Comprehension Worksheet for Class 2

Reading comprehension lesson 5: Short stories · Set 502 · 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.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.
   
   What was the weather on Monday? (a) It was raining hard (b) It was snowing (c) It was sunny (d) It was windy
2. 2.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 Tenzin write inside the card? (a) Good morning (b) I love you, Amma (c) Happy Diwali (d) Thank you
3. 3.Vikram’s school had a sports day. He ran in the sack race. He fell down once but got up quickly. He did not win, but he finished the race with a big smile.
   
   Which word in the story is the opposite of “slowly”? (a) big (b) once (c) down (d) quickly
4. 4.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) flat (b) round (c) long (d) square
5. 5.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.
   
   What blew out two lamps? (a) the rain (b) a breeze (c) a cat (d) her brother
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.
   
   What did the elephant use to spray? (a) its ears (b) its tail (c) its trunk (d) its feet
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.
   
   True or false: The wind was slow in the morning. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.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.
   
   How many flowers did Tenzin draw? (a) five (b) two (c) three (d) four
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) near the river (b) in the market (c) near the temple (d) in the school
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.
    
    Who did she run to call? (a) her teacher (b) her friend (c) her little brother (d) her mother
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.
    
    Which word in the story is the opposite of “short”? (a) soon (b) yellow (c) near (d) tall
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.
    
    When did the strong wind come? (a) at night (b) in the morning (c) in the afternoon (d) in the evening

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