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Comprehension Worksheet for Class 2 – Mixed

Reading comprehension lesson 8: Class 2 practice test · Set 888 · 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.

    Which word rhymes with “gold”?
    (a) wings (b) pretty (c) behold (d) black
  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

    What must Aarav do before he goes to play?
    (a) feed the fish (b) buy vegetables (c) do his homework (d) clean his room
  3. 3.Dear Grandpa,
    I got a gold star for my drawing today! I drew our village pond with the white ducks. My teacher put it on the classroom wall. I wish you could see it.
    Love,
    Meher

    Who is the letter for?
    (a) Meher (b) Grandpa (c) Mum (d) the teacher
  4. 4.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.

    How many colours did she count?
    (a) seven (b) six (c) eight (d) five
  5. 5.A tiny seed went in the ground,
    It slept without a single sound.
    The rain came down, the sun came out,
    And soon a green shoot popped about!

    What came down?
    (a) the rain (b) the leaves (c) a bird (d) the snow
  6. 6.Rohan,
    I have kept your clean uniform on the bed. Your shoes are polished and kept near the door. Do not forget your water bottle today. Have a good day at school!
    Didi

    Who wrote this note?
    (a) Mum (b) Rohan (c) the teacher (d) Didi
  7. 7.Kiran’s cat, Billu, loves to sleep in the sun. Every afternoon he lies on the warm window sill. When it rains, he sleeps on Kiran’s bed instead. Kiran does not mind at all.

    True or false: Kiran does not mind Billu sleeping on the bed.
    (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.Kiran’s cat, Billu, loves to sleep in the sun. Every afternoon he lies on the warm window sill. When it rains, he sleeps on Kiran’s bed instead. Kiran does not mind at all.

    What is the name of Kiran’s cat?
    (a) Chhotu (b) Tommy (c) Billu (d) Moti
  9. 9.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.

    When did the strong wind come?
    (a) in the morning (b) in the afternoon (c) in the evening (d) at night
  10. 10.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.

    What did Deepak hear?
    (a) a dog barking (b) a bird chirping (c) a bell ringing (d) a cat crying
  11. 11.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 warm milk (b) put it outside (c) went to sleep (d) gave it a bath
  12. 12.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.

    What does the postman ring?
    (a) his bell (b) the doorbell (c) a drum (d) a phone

Answer key

  1. behold
  2. feed the fish
  3. Grandpa
  4. seven
  5. the rain
  6. Didi
  7. True
  8. Billu
  9. in the evening
  10. a bird chirping
  11. gave it warm milk
  12. his bell

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