NCERT Solutions for Class 4th The World Around Us Chapter 2 Exploring Our Neighbourhood
Updated on 2026-09-19
About this chapter
Navya and Dada ji come home by bus and look closely at their neighbourhood. Long ago people sent news by drumbeats, messengers and pigeons. Then came the postal service, the telephone, radio and television. Today we use mobile phones and the internet. The post office collects letters from the postbox, sorts them region by region and sends them on. Flyovers and metro trains make travel faster, but the animals, birds and trees that lived there are lost. Planting trees keeps a balance. A bank keeps our money safe and helps us save for the future. An ATM gives us cash at any time. Public places like hospitals, banks, post offices, police stations, libraries and bus stations serve everyone. On a map, north is at the top, south at the bottom, east on the right and west on the left.
- On Our Way Back Home
- Interview with Elders
- Savings for the Future
- Looking Around the Neighbourhood
Quick revision
| Word | What it means | Where it comes in the chapter | Why it helps us |
|---|---|---|---|
| Postbox | A red box in which we drop letters | Navya sees one on a corner from the bus | The postman collects the letters from it |
| Post office | The place that sorts and sends letters and parcels | Dada ji posted letters to his brother | It keeps people in different cities connected |
| Postman | The person who carries letters | He takes letters from the postbox to the post office | Letters reach the right house |
| Flyover | A high road built above a busy road | Dada ji points them out from the bus | Vehicles cross busy crossings without stopping |
| Metro train | A fast city train | Navya sees one passing by | It saves the time of travellers |
| Bank | A safe place to keep and save money | They walk past one on the way home | Our money stays safe for future needs |
| ATM | Automated Teller Machine | The machine at the bank they pass | We can take out money at any time |
| Money Order | Sending money through the post office | Dada ji used it when he was young | Money reached people before phones existed |
| Barter system | Giving goods in exchange for other goods | A farmer gave wheat and took milk | It shows why money had to be invented |
| Public place | A place whose services are for everyone | Hospital, bank, post office, library, bus station | Anyone in the community may use it |
| Landmark | A well-known place used to show the way | Used while giving directions to a friend | It makes a place easy to find |
Exercises
- On Our Way Back Home — Activity 1 Page 18
- On Our Way Back Home — Write Page 19
- Interview with Elders — Activity 2 Page 20
- On Our Way Back Home — Discuss Page 21
- On Our Way Back Home — Write Page 22
- On Our Way Back Home — Find out Page 23
- On Our Way Back Home — Write Page 23
- Savings for the Future — Discuss Page 25
- Savings for the Future — Write Page 25
- Savings for the Future — Activity 3 Page 26
- Looking Around the Neighbourhood — Write Page 28
- Looking Around the Neighbourhood — Activity 4 Page 30
- Looking Around the Neighbourhood — Let us reflect Page 31