← Class 2 practice test lesson New set →

Comprehension Worksheet for Class 2 – Mixed

Reading comprehension lesson 8: Class 2 practice test · Set 695 · 12 questions
TalentJR

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.

NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 12
  1. 1.Dear Aarav,
    I have gone to the market to buy vegetables. Your lunch is in the blue box on the table. Please feed the fish before you go to play.
    Love,
    Mum

    Why did Mum go out?
    (a) to buy fish (b) to meet a friend (c) to buy vegetables (d) to buy a box
  2. 2.Mohan,
    The milkman will come at 6 o’clock tomorrow. Please take two packets of milk from him. The money is in the steel box on the shelf. I will be back from the hospital by noon.
    Papa

    When will Papa be back?
    (a) next week (b) by noon (c) by night (d) at 6 o’clock
  3. 3.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!

    Where does the child like to splash?
    (a) in a pool (b) in the sea (c) in the bath (d) in puddles
  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.

    Where is the librarian going?
    (a) to a book fair (b) to a wedding (c) to the market (d) to another school
  5. 5.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.

    Who is the poem about?
    (a) a mouse (b) a spider (c) a little ant (d) a big bee
  6. 6.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.

    When should children return their books?
    (a) next month (b) on Thursday (c) on Monday (d) on Wednesday
  7. 7.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) roses (b) mangoes (c) tomatoes (d) potatoes
  8. 8.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!

    Who is the note for?
    (a) teachers (b) the principal (c) students (d) parents
  9. 9.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.

    How did the children feel when the castle was washed away?
    (a) They went home. (b) They laughed. (c) They were angry. (d) They cried.
  10. 10.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) gave it warm milk (b) put it outside (c) went to sleep (d) gave it a bath
  11. 11.Sara’s little brother could not tie his shoelaces. Sara sat with him on the steps. She showed him how to make two loops. After trying five times, he tied them all by himself.

    How many loops did Sara show him?
    (a) one (b) two (c) five (d) three
  12. 12.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.

    When does the mango hang on the tree?
    (a) at night (b) in the rains (c) in winter (d) in summer time

Answer key

  1. to buy vegetables
  2. by noon
  3. in puddles
  4. to a book fair
  5. a little ant
  6. on Thursday
  7. tomatoes
  8. parents
  9. They laughed.
  10. gave it warm milk
  11. two
  12. in summer time

Free reading comprehension lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/reading-comprehension