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Comprehension Worksheet for Class 2

Reading comprehension lesson 5: Short stories · Set 173 · 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.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) once a week (c) every month (d) never
  2. 2.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.

    What did the children build?
    (a) a boat (b) a tall sandcastle (c) a hut (d) a kite
  3. 3.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) far from the waves (c) near the water (d) under a tree
  4. 4.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.

    On which day did Lata help?
    (a) Monday (b) Saturday (c) Friday (d) Sunday
  5. 5.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 ears (b) its tail (c) its feet (d) its trunk
  6. 6.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.

    Who did she run to call?
    (a) her little brother (b) her mother (c) her friend (d) her teacher
  7. 7.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 dog (b) a little girl (c) a policeman (d) an old man
  8. 8.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.

    How did they cross the road?
    (a) very fast (b) by bus (c) slowly and safely (d) in the dark
  9. 9.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.

    Where did Pooja find Chhotu?
    (a) in the market (b) near the river (c) near the temple (d) in the school
  10. 10.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) jumped over the wall (c) ran out of the gate (d) Pooja let him go
  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.

    How many flowers did Tenzin draw?
    (a) five (b) four (c) two (d) three
  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.

    Who found the pencil box?
    (a) the teacher (b) Meena’s brother (c) Meena (d) Sunil

Answer key

  1. every day
  2. a tall sandcastle
  3. far from the waves
  4. Sunday
  5. its trunk
  6. her little brother
  7. an old man
  8. slowly and safely
  9. near the temple
  10. ran out of the gate
  11. three
  12. Sunil

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