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Poem Comprehension Worksheet for Class 2

Reading comprehension lesson 6: Short poems · Set 164 · 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.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 sound does the train make?
    (a) beep beep (b) ding dong (c) tick tock (d) chug and choo
  2. 2.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) sky (b) green (c) wind (d) kite
  3. 3.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.

    What is the best title for the poem?
    (a) Good Morning (b) My School Bag (c) The Rainy Day (d) Good Night
  4. 4.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 word rhymes with “sweet”?
    (a) eat (b) fruit (c) juicy (d) tree
  5. 5.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.

    Which word rhymes with “neat”?
    (a) small (b) red (c) day (d) sweet
  6. 6.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!

    What should you stamp?
    (a) a letter (b) your hands (c) your feet (d) the door
  7. 7.A little ant, so very small,
    Carried a crumb along the wall.
    It did not stop, it did not rest,
    It tried and tried and did its best.

    Who is the poem about?
    (a) a spider (b) a little ant (c) a mouse (d) a big bee
  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.

    Which word rhymes with “hair”?
    (a) chair (b) comb (c) face (d) eat
  9. 9.A little ant, so very small,
    Carried a crumb along the wall.
    It did not stop, it did not rest,
    It tried and tried and did its best.

    What did the ant carry?
    (a) a seed (b) a leaf (c) a crumb (d) a stone
  10. 10.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!

    Which word rhymes with “deep”?
    (a) leap (b) wet (c) hop (d) jump
  11. 11.The bus goes bumpy down the road,
    It carries such a happy load.
    We sing and clap, we laugh and wave,
    To school we go, so bright and brave.

    How does the bus go down the road?
    (a) bumpy (b) smoothly (c) quietly (d) slowly
  12. 12.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 word rhymes with “bed”?
    (a) sit (b) head (c) rest (d) time

Answer key

  1. chug and choo
  2. sky
  3. Good Morning
  4. eat
  5. sweet
  6. your feet
  7. a little ant
  8. chair
  9. a crumb
  10. leap
  11. bumpy
  12. head

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