Comprehension Worksheet for Class 2

Reading comprehension lesson 5: Short stories · Set 125 · 12 questions

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.

1. 1.Tenzin made a card for his mother’s birthday. He drew a big sun and three flowers on it. He wrote “I love you, Amma” inside. His mother hugged him and kept the card on her table.
   
   How many flowers did Tenzin draw? (a) two (b) four (c) three (d) five
2. 2.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.
   
   What did Farhan hold? (a) a flag (b) the old man’s hand (c) a bag (d) an umbrella
3. 3.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 policeman (b) a dog (c) a little girl (d) an old man
4. 4.Aman and his sister Gita went to the beach. They built a tall sandcastle near the water. A big wave came and washed it away. The children laughed and built another one far from the waves.
   
   Where did they build the second sandcastle? (a) on a rock (b) under a tree (c) far from the waves (d) near the water
5. 5.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.
   
   What did Meena lose? (a) her lunch box (b) her blue pencil box (c) her red bag (d) her library book
6. 6.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.
   
   What did Anjali wash? (a) the tomatoes (b) the apples (c) the potatoes (d) the plates
7. 7.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.
   
   How many ladoos did they make? (a) fifteen (b) four (c) ten (d) twenty
8. 8.Arjun wanted to fly a kite. The wind was too slow in the morning. In the evening, a strong wind came. Arjun’s red kite flew high over the trees.
   
   When did the strong wind come? (a) in the evening (b) at night (c) in the morning (d) in the afternoon
9. 9.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.
   
   Who gave Anjali a job? (a) her brother (b) her aunt (c) her father (d) her mother
10. 10.Joseph had a toy boat. He took it to the pond with his father. The boat sailed across the water. A duck swam next to it as if they were racing.
    
    Which animal swam next to the boat? (a) a swan (b) a frog (c) a fish (d) a duck
11. 11.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.
    
    What did her father say? (a) She was too slow. (b) She should go out. (c) She was very tired. (d) She was a great helper.
12. 12.Arjun wanted to fly a kite. The wind was too slow in the morning. In the evening, a strong wind came. Arjun’s red kite flew high over the trees.
    
    What colour was Arjun’s kite? (a) green (b) red (c) blue (d) yellow

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