Poem Comprehension Worksheet for Class 2

Reading comprehension lesson 6: Short poems · Set 195 · 12 questions

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.

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) old and dark (b) dry and dusty (c) small and neat (d) big and wild
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 does the child wave to? (a) birds and fish (b) cars and buses (c) children (d) cows and trees
3. 3.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) in the river (d) on the roof and window
4. 4.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!
   
   What came down? (a) a bird (b) the leaves (c) the snow (d) the rain
5. 5.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 “bright”? (a) sun (b) birds (c) sky (d) might
6. 6.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) the dog (b) teeth (c) shoes (d) hair
7. 7.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 “along”? (a) song (b) happy (c) sing (d) string
8. 8.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) grey (b) black (c) white (d) brown
9. 9.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!
   
   Which word rhymes with “feet”? (a) body (b) hands (c) beat (d) clap
10. 10.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.
    
    Where did the ant carry it? (a) into a cup (b) up a tree (c) along the wall (d) across a river
11. 11.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.
    
    What grows in the garden? (a) roses (b) mangoes (c) tomatoes (d) potatoes
12. 12.The postman comes at ten each day,
    With letters from so far away.
    He rings his bell and waves to me,
    Then hurries off to house number three.
    
    Where does the postman go next? (a) house number three (b) the post office (c) the school (d) house number ten

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