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Comprehension Worksheet for Class 2

Reading comprehension lesson 5: Short stories · Set 708 · 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.

    When did Harpreet see a rainbow?
    (a) at night (b) before school (c) after the rain (d) in the morning
  2. 2.Anjali wanted to help in the kitchen. Her father gave her the job of washing the tomatoes. She washed them carefully and put them in a bowl. Her father said she was a great helper.

    What did her father say?
    (a) She was a great helper. (b) She was very tired. (c) She should go out. (d) She was too slow.
  3. 3.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.

    Where did Zoya hide?
    (a) behind a big neem tree (b) inside a hut (c) under a bench (d) behind a wall
  4. 4.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 bird chirping (b) a bell ringing (c) a cat crying (d) a dog barking
  5. 5.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.

    What did Meena share with Sunil?
    (a) her pencils (b) her toys (c) her biscuits (d) her books
  6. 6.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.

    Where did she keep the pot?
    (a) near the window (b) in the kitchen (c) on the roof (d) under the bed
  7. 7.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.

    How many ladoos did they make?
    (a) twenty (b) four (c) fifteen (d) ten
  8. 8.Farhan saw an old man waiting to cross the busy road. Farhan held his hand. They waited for the green light. Then they crossed the road slowly and safely.

    What did they wait for?
    (a) the red light (b) the rain to stop (c) a bus (d) the green light
  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.

    Where did the boat sail?
    (a) on the sea (b) across the water (c) down a river (d) in the bathtub
  10. 10.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 teacher (b) her little brother (c) her mother (d) her friend
  11. 11.Farhan saw an old man waiting to cross the busy road. Farhan held his hand. They waited for the green light. Then they crossed the road slowly and safely.

    What did Farhan hold?
    (a) a bag (b) an umbrella (c) a flag (d) the old man’s hand
  12. 12.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 bag (c) his shoes (d) his umbrella

Answer key

  1. after the rain
  2. She was a great helper.
  3. behind a big neem tree
  4. a bird chirping
  5. her biscuits
  6. near the window
  7. twenty
  8. the green light
  9. across the water
  10. her little brother
  11. the old man’s hand
  12. his umbrella

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