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Comprehension Worksheet for Class 2

Reading comprehension lesson 5: Short stories · Set 347 · 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.On Diwali night, Neha lit twelve clay lamps. She put them in a row on the balcony. A breeze blew out two lamps. Her grandfather helped her light them again.

    Who helped Neha light them again?
    (a) her grandfather (b) her friend (c) her uncle (d) her 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) Raju (c) Bholu (d) Chhotu
  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.

    How many colours did she count?
    (a) five (b) seven (c) eight (d) six
  4. 4.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.

    What did the elephant use to spray?
    (a) its feet (b) its trunk (c) its tail (d) its ears
  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.

    How did they cross the road?
    (a) very fast (b) slowly and safely (c) by bus (d) in the dark
  6. 6.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.

    Who makes the best ladoos?
    (a) Auntie Rose (b) Lata’s grandmother (c) Lata (d) Lata’s mother
  7. 7.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.

    What did Farhan hold?
    (a) a flag (b) a bag (c) the old man’s hand (d) an umbrella
  8. 8.On Diwali night, Neha lit twelve clay lamps. She put them in a row on the balcony. A breeze blew out two lamps. Her grandfather helped her light them again.

    On which night did Neha light lamps?
    (a) Diwali night (b) Holi night (c) New Year night (d) Eid night
  9. 9.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.

    Where did Pooja find Chhotu?
    (a) in the market (b) in the school (c) near the temple (d) near the river
  10. 10.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) before school (c) in the morning (d) at night
  11. 11.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.

    Why was the kitten shivering?
    (a) It was sleepy. (b) It was wet. (c) It was hungry. (d) It was scared of dogs.
  12. 12.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) Sunil (b) Meena’s brother (c) Meena (d) the teacher

Answer key

  1. her grandfather
  2. Chhotu
  3. seven
  4. its trunk
  5. slowly and safely
  6. Lata’s grandmother
  7. the old man’s hand
  8. Diwali night
  9. near the temple
  10. after the rain
  11. It was wet.
  12. Sunil

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