← Short poems lesson New set →

Poem Comprehension Worksheet for Class 2

Reading comprehension lesson 6: Short poems · Set 372 · 12 questions
TalentJR

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.

NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 12
  1. 1.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!

    Which word rhymes with “ground”?
    (a) sound (b) seed (c) rain (d) slept
  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 colours were its wings?
    (a) pink and purple (b) orange, black and gold (c) blue and white (d) red and green
  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!

    How many fingers does the poem talk about?
    (a) twenty (b) ten (c) two (d) five
  4. 4.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) wet (b) hop (c) leap (d) jump
  5. 5.Clap your hands and stamp your feet,
    Move your body to the beat.
    Turn around and touch the ground,
    Now jump up high without a sound!

    How should you jump?
    (a) into water (b) low and loudly (c) up high without a sound (d) on one foot
  6. 6.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 my book (b) on the hills (c) on the roof and window (d) in the river
  7. 7.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 “bright”?
    (a) birds (b) sun (c) might (d) sky
  8. 8.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 ball (b) a stick (c) a flag (d) the string
  9. 9.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.

    When does Grandma tell a story?
    (a) every morning (b) every night (c) at lunch (d) on Sundays
  10. 10.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.

    Who told the child to brush?
    (a) dentist auntie (b) a friend (c) the teacher (d) Grandpa
  11. 11.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 stone (b) a leaf (c) a seed (d) a crumb
  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) fingers (b) eyes (c) nose (d) ears

Answer key

  1. sound
  2. orange, black and gold
  3. ten
  4. leap
  5. up high without a sound
  6. on the roof and window
  7. might
  8. the string
  9. every night
  10. dentist auntie
  11. a crumb
  12. nose

Free reading comprehension lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/reading-comprehension