Summary
Chapter 6 of the Class 2 English NCERT textbook (Mridang), "Between Home and School", follows Ravi and his friend as they walk to school through paddy fields, a mango grove, and the main road, and teaches the consonant blend "ch", action words, vocabulary from the journey, and fun activities like drawing a route map and making sentences.
- Ravi's Walk to School — Ravi is a Class 2 student who walks to school with his friend every day. They pass through paddy fields, a mango grove, and then the main road — the shortest route they know.
- Fun Along the Way — On the way, the two friends jump over canals, climb trees, swing from branches, and watch garden lizards. Even with all the fun, they still reach school on time.
- New Words from the Journey — The chapter introduces words like paddy, grove, route, canals, branches, and lizards. Children learn these words in the context of the story about Ravi's walk.
- The 'ch' Blend Activity — Children practise the consonant blend 'ch' by filling in blanks in sentences about lunch, chips, teacher, and chair. They also listen to words — chart, chalk, chair — and point to the matching objects.
- Writing and Drawing Activities — Students draw the route from their own home to school, circle things Ravi sees on his walk, rearrange jumbled letters to form words from the lesson, and make sentences using words like gate, road, tree, lunch, and lizard.
Key points & formulas
- 01Ravi and his friend walk to school through paddy fields, a mango grove, and the main road.
- 02The route they take is the shortest one from home to school.
- 03They jump over canals, climb trees, swing from branches, and watch lizards along the way.
- 04Despite the fun activities, Ravi and his friend always reach school on time.
- 05New words in the chapter include paddy, grove, route, canals, branches, and lizards.
- 06The 'ch' blend is practised using words like lunch, chips, teacher, chart, chalk, and chair.
- 07Activities include drawing a home-to-school route map, circling things Ravi sees, and rearranging jumbled letters from the lesson.
Frequently asked questions
01Who is the main character in Chapter 6 of Class 2 Mridang?
The main character is Ravi, a Class 2 student. He walks to school every day with his friend.
02What route does Ravi take to go to school?
Ravi passes through paddy fields, then a mango grove, and finally reaches the main road to get to school. This is the shortest route he and his friend take.
03How do Ravi and his friend travel to school?
Ravi and his friend go to school on foot — they walk every day.
04What fun things do Ravi and his friend do on the way to school?
They jump over canals, climb trees, swing from branches, and watch garden lizards on their walk to school.
05Do Ravi and his friend reach school late because of the fun activities?
No, the story says that even after all the fun activities, they still reach school on time.
06What new words are introduced in Chapter 6 of Mridang Class 2?
The new words are school, paddy, fields, grove, route, canals, branches, lizards, and bicycle.
07Which consonant blend is taught in this chapter?
The consonant blend 'ch' is taught. Children practise it by filling in words like lunch, chips, teacher, chart, chalk, and chair.
08What words with 'ch' appear in the 'Let us write' activity?
The words are lunch, chips, teacher, and chair. Students fill in 'ch' to complete each word in a sentence.
09What is the 'Let us draw' activity in this chapter?
Children draw the route from their own home to their school inside a box provided in the textbook.
10Which things that Ravi sees on his way to school must children circle in the exercise?
Children circle canals, lizards, main road, trees, mango grove, and paddy fields — the things Ravi actually sees. Items like bank, hospital, water park, cars, and train are not part of his route.
11What jumbled-letter words do children rearrange in the chapter?
The letters spell words from the lesson — examples visible in the exercise include words like 'home', 'canal', 'paddy', 'mango', and 'road', all drawn from the story's vocabulary.
12What sentence-making words are given in the 'Let us do' activity?
The words are gate, road, tree, lunch, and lizard. Children write one sentence for each word.
13What is the vehicle activity at the end of the chapter?
Children cut out a picture of a vehicle from an old magazine or newspaper, bring it to class, and paste it on a large sheet with the vehicle's name written below it.
14What speaking activities are there in Chapter 6 of Mridang Class 2?
Children talk about what time they leave home for school, share a fun experience from their own walk to school, and listen to 'ch' words read by the teacher while pointing to the matching object.
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