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Comprehension Worksheet for Class 2

Reading comprehension lesson 5: Short stories · Set 332 · 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 red bag (b) her lunch box (c) her blue pencil box (d) her library book
  2. 2.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.

    What had happened when her brother came?
    (a) the rainbow had faded (b) it started raining (c) the rainbow grew big (d) the sun set
  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 month (b) for a day (c) for a year (d) for a week
  4. 4.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 mother (b) her friend (c) her little brother (d) her teacher
  5. 5.Sara’s little brother could not tie his shoelaces. Sara sat with him on the steps. She showed him how to make two loops. After trying five times, he tied them all by himself.

    How many loops did Sara show him?
    (a) two (b) three (c) one (d) five
  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.

    Where did the boat sail?
    (a) across the water (b) down a river (c) on the sea (d) in the bathtub
  7. 7.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 tall sandcastle (b) a boat (c) a hut (d) a kite
  8. 8.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 laughed. (b) They were angry. (c) They cried. (d) They went home.
  9. 9.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.

    What does “faded away” mean here?
    (a) came closer (b) fell down (c) got brighter (d) slowly disappeared
  10. 10.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 was too slow. (d) She should go out.
  11. 11.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.

    Where did she keep the pot?
    (a) on the roof (b) under the bed (c) in the kitchen (d) near the window
  12. 12.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

Answer key

  1. her blue pencil box
  2. the rainbow had faded
  3. for a week
  4. her little brother
  5. two
  6. across the water
  7. a tall sandcastle
  8. They laughed.
  9. slowly disappeared
  10. She was a great helper.
  11. near the window
  12. True

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