Comprehension Worksheet for Class 2

Reading comprehension lesson 5: Short stories · Set 718 · 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.
   
   How did Ravi find Zoya? (a) He saw her bag. (b) He heard her laugh. (c) She called him. (d) He saw her red shoes.
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.
   
   How many colours did she count? (a) six (b) eight (c) seven (d) five
3. 3.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.
   
   What came up after many weeks? (a) a big mango (b) a yellow flower (c) a tall tree (d) a tiny green plant
4. 4.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.
   
   Who found Zoya? (a) Ravi (b) nobody (c) the gardener (d) Zoya’s sister
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.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.
   
   Where did Pooja find Chhotu? (a) in the market (b) in the school (c) near the temple (d) near the river
7. 7.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 word in the story is the opposite of “short”? (a) tall (b) yellow (c) soon (d) near
8. 8.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 lose? (a) her red bag (b) her blue pencil box (c) her lunch box (d) her library book
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.
   
   Where did Sara sit with him? (a) on the bed (b) on the swing (c) on the steps (d) in the car
10. 10.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) rains (b) bed (c) sun (d) warm
11. 11.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 father (b) her mother (c) her brother (d) her aunt
12. 12.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 green light (b) the rain to stop (c) a bus (d) the red light

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