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Poem Comprehension Worksheet for Class 2

Reading comprehension lesson 6: Short poems · Set 204 · 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.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.

    In which season is the poem set?
    (a) summer (b) spring (c) the rainy season (d) winter
  2. 2.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 the best title for the poem?
    (a) Lunch Time (b) A Sunny Morning (c) Bedtime (d) Sports Day
  3. 3.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 colour is the night in the poem?
    (a) purple (b) blue (c) grey (d) black
  4. 4.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.

    Where does the kite dance?
    (a) in the windy sky (b) on the roof (c) on the road (d) in the tree
  5. 5.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.

    How is the fox described?
    (a) bright (b) big (c) clever (d) sleepy
  6. 6.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) head (b) sit (c) time (d) rest
  7. 7.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.

    When does Grandma tell a story?
    (a) at lunch (b) every morning (c) on Sundays (d) every night
  8. 8.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 bag (b) in a box (c) in the ground (d) in the river
  9. 9.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.

    When does the postman come?
    (a) at night (b) at noon (c) at ten each day (d) on Sundays
  10. 10.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) tick tock (b) beep beep (c) ding dong (d) chug and choo
  11. 11.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) eat (c) chair (d) face
  12. 12.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.

    Which word rhymes with “small”?
    (a) wall (b) stop (c) crumb (d) ant

Answer key

  1. winter
  2. Bedtime
  3. blue
  4. in the windy sky
  5. clever
  6. head
  7. every night
  8. in the ground
  9. at ten each day
  10. chug and choo
  11. chair
  12. wall

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