Comprehension Worksheet for Class 2

Reading comprehension lesson 5: Short stories · Set 533 · 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.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) Chhotu (d) Bholu
2. 2.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) long (b) round (c) flat (d) square
3. 3.Kiran’s cat, Billu, loves to sleep in the sun. Every afternoon he lies on the warm window sill. When it rains, he sleeps on Kiran’s bed instead. Kiran does not mind at all.
   
   Where does Billu sleep when it rains? (a) on the sofa (b) in a box (c) outside (d) on Kiran’s bed
4. 4.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 did Kabir forget at home? (a) his lunch (b) his shoes (c) his umbrella (d) his bag
5. 5.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 steps (b) on the bed (c) in the car (d) on the swing
6. 6.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) in the playground (b) in her bag (c) in the library (d) under her desk
7. 7.Grandpa and Imran planted a mango seed in the garden. Imran watered it every day. After many weeks, a tiny green plant came up. Imran danced with joy.
   
   What did Grandpa and Imran plant? (a) a mango seed (b) a rose bush (c) a lemon seed (d) a coconut
8. 8.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.
   
   What was Divya eating when the tooth fell out? (a) a sweet (b) a banana (c) a chapati (d) an apple
9. 9.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) blue (b) green (c) red (d) yellow
10. 10.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.
11. 11.Kiran’s cat, Billu, loves to sleep in the sun. Every afternoon he lies on the warm window sill. When it rains, he sleeps on Kiran’s bed instead. Kiran does not mind at all.
    
    True or false: Kiran does not mind Billu sleeping on the bed. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.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.
    
    Why did Tenzin make a card? (a) for his teacher (b) for his friend (c) for Diwali (d) for Mother’s birthday

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