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Comprehension Worksheet for Class 2

Reading comprehension lesson 5: Short stories · Set 680 · 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.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 little brother (b) her mother (c) her friend (d) her teacher
  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) square (b) round (c) long (d) flat
  3. 3.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) read a book (b) ride a bike (c) swim (d) tie his shoelaces
  4. 4.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 swing (b) on the bed (c) on the steps (d) in the car
  5. 5.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 sun set (b) the rainbow had faded (c) it started raining (d) the rainbow grew big
  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.

    Who found the pencil box?
    (a) Meena’s brother (b) Meena (c) Sunil (d) the teacher
  7. 7.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.

    When did Harpreet see a rainbow?
    (a) at night (b) before school (c) after the rain (d) in the morning
  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 chapati (b) a banana (c) an apple (d) a sweet
  9. 9.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) three (b) four (c) two (d) five
  10. 10.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.

    Why did Imran dance?
    (a) He was full of joy. (b) He heard music. (c) He was angry. (d) He was cold.
  11. 11.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 sleepy. (b) It was wet. (c) It was hungry. (d) It was scared of dogs.
  12. 12.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 roof (b) on the ground (c) on a wire (d) in a cage

Answer key

  1. her little brother
  2. round
  3. tie his shoelaces
  4. on the steps
  5. the rainbow had faded
  6. Sunil
  7. after the rain
  8. an apple
  9. three
  10. He was full of joy.
  11. It was wet.
  12. on the ground

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