NCERT Class 2 English Mridang Chapter 5 Come Back Soon PDF (2026-27)

Class 2 English Mridang Chapter 5, Come Back Soon (Unit 3: Going Places), is a rhythmic travel poem that lists different ways to journey — by bus, train, boat, plane, taxi, car, or even a rocket to the moon — while reminding travellers to always ‘be sure to come back soon’.

What Class 2 English Chapter 5 Covers

Poem Summary — ‘Come Back Soon’: Whether you take a bus or a train, a boat or a plane, a taxi or a car, or even a rocket to the moon, travel near or far — just remember to come back home soon.

Modes of Transport (Land, Water, Air, Space): Sorting vehicles into those that move on roads/rails (bus, car, taxi, train), on water (boat, ship), in the air (aeroplane, helicopter), and into space (rocket).

Vowel Sounds ‘u’ & Rhyming Pairs: Practising train/plane, car/far, moon/soon rhyming words and short ‘u’ words (bus, cup, hut, sun, rug).

Exercises in Chapter 5

• Let us Speak & Sing (Pages 38–39): Share a trip you took with your family and name the vehicles you have travelled in.
• Let us Write & Classify (Pages 40–42): Group transport vehicles into Land, Water, and Air, and read short ‘u’ phonics lists.

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FAQ

Which vehicles are mentioned in the poem ‘Come Back Soon’?
Bus, train, boat, plane, taxi, car, and a rocket.

Where does the poet say you might go in a rocket?
The poet says ‘Maybe near or maybe far, Take a rocket to the moon, But be sure to come back soon.’

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