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Poem Comprehension Worksheet for Class 2

Reading comprehension lesson 6: Short poems · Set 700 · 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.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 “neat”?
    (a) red (b) day (c) sweet (d) small
  2. 2.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.

    Where did the butterfly sit first?
    (a) on a rose (b) on a leaf (c) on my hand (d) on a wall
  3. 3.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 colour is the cow?
    (a) black (b) grey (c) white (d) brown
  4. 4.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 stone (b) a seed (c) a crumb (d) a leaf
  5. 5.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 sound does the train make?
    (a) beep beep (b) chug and choo (c) tick tock (d) ding dong
  6. 6.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!

    How should you jump?
    (a) on one foot (b) low and loudly (c) into water (d) up high without a sound
  7. 7.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) your feet (b) your hands (c) two sticks (d) a drum
  8. 8.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.

    How many times a day does the child brush?
    (a) two times (b) four times (c) three times (d) one time
  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 colour is the kite?
    (a) blue (b) green (c) yellow (d) red
  10. 10.Grandma tells a story every night,
    Of a clever fox and a parrot bright.
    I sit beside her on the bed,
    Until it’s time to rest my head.

    Where does the child sit?
    (a) on the floor (b) beside Grandma (c) in the garden (d) at the table
  11. 11.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 animals come out to play?
    (a) ducks (b) cats (c) snails (d) frogs
  12. 12.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) at night (b) in summer time (c) in winter (d) in the rains

Answer key

  1. sweet
  2. on a rose
  3. white
  4. a crumb
  5. chug and choo
  6. up high without a sound
  7. your hands
  8. two times
  9. green
  10. beside Grandma
  11. frogs
  12. in summer time

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