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Comprehension Worksheet for Class 2

Reading comprehension lesson 5: Short stories · Set 726 · 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.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 sweet (b) a banana (c) a chapati (d) an apple
  2. 2.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.

    Where does Billu sleep when it rains?
    (a) on Kiran’s bed (b) outside (c) in a box (d) on the sofa
  3. 3.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) Meena (b) the teacher (c) the librarian (d) Sunil
  4. 4.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.

    Why did Tenzin make a card?
    (a) for Mother’s birthday (b) for his friend (c) for his teacher (d) for Diwali
  5. 5.Arjun wanted to fly a kite. The wind was too slow in the morning. In the evening, a strong wind came. Arjun’s red kite flew high over the trees.

    What did Arjun want to do?
    (a) climb a tree (b) ride a bike (c) play cricket (d) fly a kite
  6. 6.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.

    Who did Deepak tell?
    (a) his teacher (b) his friend (c) his mother (d) his father
  7. 7.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) with a hurt leg (b) in first place (c) with a big smile (d) in tears
  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.

    How did they cross the road?
    (a) by bus (b) slowly and safely (c) in the dark (d) very fast
  9. 9.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.

    Who was waiting to cross the road?
    (a) a policeman (b) a dog (c) a little girl (d) an old man
  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.

    What did the elephant use to spray?
    (a) its ears (b) its tail (c) its feet (d) its trunk
  11. 11.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 long race (b) the spoon race (c) the sack race (d) the relay race
  12. 12.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 mother (b) her friend (c) her little brother (d) her teacher

Answer key

  1. an apple
  2. on Kiran’s bed
  3. Sunil
  4. for Mother’s birthday
  5. fly a kite
  6. his mother
  7. with a big smile
  8. slowly and safely
  9. an old man
  10. its trunk
  11. the sack race
  12. her little brother

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