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Comprehension Worksheet for Class 2

Reading comprehension lesson 5: Short stories · Set 730 · 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.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 librarian (b) the teacher (c) Sunil (d) Meena
  2. 2.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 many times did Vikram fall?
    (a) twice (b) three times (c) never (d) once
  3. 3.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 was the weather on Monday?
    (a) It was snowing (b) It was sunny (c) It was windy (d) It was raining hard
  4. 4.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) every day (c) every month (d) never
  5. 5.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) an umbrella (b) the old man’s hand (c) a flag (d) a bag
  6. 6.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 kite (b) a toy train (c) a toy boat (d) a toy car
  7. 7.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.

    What game did the children play?
    (a) football (b) kho-kho (c) hide-and-seek (d) cricket
  8. 8.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 bell ringing (b) a bird chirping (c) a cat crying (d) a dog barking
  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.

    How did the children feel when the castle was washed away?
    (a) They laughed. (b) They were angry. (c) They cried. (d) They went home.
  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.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.

    Where was the baby sparrow?
    (a) in a cage (b) on the ground (c) on a wire (d) on the roof
  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.

    What did Meena lose?
    (a) her lunch box (b) her red bag (c) her library book (d) her blue pencil box

Answer key

  1. Sunil
  2. once
  3. It was raining hard
  4. every day
  5. the old man’s hand
  6. a toy boat
  7. hide-and-seek
  8. a bird chirping
  9. They laughed.
  10. with a big smile
  11. on the ground
  12. her blue pencil box

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