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Comprehension Worksheet for Class 2

Reading comprehension lesson 5: Short stories · Set 145 · 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.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.

    Which animals did Rahul like best?
    (a) the monkeys (b) the bears (c) the elephants (d) the lions
  2. 2.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.

    In “shared her biscuits with him”, who is “him”?
    (a) Meena (b) Sunil (c) the librarian (d) the teacher
  3. 3.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) four (b) five (c) three (d) two
  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 Anjali want to help?
    (a) in the kitchen (b) in the shop (c) at school (d) in the garden
  5. 5.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.

    Which word in the story is the opposite of “young”?
    (a) safe (b) green (c) busy (d) old
  6. 6.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.

    Where did Riya find the kitten?
    (a) on the roof (b) in the garden (c) near the gate (d) under the stairs
  7. 7.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 father (b) her mother (c) her aunt (d) her brother
  8. 8.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) Lata’s teacher (b) Lata’s friend (c) Auntie Rose (d) Grandmother
  9. 9.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) on the sea (b) down a river (c) across the water (d) in the bathtub
  10. 10.Divya’s tooth was loose for a week. One morning, it fell out while she ate an apple. She kept the tiny tooth in a small box. Her mother said a new tooth would grow in its place.

    What did her mother say?
    (a) eat more apples (b) go to the shop (c) a new tooth would grow (d) the tooth was lost
  11. 11.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.

    What did Tenzin write inside the card?
    (a) Good morning (b) I love you, Amma (c) Thank you (d) Happy Diwali
  12. 12.Divya’s tooth was loose for a week. One morning, it fell out while she ate an apple. She kept the tiny tooth in a small box. Her mother said a new tooth would grow in its place.

    When did the tooth fall out?
    (a) one night (b) one evening (c) one morning (d) at school

Answer key

  1. the elephants
  2. Sunil
  3. three
  4. in the kitchen
  5. old
  6. under the stairs
  7. her father
  8. Auntie Rose
  9. across the water
  10. a new tooth would grow
  11. I love you, Amma
  12. one morning

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