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Comprehension Worksheet for Class 2

Reading comprehension lesson 5: Short stories · Set 102 · 12 questions
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Reading tip (Beginning, middle, end): Read the story once, all the way through. For “why” questions, look for “because” or “so”. For “what happened first / next”, follow the story in order.

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  1. 1.Lata’s grandmother makes the best ladoos. On Sunday, Lata helped her roll them. They made twenty round ladoos. Lata gave four ladoos to her neighbour, Auntie Rose.

    Who got four ladoos?
    (a) Grandmother (b) Lata’s friend (c) Lata’s teacher (d) Auntie Rose
  2. 2.Pooja’s goat, Chhotu, loves to eat leaves. One day Chhotu ran out of the gate. Pooja searched the whole village for him. At last, she found him eating leaves near the temple.

    How did Chhotu get out?
    (a) dug a hole (b) Pooja let him go (c) ran out of the gate (d) jumped over the wall
  3. 3.Grandpa and Imran planted a mango seed in the garden. Imran watered it every day. After many weeks, a tiny green plant came up. Imran danced with joy.

    Where did they plant it?
    (a) near the school (b) on the roof (c) in the garden (d) in a pot
  4. 4.Anjali wanted to help in the kitchen. Her father gave her the job of washing the tomatoes. She washed them carefully and put them in a bowl. Her father said she was a great helper.

    Where did she put the tomatoes?
    (a) in a bag (b) in a bowl (c) in the fridge (d) on a plate
  5. 5.Lata’s grandmother makes the best ladoos. On Sunday, Lata helped her roll them. They made twenty round ladoos. Lata gave four ladoos to her neighbour, Auntie Rose.

    Who makes the best ladoos?
    (a) Lata’s grandmother (b) Lata’s mother (c) Lata (d) Auntie Rose
  6. 6.It was raining hard on Monday. Kabir forgot his umbrella at home. His friend Anu shared her big yellow umbrella with him. They walked to school together and stayed dry.

    Which word in the story is the opposite of “wet”?
    (a) hard (b) big (c) dry (d) yellow
  7. 7.Riya found a small kitten under the stairs. It was wet and shivering. She dried it with a soft towel. Then she gave it a bowl of warm milk.

    What did Riya dry the kitten with?
    (a) a newspaper (b) a blanket (c) her scarf (d) a soft towel
  8. 8.Nandini planted sunflower seeds in a pot. She kept the pot in the sun near the window. Soon, tall yellow flowers grew. The flowers always turned to face the sun.

    What seeds did Nandini plant?
    (a) rose seeds (b) bean seeds (c) mango seeds (d) sunflower seeds
  9. 9.Deepak heard a bird chirping loudly. He saw a baby sparrow on the ground below its nest. He told his mother at once. She gently put the baby bird back into the nest.

    In “She gently put the baby bird back”, who is “She”?
    (a) the sparrow (b) the teacher (c) Deepak’s mother (d) Deepak’s sister
  10. 10.Meena lost her blue pencil box at school. She looked in her bag and under her desk. Her friend Sunil found it in the library. Meena said thank you and shared her biscuits with him.

    Where was the pencil box found?
    (a) in the library (b) under her desk (c) in the playground (d) in her bag
  11. 11.Farhan saw an old man waiting to cross the busy road. Farhan held his hand. They waited for the green light. Then they crossed the road slowly and safely.

    Who was waiting to cross the road?
    (a) a little girl (b) a dog (c) a policeman (d) an old man
  12. 12.Harpreet saw a rainbow after the rain. She counted its colours and found seven. She ran to call her little brother. By the time he came, the rainbow had faded away.

    What had happened when her brother came?
    (a) the sun set (b) the rainbow grew big (c) the rainbow had faded (d) it started raining

Answer key

  1. Auntie Rose
  2. ran out of the gate
  3. in the garden
  4. in a bowl
  5. Lata’s grandmother
  6. dry
  7. a soft towel
  8. sunflower seeds
  9. Deepak’s mother
  10. in the library
  11. an old man
  12. the rainbow had faded

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