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Poem Comprehension Worksheet for Class 2

Reading comprehension lesson 6: Short poems · Set 751 · 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.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.

    Where does the postman go next?
    (a) house number three (b) the school (c) house number ten (d) the post office
  2. 2.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 crumb (b) a leaf (c) a seed (d) a stone
  3. 3.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) gives (b) day (c) week (d) more
  4. 4.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.

    Which animals are in Grandma’s story?
    (a) a cow and a crow (b) a fox and a parrot (c) a cat and a dog (d) a lion and a mouse
  5. 5.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 falls “pitter-patter”?
    (a) the rain (b) the stones (c) the frogs (d) the leaves
  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.

    Until when does the child dream?
    (a) the morning light (b) the evening (c) lunch time (d) midnight
  7. 7.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.

    Which word rhymes with “sweet”?
    (a) eat (b) tree (c) fruit (d) juicy
  8. 8.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) wings (d) black
  9. 9.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.

    How does the bus go down the road?
    (a) bumpy (b) slowly (c) smoothly (d) quietly
  10. 10.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 came down?
    (a) a bird (b) the leaves (c) the snow (d) the rain
  11. 11.My little puppy, white and brown,
    Runs all over our small town.
    He wags his tail and barks hello,
    And sleeps upon my pillow.

    Where does the puppy run?
    (a) on the beach (b) all over our small town (c) in the school (d) in the forest
  12. 12.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.

    Which word rhymes with “hay”?
    (a) day (b) munch (c) grass (d) moos

Answer key

  1. house number three
  2. a crumb
  3. more
  4. a fox and a parrot
  5. the rain
  6. the morning light
  7. eat
  8. behold
  9. bumpy
  10. the rain
  11. all over our small town
  12. day

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