Comprehension Worksheet for Class 2

Reading comprehension lesson 5: Short stories · Set 143 · 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 baby elephant spray? (a) mud (b) leaves (c) water (d) sand
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) the old man’s hand (b) an umbrella (c) a flag (d) a bag
3. 3.Zoya and her friends played hide-and-seek in the park. Zoya hid behind a big neem tree. Nobody could find her for a long time. At last, her friend Ravi saw her red shoes peeping out.
   
   What game did the children play? (a) kho-kho (b) cricket (c) hide-and-seek (d) football
4. 4.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.
   
   When did Harpreet see a rainbow? (a) before school (b) in the morning (c) after the rain (d) at night
5. 5.Sara’s little brother could not tie his shoelaces. Sara sat with him on the steps. She showed him how to make two loops. After trying five times, he tied them all by himself.
   
   In “She showed him”, who is “She”? (a) the teacher (b) her brother (c) Sara’s mother (d) Sara
6. 6.Sara’s little brother could not tie his shoelaces. Sara sat with him on the steps. She showed him how to make two loops. After trying five times, he tied them all by himself.
   
   What could Sara’s brother not do? (a) swim (b) ride a bike (c) read a book (d) tie his shoelaces
7. 7.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.
   
   Why did Tenzin make a card? (a) for his friend (b) for his teacher (c) for Mother’s birthday (d) for Diwali
8. 8.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.
   
   Who found the pencil box? (a) Sunil (b) Meena’s brother (c) the teacher (d) Meena
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.
   
   Where did she put the tomatoes? (a) on a plate (b) in a bowl (c) in the fridge (d) in a bag
10. 10.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.
    
    How often did Imran water it? (a) every day (b) never (c) every month (d) once a week
11. 11.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 teacher (b) Deepak’s sister (c) Deepak’s mother (d) the sparrow
12. 12.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 share with Sunil? (a) her biscuits (b) her pencils (c) her toys (d) her books

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