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Reading comprehension lesson 8: Class 2 practice test · Set 973 · 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.I have a garden, small and neat,
    With tomatoes red and sweet.
    I water it each day at four,
    And every week it gives me more.

    How is the garden described?
    (a) dry and dusty (b) big and wild (c) old and dark (d) small and neat
  2. 2.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) brown (b) yellow (c) green (d) blue
  3. 3.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.

    On which night did Neha light lamps?
    (a) Holi night (b) Diwali night (c) Eid night (d) New Year night
  4. 4.Hi Sana,
    I cannot come to school tomorrow because I have a cold. Please tell Ma’am that I am not well. Can you share the homework with me on the phone?
    Thanks,
    Ishaan

    What does Ishaan want Sana to share?
    (a) her pencils (b) a story book (c) her lunch (d) the homework
  5. 5.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 does “faded away” mean here?
    (a) got brighter (b) slowly disappeared (c) fell down (d) came closer
  6. 6.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.

    How many lamps did Neha light?
    (a) ten (b) two (c) twelve (d) twenty
  7. 7.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 Anjali wash?
    (a) the potatoes (b) the plates (c) the tomatoes (d) the apples
  8. 8.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.

    Which word rhymes with “high”?
    (a) kite (b) sky (c) green (d) wind
  9. 9.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.

    Which word rhymes with “choo”?
    (a) green (b) blue (c) train (d) chug
  10. 10.Ten little fingers, ten little toes,
    Two bright eyes and one small nose.
    Two ears to hear, one mouth to say,
    I love you, Mummy, every day!

    How many fingers does the poem talk about?
    (a) twenty (b) ten (c) two (d) five
  11. 11.In winter, Grandpa’s hands are cold,
    He wears a shawl that’s very old.
    We sit by the fire, he and I,
    And watch the sparks fly to the sky.

    What does Grandpa wear?
    (a) a cap (b) a raincoat (c) gloves (d) a shawl
  12. 12.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.

    Which word rhymes with “hay”?
    (a) grass (b) moos (c) day (d) munch

Answer key

  1. small and neat
  2. green
  3. Diwali night
  4. the homework
  5. slowly disappeared
  6. twelve
  7. the tomatoes
  8. sky
  9. blue
  10. ten
  11. a shawl
  12. day

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