Can you identify the structures in the pictures, and explain how they have made travel faster and connectivity better? 1 2 3 4 5 6 Six pictures printed with the question. Picture 1 shows a raised road on pillars, 2 a bridge over water, 3 a train with an overhead wire, 4 a plane on a runway, 5 a poin

Here is each picture, and what it does for us. Picture What it is How it helps 1 Flyover A high road built over a busy road. Vehicles pass above the crossing without stopping, so travellers save time. 2 Bridge It carries the road over a river. People cross the water directly instead of going a long way round. 3 Metro train A fast city train on its own track. It never gets stuck in traffic, so it is quick and on time. 4 Aeroplane on a runway It flies over land and sea. A journey of many days by road takes a few hours. 5 High-speed train Its pointed nose helps it run very fast. It joins two far-off cities in a few hours. 6 Ropeway (cable car) Cabins hang from a cable and cross hills and valleys, where no road can be built. Why all six help: each one gives the vehicle a clear path of its own. Nothing comes in the way, so the journey becomes shorter and faster. Remember what Dada ji said: these facilities make life easier, but many animals, birds and trees that used to be there are gone. Planting trees keeps the balance.

NCERT Solutions for Class 4th The World Around Us Chapter 2 On Our Way Back Home

Q1.

Which mode of transportation do you use the most?

Answer

This is about your own travel, so look at your own week first.

Think of the trips you make — to school, to the market, to a friend’s house.
Count how many of them you make on foot, by cycle, by bus, by e-rickshaw, by metro or by car.
The one you use most often is your answer.
Add one line saying why you use it most.

Sample answer: I use the school bus the most. I go to school in it six days a week. It is the cheapest way for me, and my friends travel in it too.

Tip: walking counts as a mode of travel. Many children use it the most without noticing.

Q2.

Can you identify the structures in the pictures, and explain how they have made travel faster and connectivity better?

Six pictures printed with the question. Picture 1 shows a raised road on pillars, 2 a bridge over water, 3 a train with an overhead wire, 4 a plane on a runway, 5 a pointed-nose train, 6 two cabins hanging from a cable.

Answer

Here is each picture, and what it does for us.

Picture	What it is	How it helps
1	Flyover	A high road built over a busy road. Vehicles pass above the crossing without stopping, so travellers save time.
2	Bridge	It carries the road over a river. People cross the water directly instead of going a long way round.
3	Metro train	A fast city train on its own track. It never gets stuck in traffic, so it is quick and on time.
4	Aeroplane on a runway	It flies over land and sea. A journey of many days by road takes a few hours.
5	High-speed train	Its pointed nose helps it run very fast. It joins two far-off cities in a few hours.
6	Ropeway (cable car)	Cabins hang from a cable and cross hills and valleys, where no road can be built.

Why all six help: each one gives the vehicle a clear path of its own. Nothing comes in the way, so the journey becomes shorter and faster.

Remember what Dada ji said: these facilities make life easier, but many animals, birds and trees that used to be there are gone. Planting trees keeps the balance.

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