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Reading comprehension lesson 8: Class 2 practice test · Set 343 · 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.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
  2. 2.Hello Kabir,
    Thank you for the lovely story book you gave me. I read it with my sister last night. We liked the part about the flying elephant best. Come and play with us on Sunday!
    Your friend,
    Dev

    Who wrote this message?
    (a) the teacher (b) Dev (c) Kabir (d) Dev’s sister
  3. 3.You are invited!
    Come to Priya’s 7th birthday party on Saturday, 12 May. The party is at 5 o’clock at our house, 14 Lotus Lane. There will be games, cake and music. Please come in fancy dress!

    At what time is the party?
    (a) 12 o’clock (b) 6 o’clock (c) 5 o’clock (d) 7 o’clock
  4. 4.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) under a bench (b) behind a wall (c) behind a big neem tree (d) inside a hut
  5. 5.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) the librarian (b) Meena (c) the teacher (d) Sunil
  6. 6.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 sent this invitation?
    (a) Riya (b) the cousins (c) Ayesha (d) Ayesha’s mother
  7. 7.A butterfly sat on a rose,
    It tickled the tip of my nose!
    Its wings were orange, black and gold,
    The prettiest thing I could behold.

    What colours were its wings?
    (a) red and green (b) blue and white (c) pink and purple (d) orange, black and gold
  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.

    Who gave Anjali a job?
    (a) her brother (b) her father (c) her aunt (d) her mother
  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.

    Which word rhymes with “too”?
    (a) stars (b) deep (c) night (d) blue
  10. 10.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.

    What does Grandpa wear?
    (a) a cap (b) gloves (c) a raincoat (d) a shawl
  11. 11.I like to splash in puddles deep,
    I jump and hop and leap and leap.
    My boots are wet, my socks are too,
    But oh, what fun, I tell you true!

    Which word rhymes with “deep”?
    (a) wet (b) jump (c) leap (d) hop
  12. 12.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) old (d) shawl

Answer key

  1. for a week
  2. Dev
  3. 5 o’clock
  4. behind a big neem tree
  5. Sunil
  6. Ayesha
  7. orange, black and gold
  8. her father
  9. blue
  10. a shawl
  11. leap
  12. old

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