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Poem Comprehension Worksheet for Class 2

Reading comprehension lesson 6: Short poems · Set 443 · 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.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) Grandpa (b) the teacher (c) a friend (d) dentist auntie
  2. 2.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) a phone (b) the doorbell (c) a drum (d) his bell
  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.

    How is the fox described?
    (a) sleepy (b) clever (c) bright (d) big
  4. 4.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.

    Which word rhymes with “small”?
    (a) crumb (b) wall (c) ant (d) stop
  5. 5.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.

    Which fruit is the poem about?
    (a) mango (b) apple (c) guava (d) banana
  6. 6.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.

    Who is the poem about?
    (a) the teacher (b) the milkman (c) the postman (d) the doctor
  7. 7.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.

    Where does the child sit?
    (a) in the garden (b) on the floor (c) at the table (d) beside Grandma
  8. 8.I have a garden, small and neat,
    With tomatoes red and sweet.
    I water it each day at four,
    And every week it gives me more.

    Which word rhymes with “neat”?
    (a) red (b) day (c) small (d) sweet
  9. 9.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.

    When does the postman come?
    (a) at noon (b) at ten each day (c) at night (d) on Sundays
  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.

    Which word rhymes with “sweet”?
    (a) tree (b) juicy (c) eat (d) fruit
  11. 11.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.

    Which word rhymes with “high”?
    (a) sky (b) kite (c) green (d) wind
  12. 12.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) up high without a sound (c) low and loudly (d) on one foot

Answer key

  1. dentist auntie
  2. his bell
  3. clever
  4. wall
  5. mango
  6. the postman
  7. beside Grandma
  8. sweet
  9. at ten each day
  10. eat
  11. sky
  12. up high without a sound

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