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Comprehension Worksheet for Class 2

Reading comprehension lesson 5: Short stories · Set 744 · 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.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.

    Where did the boat sail?
    (a) down a river (b) on the sea (c) across the water (d) in the bathtub
  2. 2.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 does Chhotu love to eat?
    (a) rotis (b) leaves (c) grass seeds (d) bananas
  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.

    What did Meena lose?
    (a) her red bag (b) her library book (c) her blue pencil box (d) her lunch box
  4. 4.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 she put the tomatoes?
    (a) in a bag (b) in the fridge (c) on a plate (d) in a bowl
  5. 5.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.

    What did Anjali wash?
    (a) the potatoes (b) the apples (c) the tomatoes (d) the plates
  6. 6.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 way did the flowers turn?
    (a) to face the wall (b) to face the door (c) to face the sun (d) down to the ground
  7. 7.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 did her mother say?
    (a) a new tooth would grow (b) the tooth was lost (c) eat more apples (d) go to the shop
  8. 8.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.

    Where did Riya find the kitten?
    (a) near the gate (b) in the garden (c) on the roof (d) under the stairs
  9. 9.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) near the school (b) on the roof (c) in a pot (d) in the garden
  10. 10.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.

    How long was Divya’s tooth loose?
    (a) for a year (b) for a month (c) for a week (d) for a day
  11. 11.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 colour was Arjun’s kite?
    (a) red (b) green (c) yellow (d) blue
  12. 12.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.

    How many ladoos did they make?
    (a) four (b) twenty (c) ten (d) fifteen

Answer key

  1. across the water
  2. leaves
  3. her blue pencil box
  4. in a bowl
  5. the tomatoes
  6. to face the sun
  7. a new tooth would grow
  8. under the stairs
  9. in the garden
  10. for a week
  11. red
  12. twenty

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