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Poem Comprehension Worksheet for Class 2

Reading comprehension lesson 6: Short poems · Set 777 · 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.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) sing (c) song (d) happy
  2. 2.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!

    Which word rhymes with “too”?
    (a) boots (b) fun (c) wet (d) true
  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) brown (b) grey (c) white (d) black
  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) the teacher (b) a friend (c) dentist auntie (d) Grandpa
  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.

    Which word rhymes with “neat”?
    (a) small (b) sweet (c) red (d) day
  6. 6.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.

    Which word rhymes with “trees”?
    (a) wave (b) cool (c) cows (d) breeze
  7. 7.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 leaf (b) a stone (c) a seed (d) a crumb
  8. 8.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.

    Where did the ant carry it?
    (a) across a river (b) along the wall (c) into a cup (d) up a tree
  9. 9.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.

    Which word rhymes with “small”?
    (a) crumb (b) ant (c) wall (d) stop
  10. 10.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.

    Who is the poem about?
    (a) the postman (b) the teacher (c) the milkman (d) the doctor
  11. 11.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 my hand (b) on a leaf (c) on a wall (d) on a rose
  12. 12.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) quietly (b) smoothly (c) slowly (d) bumpy

Answer key

  1. song
  2. true
  3. white
  4. dentist auntie
  5. sweet
  6. breeze
  7. a crumb
  8. along the wall
  9. wall
  10. the postman
  11. on a rose
  12. bumpy

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