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Poem Comprehension Worksheet for Class 2

Reading comprehension lesson 6: Short poems · Set 252 · 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 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.

    Which word rhymes with “road”?
    (a) happy (b) bus (c) down (d) load
  2. 2.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) ant (b) crumb (c) wall (d) stop
  3. 3.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!

    Which word rhymes with “ground”?
    (a) seed (b) sound (c) rain (d) slept
  4. 4.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) clap (c) hands (d) beat
  5. 5.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!

    How many fingers does the poem talk about?
    (a) five (b) two (c) twenty (d) ten
  6. 6.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 the ground (b) in a bag (c) in a box (d) in the river
  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 “high”?
    (a) kite (b) sky (c) green (d) wind
  8. 8.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
  9. 9.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 ball (b) a stick (c) a flag (d) the string
  10. 10.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!

    How many noses are in the poem?
    (a) ten (b) three (c) one (d) two
  11. 11.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.

    True or false: The ant did its best.
    (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.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 “gold”?
    (a) behold (b) black (c) wings (d) pretty

Answer key

  1. load
  2. wall
  3. sound
  4. beat
  5. ten
  6. in the ground
  7. sky
  8. a little ant
  9. the string
  10. one
  11. True
  12. behold

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