Poem Comprehension Worksheet for Class 2

Reading comprehension lesson 6: Short poems · Set 778 · 12 questions

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.

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.
   
   When does the child water the garden? (a) once a week (b) at night (c) each day at four (d) every morning
2. 2.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) red (b) yellow (c) green (d) blue
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.
   
   What do the birds do in the poem? (a) eat (b) sing (c) sleep (d) fly away
4. 4.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 tree (d) in the windy sky
5. 5.My little puppy, white and brown,
   Runs all over our small town.
   He wags his tail and barks hello,
   And sleeps upon my pillow.
   
   True or false: The puppy sleeps in the garden. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.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) dentist auntie (c) the teacher (d) a friend
7. 7.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) in the school (b) on the beach (c) in the forest (d) all over our small town
8. 8.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) grey (b) purple (c) black (d) blue
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 bring? (a) milk (b) flowers (c) bread (d) letters
10. 10.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) windy and dry (d) snowy
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.
    
    Which word rhymes with “rose”? (a) wings (b) nose (c) sat (d) gold
12. 12.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) wall (c) ant (d) stop

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