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Comprehension Worksheet for Class 2

Reading comprehension lesson 5: Short stories · Set 713 · 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.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 race did Vikram run?
    (a) the spoon race (b) the sack race (c) the relay race (d) the long race
  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.

    Who gave Anjali a job?
    (a) her aunt (b) her father (c) her brother (d) her mother
  3. 3.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.

    Where did Anjali want to help?
    (a) in the kitchen (b) in the garden (c) at school (d) in the shop
  4. 4.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 is the name of Pooja’s goat?
    (a) Moti (b) Chhotu (c) Raju (d) Bholu
  5. 5.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.

    Which animal swam next to the boat?
    (a) a duck (b) a swan (c) a fish (d) a frog
  6. 6.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.

    Which word in the story is the opposite of “cold”?
    (a) sun (b) rains (c) bed (d) warm
  7. 7.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.

    In “shared her biscuits with him”, who is “him”?
    (a) the teacher (b) Meena (c) Sunil (d) the librarian
  8. 8.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 shoes (b) his lunch (c) his bag (d) his umbrella
  9. 9.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 grandmother (b) his father (c) his friend Raju (d) his sister Gita
  10. 10.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.

    How did Vikram finish the race?
    (a) in tears (b) in first place (c) with a hurt leg (d) with a big smile
  11. 11.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) under a bench (b) behind a big neem tree (c) behind a wall (d) inside a hut
  12. 12.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.

    How often did Imran water it?
    (a) once a week (b) never (c) every month (d) every day

Answer key

  1. the sack race
  2. her father
  3. in the kitchen
  4. Chhotu
  5. a duck
  6. warm
  7. Sunil
  8. his umbrella
  9. his sister Gita
  10. with a big smile
  11. behind a big neem tree
  12. every day

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