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Poem Comprehension Worksheet for Class 2

Reading comprehension lesson 6: Short poems · Set 666 · 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!

    Who does the child say “I love you” to?
    (a) Daddy (b) Mummy (c) Teacher (d) Grandma
  2. 2.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.

    Where did the ant carry it?
    (a) along the wall (b) up a tree (c) into a cup (d) across a river
  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.

    What do the birds do in the poem?
    (a) eat (b) sleep (c) fly away (d) sing
  4. 4.My little puppy, white and brown,
    Runs all over our small town.
    He wags his tail and barks hello,
    And sleeps upon my pillow.

    Which word rhymes with “brown”?
    (a) tail (b) run (c) town (d) small
  5. 5.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.

    Which word rhymes with “bed”?
    (a) clean (b) brush (c) said (d) teeth
  6. 6.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 seed (b) a leaf (c) a crumb (d) a stone
  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.

    Where does the puppy sleep?
    (a) in a basket (b) on my pillow (c) under the bed (d) in the garden
  8. 8.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 hat (b) the shirt (c) the bag (d) the socks
  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.

    How many ducklings are there?
    (a) five (b) three (c) two (d) four
  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) old and dark (c) small and neat (d) dry and dusty
  11. 11.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) old and dry (b) small and brown (c) short and yellow (d) tall and green
  12. 12.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 bed (b) in the garden (c) on a chair (d) on the floor

Answer key

  1. Mummy
  2. along the wall
  3. sing
  4. town
  5. said
  6. a crumb
  7. on my pillow
  8. the socks
  9. four
  10. small and neat
  11. tall and green
  12. on a chair

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