Poem Comprehension Worksheet for Class 2

Reading comprehension lesson 6: Short poems · Set 379 · 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.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) carrots (b) apples (c) grass and hay (d) rotis
2. 2.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!
   
   What is wet besides the boots? (a) the shirt (b) the hat (c) the bag (d) the socks
3. 3.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 colour is the kite? (a) red (b) green (c) blue (d) yellow
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 cat and a dog (d) a cow and a crow
5. 5.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) slept (b) rain (c) seed (d) sound
6. 6.The bus goes bumpy down the road,
   It carries such a happy load.
   We sing and clap, we laugh and wave,
   To school we go, so bright and brave.
   
   Where is the bus going? (a) to the market (b) to school (c) to the beach (d) to the zoo
7. 7.Down by the river, a duck swims by,
   With four little ducklings, oh my, oh my!
   They paddle and quack all in a line,
   And follow their mother, all doing fine.
   
   Where does the duck swim? (a) in a pond (b) in the sea (c) in a lake (d) by the river
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.
   
   Which word rhymes with “hair”? (a) comb (b) eat (c) chair (d) face
9. 9.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 big bee (b) a mouse (c) a little ant (d) a spider
10. 10.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 “too”? (a) boots (b) wet (c) true (d) fun
11. 11.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 bag (b) in a box (c) in the ground (d) in the river
12. 12.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) in the river (b) on the roof and window (c) on the hills (d) on my book

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