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Poem Comprehension Worksheet for Class 2

Reading comprehension lesson 6: Short poems · Set 418 · 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 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) school (b) clap (c) brave (d) sing
  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 does the child wave to?
    (a) cows and trees (b) birds and fish (c) cars and buses (d) children
  3. 3.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 feet (b) a letter (c) the door (d) your hands
  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!

    How does the child feel about splashing?
    (a) It is fun. (b) It is boring. (c) It is scary. (d) It is sad.
  5. 5.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) house number ten (b) house number three (c) the school (d) the post office
  6. 6.My little puppy, white and brown,
    Runs all over our small town.
    He wags his tail and barks hello,
    And sleeps upon my pillow.

    What colour is the puppy?
    (a) black and white (b) grey (c) all brown (d) white and brown
  7. 7.My little puppy, white and brown,
    Runs all over our small town.
    He wags his tail and barks hello,
    And sleeps upon my pillow.

    True or false: The puppy sleeps in the garden.
    (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.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) grass and hay (b) rotis (c) carrots (d) apples
  9. 9.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 the sea (b) by the river (c) in a lake (d) in a pond
  10. 10.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 is the tree described?
    (a) short and yellow (b) small and brown (c) old and dry (d) tall and green
  11. 11.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) birds (c) might (d) sun
  12. 12.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) the teacher (b) Grandpa (c) a friend (d) dentist auntie

Answer key

  1. brave
  2. cows and trees
  3. your feet
  4. It is fun.
  5. house number three
  6. white and brown
  7. False
  8. grass and hay
  9. by the river
  10. tall and green
  11. might
  12. dentist auntie

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