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Reading comprehension lesson 8: Class 2 practice test · Set 790 · 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.Mumma,
    I went to Neel’s house to finish our science project. His mother said I can stay for dinner. Neel’s father will drop me home at 8 o’clock. Please do not worry.
    Jiya

    Where did Jiya go?
    (a) to school (b) to the market (c) to the library (d) to Neel’s house
  2. 2.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.

    In “He took it to the pond”, what is “it”?
    (a) the pond (b) the water (c) the toy boat (d) the duck
  3. 3.Dear Mrs Kaur,
    Today is Diya’s first day on the school bus. She will get off at the Rose Garden stop. Her grandmother will wait for her there. Thank you for your help.
    Anita Sharma, Diya’s mother

    Who will wait for Diya?
    (a) her grandmother (b) Mrs Kaur (c) her brother (d) her mother
  4. 4.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.

    What did Grandpa and Imran plant?
    (a) a mango seed (b) a rose bush (c) a coconut (d) a lemon seed
  5. 5.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.

    What colour were the flowers?
    (a) white (b) pink (c) yellow (d) red
  6. 6.Pitter-patter, falls the rain,
    On the roof and window pane.
    Frogs come out to croak and play,
    On this cool and rainy day.

    What kind of day is it?
    (a) cool and rainy (b) hot and sunny (c) snowy (d) windy and dry
  7. 7.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.

    Who gave Anjali a job?
    (a) her aunt (b) her brother (c) her father (d) her mother
  8. 8.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 park (b) to a farm (c) to the zoo (d) to the beach
  9. 9.Kiran’s cat, Billu, loves to sleep in the sun. Every afternoon he lies on the warm window sill. When it rains, he sleeps on Kiran’s bed instead. Kiran does not mind at all.

    True or false: Kiran does not mind Billu sleeping on the bed.
    (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.Pitter-patter, falls the rain,
    On the roof and window pane.
    Frogs come out to croak and play,
    On this cool and rainy day.

    What falls “pitter-patter”?
    (a) the rain (b) the leaves (c) the frogs (d) the stones
  11. 11.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 does “faded away” mean here?
    (a) fell down (b) slowly disappeared (c) got brighter (d) came closer
  12. 12.A butterfly sat on a rose,
    It tickled the tip of my nose!
    Its wings were orange, black and gold,
    The prettiest thing I could behold.

    Where did the butterfly sit first?
    (a) on a wall (b) on my hand (c) on a rose (d) on a leaf

Answer key

  1. to Neel’s house
  2. the toy boat
  3. her grandmother
  4. a mango seed
  5. yellow
  6. cool and rainy
  7. her father
  8. to the zoo
  9. True
  10. the rain
  11. slowly disappeared
  12. on a rose

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