Comprehension Worksheet for Class 2

Reading comprehension lesson 5: Short stories · Set 127 · 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.Rahul’s family went to the zoo. Rahul liked the elephants best. A baby elephant sprayed water with its trunk. Everyone near the pool got wet and laughed.
   
   What did the elephant use to spray? (a) its feet (b) its ears (c) its trunk (d) its tail
2. 2.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) Auntie Rose (b) Lata’s teacher (c) Lata’s friend (d) Grandmother
3. 3.Kiran’s cat, Billu, loves to sleep in the sun. Every afternoon he lies on the warm window sill. When it rains, he sleeps on Kiran’s bed instead. Kiran does not mind at all.
   
   Where does Billu lie every afternoon? (a) under the table (b) in the kitchen (c) on the roof (d) on the warm window sill
4. 4.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.
   
   Why was the kitten shivering? (a) It was hungry. (b) It was scared of dogs. (c) It was wet. (d) It was sleepy.
5. 5.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) Pooja let him go (b) dug a hole (c) jumped over the wall (d) ran out of the gate
6. 6.Rahul’s family went to the zoo. Rahul liked the elephants best. A baby elephant sprayed water with its trunk. Everyone near the pool got wet and laughed.
   
   Where did Rahul’s family go? (a) to the zoo (b) to the park (c) to a farm (d) to the beach
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 do after she dried the kitten? (a) went to sleep (b) put it outside (c) gave it warm milk (d) gave it a bath
8. 8.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.
   
   Where did the boat sail? (a) in the bathtub (b) across the water (c) down a river (d) on the sea
9. 9.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.
   
   Where did she keep the pot? (a) on the roof (b) under the bed (c) in the kitchen (d) near the window
10. 10.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) at night (b) in the evening (c) in the morning (d) in the afternoon
11. 11.On Diwali night, Neha lit twelve clay lamps. She put them in a row on the balcony. A breeze blew out two lamps. Her grandfather helped her light them again.
    
    How many lamps did Neha light? (a) ten (b) twelve (c) two (d) twenty
12. 12.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.
    
    Where did the baby bird go back to? (a) into the house (b) into a box (c) into the nest (d) into a tree hole

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