Comprehension Worksheet for Class 2

Reading comprehension lesson 5: Short stories · Set 720 · 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.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.
   
   What did the baby elephant spray? (a) leaves (b) water (c) sand (d) mud
2. 2.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.
   
   What toy did Joseph have? (a) a toy boat (b) a toy train (c) a toy kite (d) a toy car
3. 3.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.
   
   On which day did Lata help? (a) Saturday (b) Sunday (c) Friday (d) Monday
4. 4.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.
   
   How did the children feel when the castle was washed away? (a) They cried. (b) They went home. (c) They were angry. (d) They laughed.
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.
   
   What did Riya do after she dried the kitten? (a) put it outside (b) went to sleep (c) gave it warm milk (d) gave it a bath
6. 6.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.
   
   Where did they plant it? (a) in the garden (b) on the roof (c) in a pot (d) near the school
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) soon (c) yellow (d) near
8. 8.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) inside a hut (b) behind a wall (c) behind a big neem tree (d) under a bench
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 loops did Sara show him? (a) one (b) five (c) three (d) two
10. 10.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.
    
    Why did everyone near the pool get wet? (a) They went swimming. (b) An elephant sprayed it. (c) It started to rain. (d) They fell in.
11. 11.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.
    
    What washed the sandcastle away? (a) the wind (b) a dog (c) the rain (d) a big wave
12. 12.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.
    
    Where was the pencil box found? (a) in the playground (b) in her bag (c) in the library (d) under her desk

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