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Poem Comprehension Worksheet for Class 2

Reading comprehension lesson 6: Short poems · Set 739 · 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.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.

    Where does the duck swim?
    (a) by the river (b) in a lake (c) in the sea (d) in a pond
  2. 2.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.

    Which word rhymes with “line”?
    (a) mother (b) follow (c) fine (d) quack
  3. 3.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) the rainy season (c) spring (d) winter
  4. 4.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) midnight (c) the evening (d) the morning light
  5. 5.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.

    When does the child water the garden?
    (a) each day at four (b) at night (c) once a week (d) every morning
  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 colour is the night in the poem?
    (a) blue (b) purple (c) grey (d) black
  7. 7.Pitter-patter, falls the rain,
    On the roof and window pane.
    Frogs come out to croak and play,
    On this cool and rainy day.

    What kind of day is it?
    (a) cool and rainy (b) hot and sunny (c) snowy (d) windy and dry
  8. 8.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.

    Where does the kite dance?
    (a) on the roof (b) on the road (c) in the windy sky (d) in the tree
  9. 9.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) behold (c) black (d) wings
  10. 10.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) Grandpa (b) a friend (c) the teacher (d) dentist auntie
  11. 11.The postman comes at ten each day,
    With letters from so far away.
    He rings his bell and waves to me,
    Then hurries off to house number three.

    What does the postman ring?
    (a) the doorbell (b) a phone (c) a drum (d) his bell
  12. 12.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) hair (b) teeth (c) the dog (d) shoes

Answer key

  1. by the river
  2. fine
  3. winter
  4. the morning light
  5. each day at four
  6. blue
  7. cool and rainy
  8. in the windy sky
  9. behold
  10. dentist auntie
  11. his bell
  12. teeth

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