Comprehension Worksheet for Class 2

Reading comprehension lesson 5: Short stories · Set 230 · 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.
   
   What did Deepak hear? (a) a bell ringing (b) a dog barking (c) a cat crying (d) a bird chirping
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.
   
   How did Chhotu get out? (a) ran out of the gate (b) jumped over the wall (c) dug a hole (d) Pooja let him go
3. 3.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.
   
   True or false: The wind was slow in the morning. (a) False (b) True
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 lie every afternoon? (a) under the table (b) on the warm window sill (c) in the kitchen (d) on the roof
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.
   
   Who was waiting to cross the road? (a) a little girl (b) a dog (c) a policeman (d) an old man
6. 6.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) at school (d) one morning
7. 7.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 lions (c) the bears (d) the elephants
8. 8.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.
   
   Why did everyone near the pool get wet? (a) They fell in. (b) An elephant sprayed it. (c) They went swimming. (d) It started to rain.
9. 9.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) Meena’s brother (b) Meena (c) Sunil (d) the teacher
10. 10.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) busy (b) green (c) safe (d) old
11. 11.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) Sunday (c) Friday (d) Saturday
12. 12.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.
    
    What toy did Joseph have? (a) a toy boat (b) a toy train (c) a toy kite (d) a toy car

Free reading comprehension lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/reading-comprehension