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Reading comprehension lesson 8: Class 2 practice test · Set 691 · 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.Nandini planted sunflower seeds in a pot. She kept the pot in the sun near the window. Soon, tall yellow flowers grew. The flowers always turned to face the sun.

    Which way did the flowers turn?
    (a) to face the door (b) down to the ground (c) to face the sun (d) to face the wall
  2. 2.Lata’s grandmother makes the best ladoos. On Sunday, Lata helped her roll them. They made twenty round ladoos. Lata gave four ladoos to her neighbour, Auntie Rose.

    Who got four ladoos?
    (a) Grandmother (b) Lata’s friend (c) Lata’s teacher (d) Auntie Rose
  3. 3.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 red bag (b) her lunch box (c) her library book (d) her blue pencil box
  4. 4.Clap your hands and stamp your feet,
    Move your body to the beat.
    Turn around and touch the ground,
    Now jump up high without a sound!

    Which word rhymes with “feet”?
    (a) body (b) beat (c) hands (d) clap
  5. 5.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) lunch time (b) the evening (c) the morning light (d) midnight
  6. 6.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) Kabir (c) Dev’s sister (d) Dev
  7. 7.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.

    Who did Deepak tell?
    (a) his teacher (b) his father (c) his friend (d) his mother
  8. 8.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.

    Which fruit is the poem about?
    (a) mango (b) banana (c) guava (d) apple
  9. 9.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) three times (b) twice (c) never (d) once
  10. 10.I have a garden, small and neat,
    With tomatoes red and sweet.
    I water it each day at four,
    And every week it gives me more.

    What grows in the garden?
    (a) potatoes (b) roses (c) mangoes (d) tomatoes
  11. 11.The sun comes up, the sky is bright,
    The birds all sing with all their might.
    I wash my face and comb my hair,
    Then eat my breakfast on a chair.

    What do the birds do in the poem?
    (a) fly away (b) eat (c) sleep (d) sing
  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.

    In which season is the poem set?
    (a) winter (b) spring (c) the rainy season (d) summer

Answer key

  1. to face the sun
  2. Auntie Rose
  3. her blue pencil box
  4. beat
  5. the morning light
  6. Dev
  7. his mother
  8. mango
  9. once
  10. tomatoes
  11. sing
  12. winter

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