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Poem Comprehension Worksheet for Class 2

Reading comprehension lesson 6: Short poems · Set 316 · 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.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.

    What does Grandpa wear?
    (a) a raincoat (b) gloves (c) a cap (d) a shawl
  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.

    What did the butterfly tickle?
    (a) my toes (b) my ear (c) my cheek (d) the tip of my nose
  3. 3.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 out with the moon?
    (a) the birds (b) the stars (c) the sun (d) the clouds
  4. 4.Grandma tells a story every night,
    Of a clever fox and a parrot bright.
    I sit beside her on the bed,
    Until it’s time to rest my head.

    Which animals are in Grandma’s story?
    (a) a lion and a mouse (b) a fox and a parrot (c) a cow and a crow (d) a cat and a dog
  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!

    What are the ears for?
    (a) to smell (b) to hear (c) to see (d) to say
  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.

    Where does the kite dance?
    (a) on the road (b) in the windy sky (c) on the roof (d) in the tree
  7. 7.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 like to munch?
    (a) apples (b) rotis (c) grass and hay (d) carrots
  8. 8.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.

    Where do they sit?
    (a) by the fire (b) in the garden (c) by the window (d) on the roof
  9. 9.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) hello (b) good night (c) good morning (d) thank you
  10. 10.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) juicy (b) fruit (c) eat (d) tree
  11. 11.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.

    What colours were its wings?
    (a) orange, black and gold (b) blue and white (c) pink and purple (d) red and green
  12. 12.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 stick (d) a ball

Answer key

  1. a shawl
  2. the tip of my nose
  3. the stars
  4. a fox and a parrot
  5. to hear
  6. in the windy sky
  7. grass and hay
  8. by the fire
  9. good morning
  10. eat
  11. orange, black and gold
  12. the string

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