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Comprehension Worksheet for Class 2 – Mixed

Reading comprehension lesson 8: Class 2 practice test · Set 436 · 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.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.

    Why did everyone near the pool get wet?
    (a) They went swimming. (b) It started to rain. (c) An elephant sprayed it. (d) They fell in.
  2. 2.Dear Parents,
    Class 2 will put up a puppet show on Friday at 11 o’clock. The show is called “The Hungry Crocodile”. It will be held in the school hall. All parents are welcome!

    Which class will put up the show?
    (a) Class 3 (b) Class 5 (c) Class 1 (d) Class 2
  3. 3.Ten little fingers, ten little toes,
    Two bright eyes and one small nose.
    Two ears to hear, one mouth to say,
    I love you, Mummy, every day!

    Which word rhymes with “toes”?
    (a) nose (b) eyes (c) fingers (d) ears
  4. 4.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.

    Where did Anjali want to help?
    (a) in the garden (b) at school (c) in the kitchen (d) in the shop
  5. 5.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 zoo (b) to a farm (c) to the beach (d) to the park
  6. 6.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.

    Which animal swam next to the boat?
    (a) a fish (b) a frog (c) a swan (d) a duck
  7. 7.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.

    Which animals did Rahul like best?
    (a) the monkeys (b) the elephants (c) the lions (d) the bears
  8. 8.Deepak heard a bird chirping loudly. He saw a baby sparrow on the ground below its nest. He told his mother at once. She gently put the baby bird back into the nest.

    Where was the baby sparrow?
    (a) in a cage (b) on the ground (c) on a wire (d) on the roof
  9. 9.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) go to the shop (b) eat more apples (c) the tooth was lost (d) a new tooth would grow
  10. 10.Vikram’s school had a sports day. He ran in the sack race. He fell down once but got up quickly. He did not win, but he finished the race with a big smile.

    How many times did Vikram fall?
    (a) once (b) twice (c) never (d) three times
  11. 11.The train goes chug, the train goes choo,
    Past fields of green and skies of blue.
    I wave to cows, I wave to trees,
    I feel the cool and gentle breeze.

    What colour are the fields?
    (a) yellow (b) blue (c) green (d) brown
  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.

    Who found the pencil box?
    (a) Meena (b) Meena’s brother (c) the teacher (d) Sunil

Answer key

  1. An elephant sprayed it.
  2. Class 2
  3. nose
  4. in the kitchen
  5. to the zoo
  6. a duck
  7. the elephants
  8. on the ground
  9. a new tooth would grow
  10. once
  11. green
  12. Sunil

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