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Poem Comprehension Worksheet for Class 2

Reading comprehension lesson 6: Short poems · Set 861 · 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.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.

    What did the butterfly tickle?
    (a) my cheek (b) my ear (c) the tip of my nose (d) my toes
  2. 2.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 the best title for the poem?
    (a) Sports Day (b) A Sunny Morning (c) Lunch Time (d) Bedtime
  3. 3.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 sleep?
    (a) in a basket (b) under the bed (c) in the garden (d) on my pillow
  4. 4.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 leaves (d) the frogs
  5. 5.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 drum (b) a phone (c) the doorbell (d) his bell
  6. 6.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 “high”?
    (a) wind (b) sky (c) kite (d) green
  7. 7.Pitter-patter, falls the rain,
    On the roof and window pane.
    Frogs come out to croak and play,
    On this cool and rainy day.

    Which word rhymes with “rain”?
    (a) play (b) pane (c) cool (d) roof
  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.

    Which word rhymes with “too”?
    (a) blue (b) night (c) stars (d) deep
  9. 9.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 red flower (b) a big tree (c) a green shoot (d) a mango
  10. 10.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) happy (b) song (c) string (d) sing
  11. 11.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.

    Where is the bus going?
    (a) to the zoo (b) to the market (c) to school (d) to the beach
  12. 12.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 clap?
    (a) your feet (b) two sticks (c) a drum (d) your hands

Answer key

  1. the tip of my nose
  2. Bedtime
  3. on my pillow
  4. the rain
  5. his bell
  6. sky
  7. pane
  8. blue
  9. a green shoot
  10. song
  11. to school
  12. your hands

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