Comprehension Worksheet for Class 2

Reading comprehension lesson 5: Short stories · Set 215 · 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.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) Deepak’s sister (b) the teacher (c) the sparrow (d) Deepak’s mother
2. 2.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.
   
   What is the name of Pooja’s goat? (a) Moti (b) Bholu (c) Chhotu (d) Raju
3. 3.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.
   
   How long was Divya’s tooth loose? (a) for a year (b) for a month (c) for a day (d) for a week
4. 4.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 sleep when it rains? (a) in a box (b) on Kiran’s bed (c) outside (d) on the sofa
5. 5.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.
   
   What colour were the flowers? (a) white (b) pink (c) red (d) yellow
6. 6.Vikram’s school had a sports day. He ran in the sack race. He fell down once but got up quickly. He did not win, but he finished the race with a big smile.
   
   Which race did Vikram run? (a) the sack race (b) the spoon race (c) the long race (d) the relay race
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 brother (b) her mother (c) her aunt (d) her father
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) down a river (b) on the sea (c) across the water (d) in the bathtub
9. 9.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 tree hole (c) into the nest (d) into a box
10. 10.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.
    
    How did the children feel when the castle was washed away? (a) They cried. (b) They laughed. (c) They were angry. (d) They went home.
11. 11.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) football (b) hide-and-seek (c) kho-kho (d) cricket
12. 12.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.
    
    Which word in the story is the opposite of “cold”? (a) sun (b) rains (c) warm (d) bed

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