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Poem Comprehension Worksheet for Class 2

Reading comprehension lesson 6: Short poems · Set 332 · 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.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 clouds (b) the birds (c) the stars (d) the sun
  2. 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 like to munch?
    (a) rotis (b) apples (c) grass and hay (d) carrots
  3. 3.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.

    How is the tree described?
    (a) short and yellow (b) old and dry (c) tall and green (d) small and brown
  4. 4.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) sing (b) sleep (c) eat (d) fly away
  5. 5.I like to splash in puddles deep,
    I jump and hop and leap and leap.
    My boots are wet, my socks are too,
    But oh, what fun, I tell you true!

    Which word rhymes with “deep”?
    (a) hop (b) leap (c) wet (d) jump
  6. 6.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 cow and a crow (b) a fox and a parrot (c) a lion and a mouse (d) a cat and a dog
  7. 7.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 spider (b) a big bee (c) a little ant (d) a mouse
  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) on the roof (b) in the garden (c) by the fire (d) by the window
  9. 9.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!

    Where did the tiny seed go?
    (a) in a box (b) in a bag (c) in the river (d) in the ground
  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.

    Which word rhymes with “hair”?
    (a) comb (b) chair (c) eat (d) face
  11. 11.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) small (d) red
  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.

    How does the mango taste?
    (a) sweet (b) bitter (c) salty (d) sour

Answer key

  1. the stars
  2. grass and hay
  3. tall and green
  4. sing
  5. leap
  6. a fox and a parrot
  7. a little ant
  8. by the fire
  9. in the ground
  10. chair
  11. sweet
  12. sweet

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