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Comprehension Worksheet for Class 2 – Mixed

Reading comprehension lesson 8: Class 2 practice test · Set 988 · 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.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

    Where is Aarav’s lunch?
    (a) in his bag (b) in the fridge (c) in the red box (d) in the blue box
  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) said (c) clean (d) brush
  3. 3.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) Billu (b) Moti (c) Tommy (d) Chhotu
  4. 4.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) ride a bike (b) tie his shoelaces (c) read a book (d) swim
  5. 5.Zoya and her friends played hide-and-seek in the park. Zoya hid behind a big neem tree. Nobody could find her for a long time. At last, her friend Ravi saw her red shoes peeping out.

    What game did the children play?
    (a) kho-kho (b) cricket (c) hide-and-seek (d) football
  6. 6.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!

    Where did the tiny seed go?
    (a) in a box (b) in the river (c) in a bag (d) in the ground
  7. 7.Hello Kabir,
    Thank you for the lovely story book you gave me. I read it with my sister last night. We liked the part about the flying elephant best. Come and play with us on Sunday!
    Your friend,
    Dev

    What did Kabir give Dev?
    (a) a box of sweets (b) the lovely story book (c) a ball (d) a toy car
  8. 8.The sun comes up, the sky is bright,
    The birds all sing with all their might.
    I wash my face and comb my hair,
    Then eat my breakfast on a chair.

    Where does the child eat breakfast?
    (a) in bed (b) on a chair (c) in the garden (d) on the floor
  9. 9.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!

    On which day is the party?
    (a) Monday (b) Saturday (c) Sunday (d) Friday
  10. 10.The sun comes up, the sky is bright,
    The birds all sing with all their might.
    I wash my face and comb my hair,
    Then eat my breakfast on a chair.

    Which word rhymes with “hair”?
    (a) comb (b) face (c) eat (d) chair
  11. 11.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) came closer (b) fell down (c) got brighter (d) slowly disappeared
  12. 12.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) quack (b) mother (c) fine (d) follow

Answer key

  1. in the blue box
  2. said
  3. Billu
  4. tie his shoelaces
  5. hide-and-seek
  6. in the ground
  7. the lovely story book
  8. on a chair
  9. Saturday
  10. chair
  11. slowly disappeared
  12. fine

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