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Poem Comprehension Worksheet for Class 2

Reading comprehension lesson 6: Short poems · Set 782 · 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.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!

    Which word rhymes with “feet”?
    (a) hands (b) body (c) beat (d) clap
  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.

    Where does the duck swim?
    (a) in a pond (b) in the sea (c) in a lake (d) by the river
  3. 3.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 a rose (b) on a leaf (c) on my hand (d) on a wall
  4. 4.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 ten (b) the post office (c) the school (d) house number three
  5. 5.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) wet (b) true (c) boots (d) fun
  6. 6.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 teacher (b) the doctor (c) the milkman (d) the postman
  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.

    What is out with the moon?
    (a) the stars (b) the clouds (c) the birds (d) the sun
  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 hat (c) the bag (d) the socks
  9. 9.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 fruit is the poem about?
    (a) mango (b) banana (c) guava (d) apple
  10. 10.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 does the cow like to munch?
    (a) apples (b) carrots (c) rotis (d) grass and hay
  11. 11.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) face (b) eat (c) comb (d) chair
  12. 12.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) every morning (c) each day at four (d) at night

Answer key

  1. beat
  2. by the river
  3. on a rose
  4. house number three
  5. true
  6. the postman
  7. the stars
  8. the socks
  9. mango
  10. grass and hay
  11. chair
  12. each day at four

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