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Poem Comprehension Worksheet for Class 2

Reading comprehension lesson 6: Short poems · Set 492 · 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 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) children (d) cars and buses
  2. 2.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 clap?
    (a) a drum (b) your hands (c) two sticks (d) your feet
  3. 3.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.

    Which word rhymes with “rose”?
    (a) sat (b) nose (c) gold (d) wings
  4. 4.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 milkman (b) the teacher (c) the postman (d) the doctor
  5. 5.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.

    How does the bus go down the road?
    (a) slowly (b) bumpy (c) smoothly (d) quietly
  6. 6.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) rotis (b) grass and hay (c) carrots (d) apples
  7. 7.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!

    What are the ears for?
    (a) to see (b) to smell (c) to hear (d) to say
  8. 8.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.

    Who do the ducklings follow?
    (a) their mother (b) a fish (c) a boat (d) a frog
  9. 9.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.

    Where does the child eat breakfast?
    (a) in the garden (b) on the floor (c) on a chair (d) in bed
  10. 10.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 sad. (b) It is boring. (c) It is fun. (d) It is scary.
  11. 11.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 forest (c) in the school (d) on the beach
  12. 12.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!

    What is wet besides the boots?
    (a) the bag (b) the shirt (c) the socks (d) the hat

Answer key

  1. cows and trees
  2. your hands
  3. nose
  4. the postman
  5. bumpy
  6. grass and hay
  7. to hear
  8. their mother
  9. on a chair
  10. It is fun.
  11. all over our small town
  12. the socks

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