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Poem Comprehension Worksheet for Class 2

Reading comprehension lesson 6: Short poems · Set 909 · 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 the sea (b) in a pond (c) by the river (d) in a lake
  2. 2.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.

    In which season is the poem set?
    (a) spring (b) winter (c) the rainy season (d) summer
  3. 3.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.

    Where does the kite dance?
    (a) on the roof (b) in the tree (c) in the windy sky (d) on the road
  4. 4.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 does the puppy wag?
    (a) his paws (b) his tail (c) his ears (d) his head
  5. 5.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) sleepy (c) big (d) bright
  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) follow (c) fine (d) mother
  7. 7.My little puppy, white and brown,
    Runs all over our small town.
    He wags his tail and barks hello,
    And sleeps upon my pillow.

    Which word rhymes with “brown”?
    (a) town (b) small (c) tail (d) run
  8. 8.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!

    Where did the tiny seed go?
    (a) in the river (b) in the ground (c) in a bag (d) in a box
  9. 9.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) wet (b) jump (c) hop (d) leap
  10. 10.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) frogs (d) cats
  11. 11.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) tomatoes (c) roses (d) mangoes
  12. 12.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 came out after the rain?
    (a) a worm (b) the stars (c) the moon (d) the sun

Answer key

  1. by the river
  2. winter
  3. in the windy sky
  4. his tail
  5. clever
  6. fine
  7. town
  8. in the ground
  9. leap
  10. frogs
  11. tomatoes
  12. the sun

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