Poem Comprehension Worksheet for Class 2

Reading comprehension lesson 6: Short poems · Set 266 · 12 questions

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.

1. 1.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 drum (b) a phone (c) the doorbell (d) his bell
2. 2.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.
   
   How many ducklings are there? (a) four (b) five (c) two (d) three
3. 3.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) beep beep (b) tick tock (c) chug and choo (d) ding dong
4. 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 snow (b) a bird (c) the rain (d) the leaves
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.
   
   Who is the poem about? (a) the milkman (b) the postman (c) the teacher (d) the doctor
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) day (b) sweet (c) red (d) small
7. 7.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) on the roof and window (b) on my book (c) in the river (d) on the hills
8. 8.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) load (b) down (c) bus (d) happy
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 ten each day (c) at noon (d) on Sundays
10. 10.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 popped up in the end? (a) a big tree (b) a red flower (c) a mango (d) a green shoot
11. 11.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) teeth (c) said (d) clean
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.
    
    What did the ant carry? (a) a leaf (b) a seed (c) a stone (d) a crumb

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