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Reading comprehension lesson 8: Class 2 practice test · Set 794 · 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.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) it started raining (b) the sun set (c) the rainbow grew big (d) the rainbow had faded
  2. 2.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.

    Where did they build the second sandcastle?
    (a) near the water (b) under a tree (c) on a rock (d) far from the waves
  3. 3.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

    Who wrote the note?
    (a) Aarav (b) Grandma (c) Mum (d) Dad
  4. 4.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.

    Which word rhymes with “hair”?
    (a) chair (b) comb (c) eat (d) face
  5. 5.I brush my teeth at morning time,
    They shine and sparkle, clean and fine.
    I brush again before my bed,
    Just like my dentist auntie said.

    How many times a day does the child brush?
    (a) two times (b) four times (c) three times (d) one time
  6. 6.Papa,
    Grandma called this morning. She will come by the evening train today. Please go to the station at 6 o’clock to bring her home.
    Love,
    Nisha

    When should Papa go to the station?
    (a) at 6 o’clock (b) in the morning (c) tomorrow (d) at 8 o’clock
  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 Saturday (c) on Sunday (d) on Friday
  8. 8.Dear Neighbours,
    We have lost our parrot, Mithu. He is green with a red beak. He can say “hello” and “Mithu”. If you see him, please call the Das family at house number 9.

    What is the parrot’s name?
    (a) Raja (b) Mithu (c) Das (d) Hello
  9. 9.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 times did he try?
    (a) three (b) two (c) five (d) ten
  10. 10.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 another school (b) to a wedding (c) to a book fair (d) to the market
  11. 11.Divya’s tooth was loose for a week. One morning, it fell out while she ate an apple. She kept the tiny tooth in a small box. Her mother said a new tooth would grow in its place.

    When did the tooth fall out?
    (a) one morning (b) one night (c) one evening (d) at school
  12. 12.Zoya and her friends played hide-and-seek in the park. Zoya hid behind a big neem tree. Nobody could find her for a long time. At last, her friend Ravi saw her red shoes peeping out.

    Who found Zoya?
    (a) nobody (b) Ravi (c) the gardener (d) Zoya’s sister

Answer key

  1. the rainbow had faded
  2. far from the waves
  3. Mum
  4. chair
  5. two times
  6. at 6 o’clock
  7. on Friday
  8. Mithu
  9. five
  10. to a book fair
  11. one morning
  12. Ravi

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