Relations • Vocabulary
What do we call our mother's father and mother's mother?
[2 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Answer:
• Mother's father is called Nana (or Grandfather).
• Mother's mother is called Nani (or Grandmother).
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Nana and Nani 2 M
Q7 Opposite Words • Practice
Write the opposites of:
(a) Come × _______
(b) Soon × _______
(c) Depart × _______
[3 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Answer:
(a) Come × Go
(b) Soon × Late
(c) Depart × Arrive
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Go, Late, Arrive (1 M each) 3 M
Q8 Helpers on Travel • Coolie / Porter
Who helps carry heavy suitcases at the railway station?
[1.5 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Answer:
• A coolie (or porter) in a red uniform helps carry heavy bags.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Coolie / porter 1.5 M
Q9 Sentence Writing • Travel
Make a sentence using the word 'Journey'.
[1.5 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Answer:
• Our train journey to Kerala was full of green hills and waterfalls.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Meaningful sentence 1.5 M
Q10 Safety Rules • Railway Station
Why must we never lean out of a moving train door or cross tracks on foot?
[2 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Answer:
• Leaning out or crossing tracks is extremely dangerous and can lead to severe accidents. We should always use the footbridge.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Safety hazard and use footbridge 2 M
Q11 Singular and Plural • Luggage
Give the plural forms:
(a) One train — Several _______
(b) One suitcase — Three _______
[2 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Answer:
(a) Several trains
(b) Three suitcases
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Trains and suitcases 2 M
Q12 Feelings and Emotions • Farewell
How do children feel when grandparents leave, and why?
[2 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Answer:
• Children feel a bit sad to part, but also happy remembering the loving stories and looking forward to visiting them soon.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Loving attachment and anticipation 2 M
Q13 Rhyming Words • Practice
Write a rhyming word for: Soon — _______.
[1 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Answer:
• Soon — Moon / Spoon / Noon.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Moon/Spoon/Noon 1 M
Q14 Creative Talk • Packing a Bag
Name three essential items you would pack when going on a train journey.
[2 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Answer:
1. A water bottle
2. Comfortable clothes
3. A snack box (and a storybook)
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Three realistic travel items 2 M
🌟 NEP 2020 Competency-Based Case Study

A Loving Farewell at the Station

Nani and Nana stayed at Priya's home for two wonderful weeks. On Sunday evening, the family accompanied them to the railway platform. As the train engine blew its long whistle 'Hoo-hoo!', Nani leaned out of the window with folded hands and said, 'Study well, Priya! Come back soon during summer holidays!'

Analytical Task: Where was the family seeing off Nani and Nana? What affectionate message did Nani give to Priya?
Evaluation & Model Answer:
1. The family was seeing them off at the railway platform / train station.
2. Nani lovingly told Priya to study well and promised to welcome her soon during the summer holidays.
Rubric: 1.5 M for railway platform/station + 1.5 M for Nani's loving advice and invitation
⬅️ Ch 4: Seeing without Seeing Ch 6: Between Home and School ➡️