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Comprehension Worksheet for Class 2

Reading comprehension lesson 5: Short stories · Set 242 · 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.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 lose?
    (a) her blue pencil box (b) her library book (c) her red bag (d) her lunch box
  2. 2.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.

    How many ladoos did they make?
    (a) twenty (b) ten (c) four (d) fifteen
  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.

    Which word in the story is the opposite of “weak”?
    (a) slow (b) high (c) red (d) strong
  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.

    What did her father say?
    (a) She was very tired. (b) She was a great helper. (c) She should go out. (d) She was too slow.
  5. 5.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 his mother do first?
    (a) She drew a sun. (b) She wrote a note. (c) She hugged him. (d) She kept the card.
  6. 6.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 train (b) a toy car (c) a toy boat (d) a toy kite
  7. 7.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) near the gate (c) under the stairs (d) in the garden
  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.

    What did Meena share with Sunil?
    (a) her toys (b) her books (c) her pencils (d) her biscuits
  9. 9.It was raining hard on Monday. Kabir forgot his umbrella at home. His friend Anu shared her big yellow umbrella with him. They walked to school together and stayed dry.

    True or false: Kabir and Anu got wet.
    (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.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.

    Which word in the story is the opposite of “short”?
    (a) near (b) yellow (c) soon (d) tall
  11. 11.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 garden (c) at school (d) in the shop
  12. 12.It was raining hard on Monday. Kabir forgot his umbrella at home. His friend Anu shared her big yellow umbrella with him. They walked to school together and stayed dry.

    What was the weather on Monday?
    (a) It was windy (b) It was snowing (c) It was sunny (d) It was raining hard

Answer key

  1. her blue pencil box
  2. twenty
  3. strong
  4. She was a great helper.
  5. She hugged him.
  6. a toy boat
  7. under the stairs
  8. her biscuits
  9. False
  10. tall
  11. in the kitchen
  12. It was raining hard

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