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Reading comprehension lesson 8: Class 2 practice test · Set 887 · 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.A butterfly sat on a rose,
    It tickled the tip of my nose!
    Its wings were orange, black and gold,
    The prettiest thing I could behold.

    What colours were its wings?
    (a) orange, black and gold (b) blue and white (c) red and green (d) pink and purple
  2. 2.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 evening (b) at school (c) one night (d) one morning
  3. 3.Anjali wanted to help in the kitchen. Her father gave her the job of washing the tomatoes. She washed them carefully and put them in a bowl. Her father said she was a great helper.

    What did her father say?
    (a) She was very tired. (b) She was too slow. (c) She should go out. (d) She was a great helper.
  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.

    What shape were the ladoos?
    (a) round (b) long (c) flat (d) square
  5. 5.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.

    Which race did Vikram run?
    (a) the long race (b) the sack race (c) the relay race (d) the spoon race
  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

    Who called this morning?
    (a) the station master (b) Papa (c) Nisha (d) Grandma
  7. 7.Dear Joseph,
    We are going to the beach on Christmas Day. Would you like to come with us? We will leave at 10 o’clock and come back before dinner. Please ask your mother and tell me soon.
    Your friend,
    Alan

    On which day are they going?
    (a) Christmas Day (b) New Year’s Day (c) Diwali (d) Sunday
  8. 8.The moon is out, the stars are too,
    The night is dark and deep and blue.
    I close my eyes and say goodnight,
    And dream until the morning light.

    Until when does the child dream?
    (a) midnight (b) the morning light (c) the evening (d) lunch time
  9. 9.My kite is green, my kite is high,
    It dances in the windy sky.
    I hold the string and run along,
    And sing a happy kite-day song.

    What colour is the kite?
    (a) blue (b) green (c) yellow (d) red
  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.

    Which word rhymes with “brown”?
    (a) town (b) small (c) tail (d) run
  11. 11.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.

    What did Meena lose?
    (a) her lunch box (b) her library book (c) her blue pencil box (d) her red bag
  12. 12.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 friend Raju (b) his father (c) his grandmother (d) his sister Gita

Answer key

  1. orange, black and gold
  2. one morning
  3. She was a great helper.
  4. round
  5. the sack race
  6. Grandma
  7. Christmas Day
  8. the morning light
  9. green
  10. town
  11. her blue pencil box
  12. his sister Gita

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