Poem Comprehension Worksheet for Class 2
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.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.
When does the child brush the second time? (a) after a bath (b) at school (c) before bed (d) after lunch -
2.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 morning (c) good night (d) hello -
3.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!
What should you stamp? (a) a letter (b) the door (c) your feet (d) your hands -
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) the leaves (b) a bird (c) the snow (d) the rain -
5.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) potatoes (c) tomatoes (d) mangoes -
6.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 big bee (c) a little ant (d) a spider -
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.
Where does the kite dance? (a) in the tree (b) on the road (c) in the windy sky (d) on the roof -
8.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) a phone (b) his bell (c) a drum (d) the doorbell -
9.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.
When does the child water the garden? (a) each day at four (b) once a week (c) every morning (d) at night -
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!
What are the ears for? (a) to hear (b) to say (c) to smell (d) to see -
11.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.
Where does the duck swim? (a) in a lake (b) by the river (c) in a pond (d) in the sea -
12.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!
What should you clap? (a) your hands (b) your feet (c) a drum (d) two sticks
Answer key
- before bed
- good morning
- your feet
- the rain
- tomatoes
- a little ant
- in the windy sky
- his bell
- each day at four
- to hear
- by the river
- your hands
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