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Poem Comprehension Worksheet for Class 2

Reading comprehension lesson 6: Short poems · Set 880 · 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.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.

    How is the fox described?
    (a) clever (b) bright (c) big (d) sleepy
  2. 2.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.

    Which word rhymes with “bed”?
    (a) brush (b) teeth (c) said (d) clean
  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.

    What colour is the puppy?
    (a) grey (b) all brown (c) white and brown (d) black and white
  4. 4.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 “deep”?
    (a) jump (b) hop (c) leap (d) wet
  5. 5.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) ant (b) wall (c) crumb (d) stop
  6. 6.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 colours were its wings?
    (a) blue and white (b) orange, black and gold (c) red and green (d) pink and purple
  7. 7.Ten little fingers, ten little toes,
    Two bright eyes and one small nose.
    Two ears to hear, one mouth to say,
    I love you, Mummy, every day!

    What are the ears for?
    (a) to see (b) to say (c) to hear (d) to smell
  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 is out with the moon?
    (a) the stars (b) the birds (c) the sun (d) the clouds
  9. 9.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 “choo”?
    (a) train (b) chug (c) blue (d) green
  10. 10.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.

    Where does the child eat breakfast?
    (a) in the garden (b) on the floor (c) in bed (d) on a chair
  11. 11.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.

    Who is the poem about?
    (a) a spider (b) a mouse (c) a little ant (d) a big bee
  12. 12.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.

    How do the ducklings swim?
    (a) in a line (b) one by one far apart (c) in a circle (d) under the water

Answer key

  1. clever
  2. said
  3. white and brown
  4. leap
  5. wall
  6. orange, black and gold
  7. to hear
  8. the stars
  9. blue
  10. on a chair
  11. a little ant
  12. in a line

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