Comprehension Worksheet for Class 2 – Mixed
Reading tip (Know the kind of text): See what kind of text it is: story, poem or note. Read the question and find the line with the answer. Check that your answer agrees with the passage.
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1.To all children of Block B,
A drawing competition will be held on Sunday at 10 o’clock. The topic is “My Favourite Animal”. Bring your own crayons and pencils. Paper will be given to everyone.
What time does it start? (a) 10 o’clock (b) 11 o’clock (c) 9 o’clock (d) 12 o’clock -
2.Dear Neighbours,
We have lost our parrot, Mithu. He is green with a red beak. He can say “hello” and “Mithu”. If you see him, please call the Das family at house number 9.
What colour is the parrot’s beak? (a) black (b) green (c) red (d) yellow -
3.The moon is out, the stars are too,
The night is dark and deep and blue.
I close my eyes and say goodnight,
And dream until the morning light.
What is out with the moon? (a) the birds (b) the sun (c) the clouds (d) the stars -
4.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 week (b) for a month (c) for a year (d) for a day -
5.Dear Riya,
Please come to my house for Eid on Monday. My mother is making sheer khurma and biryani. My cousins from Lucknow are also coming. We will play carrom after lunch.
Your friend,
Ayesha
Who is making sheer khurma? (a) Ayesha (b) Riya (c) the cousins (d) Ayesha’s mother -
6.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.
Which word in the story is the opposite of “cold”? (a) warm (b) sun (c) bed (d) rains -
7.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) came closer (b) fell down (c) got brighter (d) slowly disappeared -
8.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) pink (b) blue (c) black (d) yellow -
9.Hi Sana,
I cannot come to school tomorrow because I have a cold. Please tell Ma’am that I am not well. Can you share the homework with me on the phone?
Thanks,
Ishaan
Who wrote the message? (a) Ishaan (b) Ma’am (c) Sana (d) Mum -
10.The bus goes bumpy down the road,
It carries such a happy load.
We sing and clap, we laugh and wave,
To school we go, so bright and brave.
How does the bus go down the road? (a) slowly (b) bumpy (c) quietly (d) smoothly -
11.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 the library (b) in her bag (c) under her desk (d) in the playground -
12.The postman comes at ten each day,
With letters from so far away.
He rings his bell and waves to me,
Then hurries off to house number three.
What does the postman ring? (a) his bell (b) a drum (c) a phone (d) the doorbell
Answer key
- 10 o’clock
- red
- the stars
- for a week
- Ayesha’s mother
- warm
- slowly disappeared
- yellow
- Ishaan
- bumpy
- in the library
- his bell
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