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Poem Comprehension Worksheet for Class 2

Reading comprehension lesson 6: Short poems · Set 128 · 12 questions
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Reading tip (Read it like a song): Read the poem aloud, line by line. Find the line that talks about the thing in the question. Rhyming words end with the same sound: sky – high.

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  1. 1.Clap your hands and stamp your feet,
    Move your body to the beat.
    Turn around and touch the ground,
    Now jump up high without a sound!

    How should you jump?
    (a) into water (b) on one foot (c) up high without a sound (d) low and loudly
  2. 2.I like to splash in puddles deep,
    I jump and hop and leap and leap.
    My boots are wet, my socks are too,
    But oh, what fun, I tell you true!

    Where does the child like to splash?
    (a) in the bath (b) in the sea (c) in a pool (d) in puddles
  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.

    Which animals are in Grandma’s story?
    (a) a cow and a crow (b) a lion and a mouse (c) a fox and a parrot (d) a cat and a dog
  4. 4.My little puppy, white and brown,
    Runs all over our small town.
    He wags his tail and barks hello,
    And sleeps upon my pillow.

    Where does the puppy sleep?
    (a) in the garden (b) on my pillow (c) under the bed (d) in a basket
  5. 5.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.

    What is out with the moon?
    (a) the clouds (b) the stars (c) the sun (d) the birds
  6. 6.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 does the child hold?
    (a) a flag (b) a stick (c) the string (d) a ball
  7. 7.Mango, mango, yellow and sweet,
    The juiciest fruit you’ll ever eat.
    In summer time, it hangs up high,
    On the tall green tree against the sky.

    Which fruit is the poem about?
    (a) banana (b) mango (c) apple (d) guava
  8. 8.Pitter-patter, falls the rain,
    On the roof and window pane.
    Frogs come out to croak and play,
    On this cool and rainy day.

    Where does the rain fall?
    (a) on the hills (b) on my book (c) on the roof and window (d) in the river
  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 “trees”?
    (a) wave (b) cool (c) breeze (d) cows
  10. 10.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.

    Where did the butterfly sit first?
    (a) on a rose (b) on a leaf (c) on my hand (d) on a wall
  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.

    Where do they sit?
    (a) by the fire (b) in the garden (c) by the window (d) on the roof
  12. 12.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.

    What does the child brush?
    (a) hair (b) teeth (c) shoes (d) the dog

Answer key

  1. up high without a sound
  2. in puddles
  3. a fox and a parrot
  4. on my pillow
  5. the stars
  6. the string
  7. mango
  8. on the roof and window
  9. breeze
  10. on a rose
  11. by the fire
  12. teeth

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