Poem Comprehension Worksheet for Class 2

Reading comprehension lesson 6: Short poems · Set 696 · 12 questions

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.

1. 1.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.
   
   What colours were its wings? (a) red and green (b) pink and purple (c) blue and white (d) orange, black and gold
2. 2.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) carrots (b) grass and hay (c) apples (d) rotis
3. 3.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 do the ducklings swim? (a) in a line (b) in a circle (c) under the water (d) one by one far apart
4. 4.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.
   
   Who told the child to brush? (a) a friend (b) the teacher (c) dentist auntie (d) Grandpa
5. 5.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!
   
   Which word rhymes with “ground”? (a) slept (b) sound (c) rain (d) seed
6. 6.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 is out with the moon? (a) the birds (b) the sun (c) the stars (d) the clouds
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!
   
   Which word rhymes with “toes”? (a) fingers (b) eyes (c) ears (d) nose
8. 8.Pitter-patter, falls the rain,
   On the roof and window pane.
   Frogs come out to croak and play,
   On this cool and rainy day.
   
   Which word rhymes with “rain”? (a) roof (b) cool (c) pane (d) play
9. 9.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 ball (b) a flag (c) a stick (d) the string
10. 10.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) on the roof (b) by the fire (c) in the garden (d) by the window
11. 11.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.
    
    Which word rhymes with “wave”? (a) brave (b) clap (c) sing (d) school
12. 12.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!
    
    Where did the tiny seed go? (a) in a bag (b) in a box (c) in the river (d) in the ground

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