← Class 2 practice test lesson New set →

Comprehension Worksheet for Class 2 – Mixed

Reading comprehension lesson 8: Class 2 practice test · Set 850 · 12 questions
TalentJR

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.

NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 12
  1. 1.A little ant, so very small,
    Carried a crumb along the wall.
    It did not stop, it did not rest,
    It tried and tried and did its best.

    Who is the poem about?
    (a) a spider (b) a little ant (c) a big bee (d) a mouse
  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.

    Which word rhymes with “bed”?
    (a) teeth (b) brush (c) clean (d) said
  3. 3.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.

    What did Riya do after she dried the kitten?
    (a) gave it a bath (b) put it outside (c) went to sleep (d) gave it warm milk
  4. 4.Lata’s grandmother makes the best ladoos. On Sunday, Lata helped her roll them. They made twenty round ladoos. Lata gave four ladoos to her neighbour, Auntie Rose.

    On which day did Lata help?
    (a) Monday (b) Friday (c) Sunday (d) Saturday
  5. 5.Our cow is gentle, our cow is white,
    She gives us milk from morning till night.
    She likes to munch on grass and hay,
    And moos “good morning” every day.

    What does the cow moo every day?
    (a) good night (b) good morning (c) thank you (d) hello
  6. 6.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.

    What did his mother do first?
    (a) She kept the card. (b) She drew a sun. (c) She wrote a note. (d) She hugged him.
  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.

    How did the children feel when the castle was washed away?
    (a) They were angry. (b) They laughed. (c) They cried. (d) They went home.
  8. 8.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

    Who wrote this note?
    (a) Nisha (b) Grandma (c) Mum (d) Papa
  9. 9.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.

    Who was waiting to cross the road?
    (a) a policeman (b) an old man (c) a little girl (d) a dog
  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.

    In “She dried it”, who is “She”?
    (a) the kitten (b) a friend (c) Riya (d) Mum
  11. 11.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) on a rock (b) far from the waves (c) under a tree (d) near the water
  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.

    What had happened when her brother came?
    (a) it started raining (b) the rainbow had faded (c) the sun set (d) the rainbow grew big

Answer key

  1. a little ant
  2. said
  3. gave it warm milk
  4. Sunday
  5. good morning
  6. She hugged him.
  7. They laughed.
  8. Nisha
  9. an old man
  10. Riya
  11. far from the waves
  12. the rainbow had faded

Free reading comprehension lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/reading-comprehension