Comprehension Worksheet for Class 2

Reading comprehension lesson 5: Short stories · Set 847 · 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.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 colour was Anu’s umbrella? (a) blue (b) black (c) pink (d) yellow
2. 2.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 they wait for? (a) the green light (b) the rain to stop (c) a bus (d) the red light
3. 3.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 his friend (b) for Mother’s birthday (c) for Diwali (d) for his teacher
4. 4.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.
   
   True or false: The wind was slow in the morning. (a) False (b) True
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.
   
   When did the strong wind come? (a) in the evening (b) at night (c) in the afternoon (d) in the morning
6. 6.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.
   
   Where did Pooja find Chhotu? (a) in the school (b) near the temple (c) near the river (d) in the market
7. 7.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.
   
   In “He took it to the pond”, what is “it”? (a) the duck (b) the pond (c) the water (d) the toy boat
8. 8.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 her father say? (a) She should go out. (b) She was too slow. (c) She was a great helper. (d) She was very tired.
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 Zoya hide? (a) inside a hut (b) under a bench (c) behind a big neem tree (d) behind a wall
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.
    
    When did the tooth fall out? (a) one night (b) at school (c) one morning (d) one evening
11. 11.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
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 her bag (b) in the library (c) under her desk (d) in the playground

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