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Reading comprehension lesson 8: Class 2 practice test · Set 179 · 12 questions
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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. 1.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) yellow (b) blue (c) red (d) green
  2. 2.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.

    Who found the pencil box?
    (a) the teacher (b) Meena’s brother (c) Sunil (d) Meena
  3. 3.In winter, Grandpa’s hands are cold,
    He wears a shawl that’s very old.
    We sit by the fire, he and I,
    And watch the sparks fly to the sky.

    Which word rhymes with “cold”?
    (a) hands (b) winter (c) shawl (d) old
  4. 4.Mohan,
    The milkman will come at 6 o’clock tomorrow. Please take two packets of milk from him. The money is in the steel box on the shelf. I will be back from the hospital by noon.
    Papa

    When will Papa be back?
    (a) next week (b) by noon (c) by night (d) at 6 o’clock
  5. 5.My little puppy, white and brown,
    Runs all over our small town.
    He wags his tail and barks hello,
    And sleeps upon my pillow.

    Where does the puppy sleep?
    (a) in the garden (b) on my pillow (c) in a basket (d) under the bed
  6. 6.Papa,
    Grandma called this morning. She will come by the evening train today. Please go to the station at 6 o’clock to bring her home.
    Love,
    Nisha

    Who wrote this note?
    (a) Grandma (b) Papa (c) Mum (d) Nisha
  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) cricket (b) kho-kho (c) football (d) hide-and-seek
  8. 8.Down by the river, a duck swims by,
    With four little ducklings, oh my, oh my!
    They paddle and quack all in a line,
    And follow their mother, all doing fine.

    Where does the duck swim?
    (a) in a pond (b) in a lake (c) in the sea (d) by the river
  9. 9.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.

    Until when does the child dream?
    (a) the morning light (b) the evening (c) midnight (d) lunch time
  10. 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 do the children feel on the bus?
    (a) happy (b) sleepy (c) scared (d) sad
  11. 11.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) near the temple (b) in the school (c) in the market (d) near the river
  12. 12.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.

    Who should people call?
    (a) the Das family (b) the police (c) the zoo (d) the school

Answer key

  1. red
  2. Sunil
  3. old
  4. by noon
  5. on my pillow
  6. Nisha
  7. hide-and-seek
  8. by the river
  9. the morning light
  10. happy
  11. near the temple
  12. the Das family

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