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Poem Comprehension Worksheet for Class 2

Reading comprehension lesson 6: Short poems · Set 904 · 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.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 a lake (c) in the sea (d) by the river
  2. 2.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 “neat”?
    (a) small (b) red (c) sweet (d) day
  3. 3.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) False (b) True
  4. 4.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.

    How is the garden described?
    (a) old and dark (b) dry and dusty (c) small and neat (d) big and wild
  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.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.

    Which word rhymes with “line”?
    (a) quack (b) mother (c) follow (d) fine
  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 the best title for the poem?
    (a) Sports Day (b) Bedtime (c) Lunch Time (d) A Sunny Morning
  8. 8.In winter, Grandpa’s hands are cold,
    He wears a shawl that’s very old.
    We sit by the fire, he and I,
    And watch the sparks fly to the sky.

    Which word rhymes with “cold”?
    (a) hands (b) shawl (c) old (d) winter
  9. 9.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) white and brown (b) all brown (c) black and white (d) grey
  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) string (b) song (c) happy (d) sing
  11. 11.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.

    What does the child wave to?
    (a) children (b) birds and fish (c) cows and trees (d) cars and buses
  12. 12.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 socks (b) the shirt (c) the hat (d) the bag

Answer key

  1. by the river
  2. sweet
  3. True
  4. small and neat
  5. False
  6. fine
  7. Bedtime
  8. old
  9. white and brown
  10. song
  11. cows and trees
  12. the socks

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