Poem Comprehension Worksheet for Class 2

Reading comprehension lesson 6: Short poems · Set 363 · 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.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 say (b) to hear (c) to smell (d) to see
2. 2.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) tick tock (b) beep beep (c) ding dong (d) chug and choo
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.
   
   Until when does the child dream? (a) lunch time (b) midnight (c) the morning light (d) the evening
4. 4.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 lunch (b) after a bath (c) before bed (d) at school
5. 5.Pitter-patter, falls the rain,
   On the roof and window pane.
   Frogs come out to croak and play,
   On this cool and rainy day.
   
   Which animals come out to play? (a) snails (b) cats (c) frogs (d) ducks
6. 6.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 colour is the cow? (a) brown (b) black (c) grey (d) white
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 noses are in the poem? (a) ten (b) two (c) one (d) three
8. 8.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) eat (c) sing (d) fly away
9. 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) at night (b) once a week (c) each day at four (d) every morning
10. 10.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 rain (b) the frogs (c) the stones (d) the leaves
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) teeth (b) brush (c) clean (d) said
12. 12.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) red (b) small (c) sweet (d) day

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