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Poem Comprehension Worksheet for Class 2

Reading comprehension lesson 6: Short poems · Set 417 · 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 postman comes at ten each day,
    With letters from so far away.
    He rings his bell and waves to me,
    Then hurries off to house number three.

    Where does the postman go next?
    (a) the post office (b) the school (c) house number ten (d) house number three
  2. 2.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) rain (b) sound (c) slept (d) seed
  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 cow and a crow (c) a fox and a parrot (d) a cat and a dog
  4. 4.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) blue (b) yellow (c) red (d) green
  5. 5.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.

    Where does the kite dance?
    (a) on the roof (b) in the windy sky (c) in the tree (d) on the road
  6. 6.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) at school (d) before bed
  7. 7.The postman comes at ten each day,
    With letters from so far away.
    He rings his bell and waves to me,
    Then hurries off to house number three.

    What does the postman ring?
    (a) the doorbell (b) a drum (c) a phone (d) his bell
  8. 8.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) sour (b) sweet (c) bitter (d) salty
  9. 9.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.

    How many times a day does the child brush?
    (a) four times (b) three times (c) two times (d) one time
  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 “bright”?
    (a) sky (b) might (c) sun (d) birds
  11. 11.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.

    Which word rhymes with “wave”?
    (a) brave (b) clap (c) school (d) sing
  12. 12.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 came out after the rain?
    (a) a worm (b) the moon (c) the sun (d) the stars

Answer key

  1. house number three
  2. sound
  3. a fox and a parrot
  4. green
  5. in the windy sky
  6. before bed
  7. his bell
  8. sweet
  9. two times
  10. might
  11. brave
  12. the sun

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