Comprehension Worksheet for Class 2

Reading comprehension lesson 5: Short stories · Set 413 · 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.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.
   
   What seeds did Nandini plant? (a) sunflower seeds (b) bean seeds (c) rose seeds (d) mango seeds
2. 2.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.
   
   Who gave Anjali a job? (a) her aunt (b) her mother (c) her brother (d) her father
3. 3.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 does “searched” mean in the story? (a) forgot (b) sang to (c) ran away from (d) looked for
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.
   
   Where did Anjali want to help? (a) at school (b) in the shop (c) in the kitchen (d) in the garden
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 kept the card. (b) She drew a sun. (c) She wrote a note. (d) She hugged him.
6. 6.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) An elephant sprayed it. (b) It started to rain. (c) They fell in. (d) They went swimming.
7. 7.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 colour was Arjun’s kite? (a) yellow (b) red (c) blue (d) green
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 lose? (a) her library book (b) her lunch box (c) her blue pencil box (d) her red bag
9. 9.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 bears (b) the monkeys (c) the lions (d) the elephants
10. 10.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.
    
    Where did they build the second sandcastle? (a) far from the waves (b) under a tree (c) on a rock (d) near the water
11. 11.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.
    
    What game did the children play? (a) hide-and-seek (b) football (c) kho-kho (d) cricket
12. 12.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 morning (b) at school (c) one night (d) one evening

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