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Comprehension Worksheet for Class 2

Reading comprehension lesson 5: Short stories · Set 458 · 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.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 mother (b) her aunt (c) her brother (d) her father
  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.

    What toy did Joseph have?
    (a) a toy train (b) a toy boat (c) a toy kite (d) a toy car
  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.

    Where did Pooja find Chhotu?
    (a) near the temple (b) in the market (c) in the school (d) near the river
  4. 4.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 drew a sun. (c) She kept the card. (d) She hugged him.
  5. 5.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) under her desk (b) in the library (c) in the playground (d) in her bag
  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.

    Who went to the pond with Joseph?
    (a) his sister (b) his teacher (c) his father (d) his friend
  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 washed the sandcastle away?
    (a) a dog (b) a big wave (c) the wind (d) the rain
  8. 8.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.

    What did Riya do after she dried the kitten?
    (a) put it outside (b) went to sleep (c) gave it warm milk (d) gave it a bath
  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.

    Where did Rahul’s family go?
    (a) to the zoo (b) to the park (c) to the beach (d) to a farm
  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.

    Who went to the beach with Aman?
    (a) his friend Raju (b) his grandmother (c) his sister Gita (d) his father
  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.

    How did Ravi find Zoya?
    (a) She called him. (b) He heard her laugh. (c) He saw her red shoes. (d) He saw her bag.
  12. 12.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) fell down (b) slowly disappeared (c) came closer (d) got brighter

Answer key

  1. her father
  2. a toy boat
  3. near the temple
  4. She hugged him.
  5. in the library
  6. his father
  7. a big wave
  8. gave it warm milk
  9. to the zoo
  10. his sister Gita
  11. He saw her red shoes.
  12. slowly disappeared

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