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Poem Comprehension Worksheet for Class 2

Reading comprehension lesson 6: Short poems · Set 449 · 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.Ten little fingers, ten little toes,
    Two bright eyes and one small nose.
    Two ears to hear, one mouth to say,
    I love you, Mummy, every day!

    How many noses are in the poem?
    (a) two (b) three (c) one (d) ten
  2. 2.In winter, Grandpa’s hands are cold,
    He wears a shawl that’s very old.
    We sit by the fire, he and I,
    And watch the sparks fly to the sky.

    Where do they sit?
    (a) by the fire (b) on the roof (c) by the window (d) in the garden
  3. 3.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) face (b) comb (c) chair (d) eat
  4. 4.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 colour is the cow?
    (a) brown (b) black (c) white (d) grey
  5. 5.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 lake (b) by the river (c) in a pond (d) in the sea
  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.

    Where does the puppy run?
    (a) all over our small town (b) in the school (c) in the forest (d) on the beach
  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.

    How is the fox described?
    (a) big (b) bright (c) clever (d) sleepy
  8. 8.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 cow and a crow (d) a cat and a dog
  9. 9.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.

    What colour is the night in the poem?
    (a) blue (b) purple (c) black (d) grey
  10. 10.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.

    How is the garden described?
    (a) big and wild (b) small and neat (c) dry and dusty (d) old and dark
  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 big tree (b) a mango (c) a green shoot (d) a red flower
  12. 12.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 does the puppy wag?
    (a) his ears (b) his paws (c) his tail (d) his head

Answer key

  1. one
  2. by the fire
  3. chair
  4. white
  5. by the river
  6. all over our small town
  7. clever
  8. a fox and a parrot
  9. blue
  10. small and neat
  11. a green shoot
  12. his tail

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