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Reading comprehension lesson 8: Class 2 practice test · Set 591 · 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.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 has no books. (c) It is being painted. (d) It is a holiday.
  2. 2.Grandpa and Imran planted a mango seed in the garden. Imran watered it every day. After many weeks, a tiny green plant came up. Imran danced with joy.

    Why did Imran dance?
    (a) He was cold. (b) He was angry. (c) He was full of joy. (d) He heard music.
  3. 3.A little ant, so very small,
    Carried a crumb along the wall.
    It did not stop, it did not rest,
    It tried and tried and did its best.

    True or false: The ant did its best.
    (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.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.

    What did Meena lose?
    (a) her library book (b) her lunch box (c) her red bag (d) her blue pencil box
  5. 5.A tiny seed went in the ground,
    It slept without a single sound.
    The rain came down, the sun came out,
    And soon a green shoot popped about!

    Where did the tiny seed go?
    (a) in a box (b) in the river (c) in the ground (d) in a bag
  6. 6.Grandma tells a story every night,
    Of a clever fox and a parrot bright.
    I sit beside her on the bed,
    Until it’s time to rest my head.

    Where does the child sit?
    (a) beside Grandma (b) on the floor (c) at the table (d) in the garden
  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.

    Where did Rahul’s family go?
    (a) to the beach (b) to the park (c) to a farm (d) to the zoo
  8. 8.My kite is green, my kite is high,
    It dances in the windy sky.
    I hold the string and run along,
    And sing a happy kite-day song.

    What does the child hold?
    (a) a stick (b) a ball (c) a flag (d) the string
  9. 9.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 did Kabir forget at home?
    (a) his shoes (b) his umbrella (c) his bag (d) his lunch
  10. 10.Mango, mango, yellow and sweet,
    The juiciest fruit you’ll ever eat.
    In summer time, it hangs up high,
    On the tall green tree against the sky.

    How is the tree described?
    (a) short and yellow (b) tall and green (c) small and brown (d) old and dry
  11. 11.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!

    How many fingers does the poem talk about?
    (a) ten (b) two (c) five (d) twenty
  12. 12.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 Friday (b) on Sunday (c) on Monday (d) on Saturday

Answer key

  1. The librarian is away.
  2. He was full of joy.
  3. True
  4. her blue pencil box
  5. in the ground
  6. beside Grandma
  7. to the zoo
  8. the string
  9. his umbrella
  10. tall and green
  11. ten
  12. on Friday

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