Comprehension Worksheet for Class 2

Reading comprehension lesson 5: Short stories · Set 649 · 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.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.
   
   What game did the children play? (a) football (b) cricket (c) hide-and-seek (d) kho-kho
2. 2.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 rainbow grew big (b) the rainbow had faded (c) it started raining (d) the sun set
3. 3.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) rose seeds (b) sunflower seeds (c) bean seeds (d) mango seeds
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.
   
   Which word in the story is the opposite of “wet”? (a) hard (b) yellow (c) big (d) dry
5. 5.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 scared of dogs. (b) It was hungry. (c) It was sleepy. (d) It was wet.
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 Tenzin write inside the card? (a) Happy Diwali (b) Thank you (c) I love you, Amma (d) Good morning
7. 7.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 friend (b) his father (c) his sister (d) his teacher
8. 8.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 lions (b) the monkeys (c) the bears (d) the elephants
9. 9.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 times did he try? (a) three (b) five (c) two (d) ten
10. 10.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.
    
    Where did she put the lamps? (a) in the kitchen (b) at the gate (c) on the roof (d) on the balcony
11. 11.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) grass seeds (b) leaves (c) bananas (d) rotis
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.
    
    In “She showed him”, who is “She”? (a) her brother (b) the teacher (c) Sara (d) Sara’s mother

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