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Comprehension Worksheet for Class 2

Reading comprehension lesson 5: Short stories · Set 568 · 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.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
  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.

    Who went to the pond with Joseph?
    (a) his father (b) his teacher (c) his sister (d) his friend
  3. 3.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.

    How many colours did she count?
    (a) five (b) eight (c) seven (d) six
  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 hugged him. (b) She kept the card. (c) She drew a sun. (d) She wrote a note.
  5. 5.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 monkeys (b) the elephants (c) the bears (d) the lions
  6. 6.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.

    On which day did Lata help?
    (a) Saturday (b) Sunday (c) Monday (d) Friday
  7. 7.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) quickly (b) big (c) down (d) once
  8. 8.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 Chhotu love to eat?
    (a) rotis (b) grass seeds (c) bananas (d) leaves
  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.

    What toy did Joseph have?
    (a) a toy train (b) a toy car (c) a toy kite (d) a toy boat
  10. 10.Deepak heard a bird chirping loudly. He saw a baby sparrow on the ground below its nest. He told his mother at once. She gently put the baby bird back into the nest.

    What did Deepak hear?
    (a) a dog barking (b) a bell ringing (c) a bird chirping (d) a cat crying
  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.

    Where does Billu lie every afternoon?
    (a) on the warm window sill (b) on the roof (c) in the kitchen (d) under the table
  12. 12.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.

    What could Sara’s brother not do?
    (a) swim (b) ride a bike (c) read a book (d) tie his shoelaces

Answer key

  1. on the steps
  2. his father
  3. seven
  4. She hugged him.
  5. the elephants
  6. Sunday
  7. quickly
  8. leaves
  9. a toy boat
  10. a bird chirping
  11. on the warm window sill
  12. tie his shoelaces

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