Chapter 2 of 12
Chapter 2: My Neighborhood & Community
Market, Park, Police Station, Hospital & Post Office | CBSE Session 2026–27
Core Pedagogical Competencies & Concepts
- Meaning of Neighborhood and Neighbors
- Important Public Places: School, Hospital, Market, Police Station
- Recreation Places: Public Park, Library, Post Office
- Maintaining Harmony and Cleanliness in the Neighborhood
All Textbook Exercises & In-Text Tasks (15 Questions)
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Q1
Think and Tell
Who are 'Neighbors'? Why should we maintain cordial relations with our neighbors?
[2 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
People who live in houses near or next to our house are our neighbors. We should maintain good relations because neighbors are the first to help us during emergencies, celebrations, and festivals.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Neighbors definition
1
Help in emergencies and celebrations
1
Q2
Hospital & Clinic
What happens in a hospital? Who assists the doctors there?
[2 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
In a hospital, sick and injured people are examined, diagnosed, and treated with medicines or surgery. Nurses assist doctors in taking care of patients, giving injections, and dressing wounds.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Hospital role: treatment of sick
1
Nurses assist doctors
1
Q3
Post Office Functions
What services does a Post Office provide?
[3 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
A post office:
1. Sells postage stamps, postcards, and inland letters.
2. Delivers letters, greeting cards, and parcel packages through postmen.
3. Provides savings bank account facilities.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Stamps and postcards
1
Letter and parcel delivery
1
Savings bank service
1
Q4
Police Station
How does the Police Station help our neighborhood?
[2 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
The police maintain law and order, catch thieves and criminals, regulate traffic, and ensure that residents feel safe and protected in their homes.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Law and order / catches criminals
1
Safety and security of residents
1
Q5
Fire Station
What does a Fire Station do when a fire breaks out in a building?
[2 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
When a fire breaks out, the fire station sends red fire engines with loud sirens. Brave firefighters use water hoses and long ladders to put out flames and rescue trapped people.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Sends fire engines and firefighters
1
Puts out fire and rescues people
1
Q6
Public Park & Recreation
Why is a public park important for a neighborhood?
[2 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
A public park provides fresh air, green trees, walking paths for morning exercise for elders, and swings, slides, and open grounds for children to play safely.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Fresh air and walking space for elders
1
Play area and swings for children
1
Q7
Neighborhood Cleanliness
Give two rules we must follow to keep our neighborhood clean and beautiful.
[2 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
1. Never throw plastic wrappers or kitchen waste on roads; deposit waste in public dustbins.
2. Do not let wastewater stagnate in open drains, as it breeds disease-causing mosquitoes.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Waste in dustbins, no littering
1
No stagnant water to stop mosquitoes
1
Q8
Match the Following
Match the neighborhood place with its emergency contact or symbol:
(a) Police Station -> (i) Dial 101 / Red fire engine
(b) Hospital Ambulance -> (ii) Letterbox / Postman
(c) Fire Station -> (iii) Dial 100 / Khaki uniform
(d) Post Office -> (iv) Dial 102 or 108 / Red Cross
[2 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
(a) Police Station -> (iii) Dial 100 / Khaki uniform
(b) Hospital Ambulance -> (iv) Dial 102 or 108 / Red Cross
(c) Fire Station -> (i) Dial 101 / Red fire engine
(d) Post Office -> (ii) Letterbox / Postman.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
All 4 correct matches
2
Q9
True or False
State True or False:
(a) We should play loud music late at night in our neighborhood.
(b) A market has many shops selling vegetables, fruits, and stationery.
(c) Bank is a safe place to deposit money and jewelry.
[3 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
(a) False (Disturbs neighbors and causes noise pollution)
(b) True
(c) True.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
1 mark per correct answer
3
Q10
Fill in the Blanks
Fill in the blanks:
(a) We deposit our savings safely in a ________ (bank / park).
(b) We drop our stamped letters into a red ________ (letterbox / dustbin).
(c) Firefighters travel in a red ________ (fire engine / tractor).
[3 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
(a) bank
(b) letterbox
(c) fire engine.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
1 mark per correct blank
3
Q11
Bank and ATM
What is an 'ATM', and why is it useful?
[2 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
ATM stands for Automated Teller Machine. It allows people to withdraw cash safely 24 hours a day at any time using a bank debit card without standing in bank queues.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Automated Teller Machine
1
24-hour convenient cash withdrawal
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Q12
Public Library
What is the purpose of a neighborhood library?
[2 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
A library provides a quiet, peaceful space where residents and students can read books, newspapers, and magazines, and borrow books to study at home.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Quiet reading and borrowing books
2
Q13
Chemist Shop (Pharmacy)
Where do we go to buy medicines prescribed by a doctor?
[1 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
We go to a chemist shop (pharmacy or medical store).
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Chemist shop / pharmacy
1
Q14
Good Neighbor Values
How can you be a good neighbor?
[2 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
By greeting neighbors warmly with a smile, helping them in times of need, keeping noise levels low, and keeping common corridors and pathways clean.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
Courtesy, low noise, cleanliness, and helpfulness
2
Q15
Places of Worship
Name four different places of worship found in our communities.
[2 Marks]
✅ Step-by-Step Solution & Working
Four places of worship:
1. Temple (Mandir)
2. Mosque (Masjid)
3. Church
4. Gurudwara.
CBSE Step-by-Step Marking Scheme
All 4 correct places of worship
2
🌟 NEP 2020 Competency-Based Case Study
Practical Application Task
Analytical Task: What is a 'neighborhood'? Name any three places in Ananya's neighborhood and write one service each provides.
Evaluation & Model Answer:
A neighborhood is the area and community immediately surrounding our house where families live close to one another.
Three places and their services in Ananya's neighborhood:
1. Grocery Market: Sells daily food items, grains, milk, and vegetables.
2. Dispensary/Hospital: Doctors treat sick and injured people and give medicines.
3. Police Booth/Station: Police officers maintain law and order and protect people from thieves and crimes.
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