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Reading comprehension lesson 8: Class 2 practice test · Set 805 · 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.Hi Tara,
    My cat had three kittens last night! Two are black and one is orange. They are very tiny and keep their eyes shut. Come and see them after school.
    Kavya

    How many kittens were born?
    (a) two (b) four (c) one (d) three
  2. 2.Down by the river, a duck swims by,
    With four little ducklings, oh my, oh my!
    They paddle and quack all in a line,
    And follow their mother, all doing fine.

    How many ducklings are there?
    (a) two (b) four (c) five (d) three
  3. 3.The train goes chug, the train goes choo,
    Past fields of green and skies of blue.
    I wave to cows, I wave to trees,
    I feel the cool and gentle breeze.

    What does the child wave to?
    (a) cows and trees (b) cars and buses (c) birds and fish (d) children
  4. 4.Pooja’s goat, Chhotu, loves to eat leaves. One day Chhotu ran out of the gate. Pooja searched the whole village for him. At last, she found him eating leaves near the temple.

    How did Chhotu get out?
    (a) ran out of the gate (b) dug a hole (c) Pooja let him go (d) jumped over the wall
  5. 5.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 father (b) his friend (c) his mother (d) his teacher
  6. 6.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.

    True or false: Vikram won the race.
    (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.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

    Who will drop Jiya home?
    (a) Neel’s mother (b) Neel’s father (c) Neel (d) Mumma
  8. 8.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) the rainbow had faded (b) the sun set (c) it started raining (d) the rainbow grew big
  9. 9.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

    Who is making sheer khurma?
    (a) Ayesha (b) the cousins (c) Ayesha’s mother (d) Riya
  10. 10.My little puppy, white and brown,
    Runs all over our small town.
    He wags his tail and barks hello,
    And sleeps upon my pillow.

    Where does the puppy run?
    (a) in the forest (b) on the beach (c) in the school (d) all over our small town
  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.

    Who did she run to call?
    (a) her mother (b) her little brother (c) her teacher (d) her friend
  12. 12.Arjun wanted to fly a kite. The wind was too slow in the morning. In the evening, a strong wind came. Arjun’s red kite flew high over the trees.

    Which word in the story is the opposite of “weak”?
    (a) red (b) high (c) slow (d) strong

Answer key

  1. three
  2. four
  3. cows and trees
  4. ran out of the gate
  5. his mother
  6. False
  7. Neel’s father
  8. the rainbow had faded
  9. Ayesha’s mother
  10. all over our small town
  11. her little brother
  12. strong

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