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Poem Comprehension Worksheet for Class 2

Reading comprehension lesson 6: Short poems · Set 405 · 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.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 word rhymes with “bed”?
    (a) sit (b) head (c) rest (d) time
  2. 2.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) the teacher (c) a friend (d) Grandpa
  3. 3.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 cat and a dog (c) a cow and a crow (d) a fox and a parrot
  4. 4.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.

    How many ducklings are there?
    (a) three (b) five (c) four (d) two
  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!

    What should you stamp?
    (a) your hands (b) a letter (c) your feet (d) the door
  6. 6.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) red and green (c) orange, black and gold (d) blue and white
  7. 7.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.

    Which word rhymes with “choo”?
    (a) train (b) green (c) blue (d) chug
  8. 8.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) up high without a sound (b) on one foot (c) low and loudly (d) into water
  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) at lunch (b) on Sundays (c) every morning (d) every night
  10. 10.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 give?
    (a) wool (b) eggs (c) honey (d) milk
  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!

    What popped up in the end?
    (a) a green shoot (b) a big tree (c) a red flower (d) a mango
  12. 12.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) the evening (b) midnight (c) the morning light (d) lunch time

Answer key

  1. head
  2. dentist auntie
  3. a fox and a parrot
  4. four
  5. your feet
  6. orange, black and gold
  7. blue
  8. up high without a sound
  9. every night
  10. milk
  11. a green shoot
  12. the morning light

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