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Poem Comprehension Worksheet for Class 2

Reading comprehension lesson 6: Short poems · Set 256 · 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.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.

    Where did the butterfly sit first?
    (a) on a rose (b) on a leaf (c) on my hand (d) on a wall
  2. 2.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) wings (b) sat (c) gold (d) nose
  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) in the river (b) on my book (c) on the roof and window (d) on the hills
  4. 4.My little puppy, white and brown,
    Runs all over our small town.
    He wags his tail and barks hello,
    And sleeps upon my pillow.

    Which word rhymes with “brown”?
    (a) town (b) small (c) tail (d) run
  5. 5.Pitter-patter, falls the rain,
    On the roof and window pane.
    Frogs come out to croak and play,
    On this cool and rainy day.

    What kind of day is it?
    (a) snowy (b) hot and sunny (c) cool and rainy (d) windy and dry
  6. 6.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.

    What does the postman bring?
    (a) bread (b) milk (c) flowers (d) letters
  7. 7.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) two (b) ten (c) three (d) one
  8. 8.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) Sports Day (b) Bedtime (c) Lunch Time (d) A Sunny Morning
  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.

    What does the postman ring?
    (a) his bell (b) a phone (c) a drum (d) the doorbell
  10. 10.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.

    Which word rhymes with “cold”?
    (a) winter (b) old (c) shawl (d) hands
  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) thank you (b) good night (c) hello (d) good morning
  12. 12.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) fruit (b) juicy (c) eat (d) tree

Answer key

  1. on a rose
  2. nose
  3. on the roof and window
  4. town
  5. cool and rainy
  6. letters
  7. one
  8. Bedtime
  9. his bell
  10. old
  11. good morning
  12. eat

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