Comprehension Worksheet for Class 2

Reading comprehension lesson 5: Short stories · Set 579 · 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.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.
   
   What seeds did Nandini plant? (a) mango seeds (b) bean seeds (c) rose seeds (d) sunflower seeds
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.
   
   Who makes the best ladoos? (a) Lata’s mother (b) Lata’s grandmother (c) Auntie Rose (d) Lata
3. 3.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.
   
   Where was the baby sparrow? (a) on the ground (b) on the roof (c) in a cage (d) on a wire
4. 4.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 way did the flowers turn? (a) down to the ground (b) to face the wall (c) to face the door (d) to face the sun
5. 5.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 “searched” mean in the story? (a) forgot (b) ran away from (c) sang to (d) looked for
6. 6.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 drew a sun. (b) She hugged him. (c) She kept the card. (d) She wrote a note.
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.
   
   Which word in the story is the opposite of “weak”? (a) red (b) strong (c) slow (d) high
8. 8.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 sister Gita (b) his friend Raju (c) his grandmother (d) his father
9. 9.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) big (b) dry (c) yellow (d) hard
10. 10.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.
    
    How many loops did Sara show him? (a) three (b) one (c) two (d) five
11. 11.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 tail (c) its trunk (d) its ears
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.
    
    How many colours did she count? (a) eight (b) five (c) six (d) seven

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