Comprehension Worksheet for Class 2

Reading comprehension lesson 5: Short stories · Set 3 · 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.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 (b) Meena’s brother (c) the teacher (d) Sunil
2. 2.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.
   
   Who went to the pond with Joseph? (a) his teacher (b) his sister (c) his father (d) his friend
3. 3.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.
   
   When did Harpreet see a rainbow? (a) after the rain (b) at night (c) in the morning (d) before school
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.
   
   True or false: Kiran does not mind Billu sleeping on the bed. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.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.
   
   What did Arjun want to do? (a) ride a bike (b) fly a kite (c) play cricket (d) climb a tree
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.
   
   In “He took it to the pond”, what is “it”? (a) the duck (b) the water (c) the toy boat (d) the pond
7. 7.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.
   
   Where did the children play? (a) in the park (b) at home (c) at school (d) on the beach
8. 8.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 teacher (b) her mother (c) her little brother (d) her friend
9. 9.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 wrote a note. (b) She hugged him. (c) She kept the card. (d) She drew a sun.
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) soon (b) near (c) yellow (d) tall
11. 11.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.
    
    Where was the pencil box found? (a) in the library (b) under her desk (c) in the playground (d) in her bag
12. 12.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.
    
    In “She dried it”, who is “She”? (a) Mum (b) Riya (c) a friend (d) the kitten

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