Poem Comprehension Worksheet for Class 2

Reading comprehension lesson 6: Short poems · Set 305 · 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.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.
   
   How is the garden described? (a) big and wild (b) old and dark (c) dry and dusty (d) small and neat
2. 2.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
3. 3.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) Mummy (b) Daddy (c) Grandma (d) Teacher
4. 4.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 falls “pitter-patter”? (a) the frogs (b) the stones (c) the leaves (d) the rain
5. 5.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) happy (b) string (c) song (d) sing
6. 6.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 flag (b) the string (c) a ball (d) a stick
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 fingers does the poem talk about? (a) twenty (b) ten (c) five (d) two
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) True (b) False
9. 9.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 does the puppy wag? (a) his ears (b) his head (c) his paws (d) his tail
10. 10.The sun comes up, the sky is bright,
    The birds all sing with all their might.
    I wash my face and comb my hair,
    Then eat my breakfast on a chair.
    
    What do the birds do in the poem? (a) sleep (b) sing (c) eat (d) fly away
11. 11.The sun comes up, the sky is bright,
    The birds all sing with all their might.
    I wash my face and comb my hair,
    Then eat my breakfast on a chair.
    
    Where does the child eat breakfast? (a) on a chair (b) in bed (c) in the garden (d) on the floor
12. 12.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!
    
    Which word rhymes with “toes”? (a) eyes (b) nose (c) ears (d) fingers

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