Comprehension Worksheet for Class 2

Reading comprehension lesson 5: Short stories · Set 843 · 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.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.
   
   What does “faded away” mean here? (a) got brighter (b) slowly disappeared (c) came closer (d) fell down
2. 2.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.
   
   Where did Rahul’s family go? (a) to the beach (b) to the zoo (c) to a farm (d) to the park
3. 3.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) behind a big neem tree (b) under a bench (c) behind a wall (d) inside a hut
4. 4.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) five (b) two (c) three (d) one
5. 5.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) eat more apples (b) a new tooth would grow (c) the tooth was lost (d) go to the shop
6. 6.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) a big wave (b) the rain (c) a dog (d) the wind
7. 7.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) Sunil (b) the teacher (c) the librarian (d) Meena
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) in the dark (c) very fast (d) slowly and safely
9. 9.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 the children play? (a) at school (b) in the park (c) on the beach (d) at home
10. 10.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) five (c) eight (d) seven
11. 11.On Diwali night, Neha lit twelve clay lamps. She put them in a row on the balcony. A breeze blew out two lamps. Her grandfather helped her light them again.
    
    How many lamps did Neha light? (a) ten (b) twenty (c) twelve (d) two
12. 12.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 apples (b) the potatoes (c) the tomatoes (d) the plates

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