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Poem Comprehension Worksheet for Class 2

Reading comprehension lesson 6: Short poems · Set 749 · 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.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) grey (b) brown (c) white (d) black
  2. 2.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 touch after you turn around?
    (a) a tree (b) your nose (c) the ground (d) the sky
  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.

    Which word rhymes with “hair”?
    (a) eat (b) chair (c) comb (d) face
  4. 4.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!

    What popped up in the end?
    (a) a big tree (b) a mango (c) a red flower (d) a green shoot
  5. 5.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 “along”?
    (a) string (b) happy (c) sing (d) song
  6. 6.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) school (b) brave (c) sing (d) clap
  7. 7.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) midnight (b) the morning light (c) lunch time (d) the evening
  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 shirt (b) the bag (c) the hat (d) the socks
  9. 9.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) a phone (b) his bell (c) the doorbell (d) a drum
  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.

    Which word rhymes with “four”?
    (a) more (b) day (c) week (d) gives
  11. 11.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) dentist auntie (c) the teacher (d) Grandpa
  12. 12.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) Teacher (b) Grandma (c) Daddy (d) Mummy

Answer key

  1. white
  2. the ground
  3. chair
  4. a green shoot
  5. song
  6. brave
  7. the morning light
  8. the socks
  9. his bell
  10. more
  11. dentist auntie
  12. Mummy

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