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Comprehension Worksheet for Class 2 – Mixed

Reading comprehension lesson 8: Class 2 practice test · Set 542 · 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.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) ears (d) fingers
  2. 2.Dear Joseph,
    We are going to the beach on Christmas Day. Would you like to come with us? We will leave at 10 o’clock and come back before dinner. Please ask your mother and tell me soon.
    Your friend,
    Alan

    Who should Joseph ask?
    (a) his brother (b) his teacher (c) his mother (d) Alan’s father
  3. 3.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 run?
    (a) all over our small town (b) in the school (c) on the beach (d) in the forest
  4. 4.NOTICE
    The school library will be closed on Wednesday. The librarian is going to a book fair. Please return your books on Thursday instead. Thank you.

    Why will it be closed?
    (a) The librarian is away. (b) It is a holiday. (c) It is being painted. (d) It has no books.
  5. 5.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.

    What does “searched” mean in the story?
    (a) sang to (b) looked for (c) ran away from (d) forgot
  6. 6.Aman and his sister Gita went to the beach. They built a tall sandcastle near the water. A big wave came and washed it away. The children laughed and built another one far from the waves.

    Who went to the beach with Aman?
    (a) his grandmother (b) his friend Raju (c) his sister Gita (d) his father
  7. 7.Dear Students,
    Our school picnic is on Friday. We will go to the City Garden by bus. Bring a water bottle, a cap and a packed lunch. The bus will leave at 8 o’clock sharp.
    Your Class Teacher

    When is the school picnic?
    (a) on Monday (b) on Friday (c) on Saturday (d) on Sunday
  8. 8.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 had happened when her brother came?
    (a) the sun set (b) the rainbow grew big (c) the rainbow had faded (d) it started raining
  9. 9.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.

    Which word rhymes with “trees”?
    (a) wave (b) cool (c) cows (d) breeze
  10. 10.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 teacher (b) Meena (c) the librarian (d) Sunil
  11. 11.Riya found a small kitten under the stairs. It was wet and shivering. She dried it with a soft towel. Then she gave it a bowl of warm milk.

    What did Riya do after she dried the kitten?
    (a) put it outside (b) went to sleep (c) gave it warm milk (d) gave it a bath
  12. 12.Dear Joseph,
    We are going to the beach on Christmas Day. Would you like to come with us? We will leave at 10 o’clock and come back before dinner. Please ask your mother and tell me soon.
    Your friend,
    Alan

    Who wrote this message?
    (a) Alan (b) Joseph (c) Alan’s father (d) Joseph’s mother

Answer key

  1. nose
  2. his mother
  3. all over our small town
  4. The librarian is away.
  5. looked for
  6. his sister Gita
  7. on Friday
  8. the rainbow had faded
  9. breeze
  10. Sunil
  11. gave it warm milk
  12. Alan

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