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Poem Comprehension Worksheet for Class 2

Reading comprehension lesson 6: Short poems · Set 496 · 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.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) in the forest (b) in the school (c) all over our small town (d) on the beach
  2. 2.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.

    What does the child brush?
    (a) shoes (b) teeth (c) hair (d) the dog
  3. 3.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) white and brown (d) all brown
  4. 4.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 fingers does the poem talk about?
    (a) two (b) ten (c) twenty (d) five
  5. 5.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.

    What did the ant carry?
    (a) a leaf (b) a stone (c) a crumb (d) a seed
  6. 6.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!

    Who does the child say “I love you” to?
    (a) Teacher (b) Mummy (c) Daddy (d) Grandma
  7. 7.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) eat (b) comb (c) chair (d) face
  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) apples (c) carrots (d) rotis
  9. 9.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 colour are the fields?
    (a) green (b) yellow (c) blue (d) brown
  10. 10.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.

    Where is the bus going?
    (a) to the zoo (b) to school (c) to the market (d) to the beach
  11. 11.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.

    Which word rhymes with “trees”?
    (a) cool (b) breeze (c) cows (d) wave
  12. 12.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.

    Until when does the child dream?
    (a) lunch time (b) the morning light (c) midnight (d) the evening

Answer key

  1. all over our small town
  2. teeth
  3. white and brown
  4. ten
  5. a crumb
  6. Mummy
  7. chair
  8. grass and hay
  9. green
  10. to school
  11. breeze
  12. the morning light

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