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Poem Comprehension Worksheet for Class 2

Reading comprehension lesson 6: Short poems · Set 678 · 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.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.

    In which season is the poem set?
    (a) summer (b) spring (c) winter (d) the rainy season
  2. 2.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) old and dark (b) dry and dusty (c) small and neat (d) big and wild
  3. 3.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) teeth (b) brush (c) said (d) clean
  4. 4.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.

    When does the mango hang on the tree?
    (a) in winter (b) in summer time (c) in the rains (d) at night
  5. 5.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) the evening (b) midnight (c) the morning light (d) lunch time
  6. 6.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.

    What does the child hold?
    (a) a stick (b) a ball (c) a flag (d) the string
  7. 7.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) kite (b) green (c) wind (d) sky
  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 “four”?
    (a) more (b) gives (c) week (d) day
  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) blue (b) yellow (c) brown (d) green
  10. 10.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 seed (c) a stone (d) a crumb
  11. 11.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!

    Where does the child like to splash?
    (a) in puddles (b) in the sea (c) in the bath (d) in a pool
  12. 12.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 “gold”?
    (a) pretty (b) wings (c) behold (d) black

Answer key

  1. winter
  2. small and neat
  3. said
  4. in summer time
  5. the morning light
  6. the string
  7. sky
  8. more
  9. green
  10. a crumb
  11. in puddles
  12. behold

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