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Reading comprehension lesson 8: Class 2 practice test · Set 894 · 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.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 colour is the cow?
    (a) brown (b) grey (c) white (d) black
  2. 2.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.

    Who found the pencil box?
    (a) Meena (b) Sunil (c) Meena’s brother (d) the teacher
  3. 3.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.

    Where does the child sit?
    (a) beside Grandma (b) in the garden (c) at the table (d) on the floor
  4. 4.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.

    Which word rhymes with “too”?
    (a) blue (b) deep (c) stars (d) night
  5. 5.It was raining hard on Monday. Kabir forgot his umbrella at home. His friend Anu shared her big yellow umbrella with him. They walked to school together and stayed dry.

    What was the weather on Monday?
    (a) It was windy (b) It was sunny (c) It was raining hard (d) It was snowing
  6. 6.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.

    Who makes the best ladoos?
    (a) Lata’s grandmother (b) Lata (c) Auntie Rose (d) Lata’s mother
  7. 7.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.

    Which word rhymes with “line”?
    (a) fine (b) quack (c) mother (d) follow
  8. 8.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 do the ducklings swim?
    (a) one by one far apart (b) under the water (c) in a line (d) in a circle
  9. 9.Sara’s little brother could not tie his shoelaces. Sara sat with him on the steps. She showed him how to make two loops. After trying five times, he tied them all by himself.

    What could Sara’s brother not do?
    (a) read a book (b) ride a bike (c) swim (d) tie his shoelaces
  10. 10.You are invited!
    Come to Priya’s 7th birthday party on Saturday, 12 May. The party is at 5 o’clock at our house, 14 Lotus Lane. There will be games, cake and music. Please come in fancy dress!

    Whose birthday party is it?
    (a) Lata’s (b) Priya’s (c) Meena’s (d) Rohan’s
  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.

    How did the children feel when the castle was washed away?
    (a) They were angry. (b) They went home. (c) They laughed. (d) They cried.
  12. 12.Joseph had a toy boat. He took it to the pond with his father. The boat sailed across the water. A duck swam next to it as if they were racing.

    Where did the boat sail?
    (a) on the sea (b) down a river (c) across the water (d) in the bathtub

Answer key

  1. white
  2. Sunil
  3. beside Grandma
  4. blue
  5. It was raining hard
  6. Lata’s grandmother
  7. fine
  8. in a line
  9. tie his shoelaces
  10. Priya’s
  11. They laughed.
  12. across the water

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