Comprehension Worksheet for Class 2

Reading comprehension lesson 5: Short stories · Set 49 · 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.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 ears (c) its trunk (d) its tail
2. 2.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.
   
   Where did Sara sit with him? (a) on the bed (b) in the car (c) on the steps (d) on the swing
3. 3.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.
   
   What shape were the ladoos? (a) square (b) long (c) round (d) flat
4. 4.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 wet. (b) It was scared of dogs. (c) It was sleepy. (d) It was hungry.
5. 5.It was raining hard on Monday. Kabir forgot his umbrella at home. His friend Anu shared her big yellow umbrella with him. They walked to school together and stayed dry.
   
   Which word in the story is the opposite of “wet”? (a) yellow (b) big (c) dry (d) hard
6. 6.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) by bus (b) slowly and safely (c) in the dark (d) very fast
7. 7.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
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.
   
   What had happened when her brother came? (a) the sun set (b) it started raining (c) the rainbow grew big (d) the rainbow had faded
9. 9.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 water (b) the toy boat (c) the duck (d) the pond
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.
    
    Where did she keep the pot? (a) on the roof (b) in the kitchen (c) under the bed (d) near the window
11. 11.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 kept the card. (c) She drew a sun. (d) She hugged him.
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) at school (b) one morning (c) one night (d) one evening

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