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Reading comprehension lesson 8: Class 2 practice test · Set 8 · 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.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.

    Where was the baby sparrow?
    (a) on the ground (b) on a wire (c) on the roof (d) in a cage
  2. 2.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 vegetables (b) to buy a box (c) to meet a friend (d) to buy fish
  3. 3.Farhan saw an old man waiting to cross the busy road. Farhan held his hand. They waited for the green light. Then they crossed the road slowly and safely.

    What did they wait for?
    (a) the green light (b) the rain to stop (c) the red light (d) a bus
  4. 4.Dear Riya,
    Please come to my house for Eid on Monday. My mother is making sheer khurma and biryani. My cousins from Lucknow are also coming. We will play carrom after lunch.
    Your friend,
    Ayesha

    What will they play after lunch?
    (a) carrom (b) ludo (c) cricket (d) chess
  5. 5.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.

    Which word rhymes with “neat”?
    (a) sweet (b) red (c) small (d) day
  6. 6.The bus goes bumpy down the road,
    It carries such a happy load.
    We sing and clap, we laugh and wave,
    To school we go, so bright and brave.

    Which word rhymes with “road”?
    (a) happy (b) down (c) bus (d) load
  7. 7.Tenzin made a card for his mother’s birthday. He drew a big sun and three flowers on it. He wrote “I love you, Amma” inside. His mother hugged him and kept the card on her table.

    How many flowers did Tenzin draw?
    (a) three (b) four (c) two (d) five
  8. 8.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.

    Where did Sara sit with him?
    (a) on the bed (b) in the car (c) on the steps (d) on the swing
  9. 9.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.

    Where did the baby bird go back to?
    (a) into a tree hole (b) into a box (c) into the house (d) into the nest
  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.

    Where did Riya find the kitten?
    (a) on the roof (b) near the gate (c) in the garden (d) under the stairs
  11. 11.The bus goes bumpy down the road,
    It carries such a happy load.
    We sing and clap, we laugh and wave,
    To school we go, so bright and brave.

    How does the bus go down the road?
    (a) bumpy (b) smoothly (c) slowly (d) quietly
  12. 12.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.

    In “shared her biscuits with him”, who is “him”?
    (a) Meena (b) the librarian (c) Sunil (d) the teacher

Answer key

  1. on the ground
  2. to buy vegetables
  3. the green light
  4. carrom
  5. sweet
  6. load
  7. three
  8. on the steps
  9. into the nest
  10. under the stairs
  11. bumpy
  12. Sunil

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