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Poem Comprehension Worksheet for Class 2

Reading comprehension lesson 6: Short poems · Set 240 · 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.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) mother (b) quack (c) fine (d) follow
  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) brush (b) said (c) teeth (d) clean
  3. 3.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) sing (b) song (c) happy (d) string
  4. 4.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 mouse (b) a spider (c) a big bee (d) a little ant
  5. 5.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 ten (b) house number three (c) the school (d) the post office
  6. 6.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) sweet (d) day
  7. 7.My little puppy, white and brown,
    Runs all over our small town.
    He wags his tail and barks hello,
    And sleeps upon my pillow.

    What colour is the puppy?
    (a) grey (b) all brown (c) white and brown (d) black and white
  8. 8.My little puppy, white and brown,
    Runs all over our small town.
    He wags his tail and barks hello,
    And sleeps upon my pillow.

    True or false: The puppy sleeps in the garden.
    (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.Ten little fingers, ten little toes,
    Two bright eyes and one small nose.
    Two ears to hear, one mouth to say,
    I love you, Mummy, every day!

    Who does the child say “I love you” to?
    (a) Daddy (b) Grandma (c) Mummy (d) Teacher
  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.

    Which word rhymes with “rose”?
    (a) nose (b) wings (c) sat (d) gold
  11. 11.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 does the cow moo every day?
    (a) good morning (b) good night (c) hello (d) thank you
  12. 12.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 do the children feel on the bus?
    (a) scared (b) happy (c) sleepy (d) sad

Answer key

  1. fine
  2. said
  3. song
  4. a little ant
  5. house number three
  6. sweet
  7. white and brown
  8. False
  9. Mummy
  10. nose
  11. good morning
  12. happy

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