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Reading comprehension lesson 8: Class 2 practice test · Set 809 · 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.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.

    What did the baby elephant spray?
    (a) sand (b) leaves (c) mud (d) water
  2. 2.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.

    What does the child brush?
    (a) teeth (b) shoes (c) the dog (d) hair
  3. 3.The postman comes at ten each day,
    With letters from so far away.
    He rings his bell and waves to me,
    Then hurries off to house number three.

    When does the postman come?
    (a) at night (b) at noon (c) at ten each day (d) on Sundays
  4. 4.On Diwali night, Neha lit twelve clay lamps. She put them in a row on the balcony. A breeze blew out two lamps. Her grandfather helped her light them again.

    Where did she put the lamps?
    (a) in the kitchen (b) at the gate (c) on the roof (d) on the balcony
  5. 5.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.

    Which fruit is the poem about?
    (a) banana (b) mango (c) apple (d) guava
  6. 6.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 colour are the fields?
    (a) green (b) blue (c) yellow (d) brown
  7. 7.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.

    Who went to the beach with Aman?
    (a) his father (b) his sister Gita (c) his friend Raju (d) his grandmother
  8. 8.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

    Where has Mum gone?
    (a) to the park (b) to the office (c) to the market (d) to the school
  9. 9.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.

    What was Divya eating when the tooth fell out?
    (a) a chapati (b) a banana (c) a sweet (d) an apple
  10. 10.Grandma tells a story every night,
    Of a clever fox and a parrot bright.
    I sit beside her on the bed,
    Until it’s time to rest my head.

    Which animals are in Grandma’s story?
    (a) a fox and a parrot (b) a cat and a dog (c) a lion and a mouse (d) a cow and a crow
  11. 11.On Diwali night, Neha lit twelve clay lamps. She put them in a row on the balcony. A breeze blew out two lamps. Her grandfather helped her light them again.

    What blew out two lamps?
    (a) her brother (b) a cat (c) a breeze (d) the rain
  12. 12.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 teacher (c) her little brother (d) her friend

Answer key

  1. water
  2. teeth
  3. at ten each day
  4. on the balcony
  5. mango
  6. green
  7. his sister Gita
  8. to the market
  9. an apple
  10. a fox and a parrot
  11. a breeze
  12. her little brother

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