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Poem Comprehension Worksheet for Class 2

Reading comprehension lesson 6: Short poems · Set 89 · 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.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.

    When does the mango hang on the tree?
    (a) in summer time (b) in the rains (c) in winter (d) at night
  2. 2.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.

    True or false: The ant did its best.
    (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.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.

    What grows in the garden?
    (a) potatoes (b) roses (c) mangoes (d) tomatoes
  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.

    What colour is the kite?
    (a) red (b) blue (c) green (d) yellow
  5. 5.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 animals come out to play?
    (a) snails (b) ducks (c) cats (d) frogs
  6. 6.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 “four”?
    (a) week (b) more (c) day (d) gives
  7. 7.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.

    What does the child brush?
    (a) shoes (b) hair (c) the dog (d) teeth
  8. 8.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!

    Which word rhymes with “toes”?
    (a) ears (b) fingers (c) eyes (d) nose
  9. 9.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) snowy (b) windy and dry (c) hot and sunny (d) cool and rainy
  10. 10.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) wall (b) ant (c) stop (d) crumb
  11. 11.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) grey (b) white (c) brown (d) black
  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.

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

Answer key

  1. in summer time
  2. True
  3. tomatoes
  4. green
  5. frogs
  6. more
  7. teeth
  8. nose
  9. cool and rainy
  10. wall
  11. white
  12. along the wall

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