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Poem Comprehension Worksheet for Class 2

Reading comprehension lesson 6: Short poems · Set 954 · 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.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 sound does the train make?
    (a) chug and choo (b) beep beep (c) ding dong (d) tick tock
  2. 2.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) on my pillow (c) under the bed (d) in the garden
  3. 3.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) birds and fish (b) children (c) cows and trees (d) cars and buses
  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.

    Which word rhymes with “high”?
    (a) sky (b) wind (c) kite (d) green
  5. 5.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) sweet (b) small (c) day (d) red
  6. 6.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!

    How many noses are in the poem?
    (a) three (b) two (c) ten (d) one
  7. 7.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) stop (c) wall (d) crumb
  8. 8.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 “trees”?
    (a) cows (b) cool (c) wave (d) breeze
  9. 9.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 colour is the night in the poem?
    (a) blue (b) black (c) grey (d) purple
  10. 10.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.

    Where does the postman go next?
    (a) house number ten (b) the post office (c) the school (d) house number three
  11. 11.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.

    Which word rhymes with “hair”?
    (a) comb (b) chair (c) eat (d) face
  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!

    Where does the child like to splash?
    (a) in the bath (b) in puddles (c) in the sea (d) in a pool

Answer key

  1. chug and choo
  2. on my pillow
  3. cows and trees
  4. sky
  5. sweet
  6. one
  7. wall
  8. breeze
  9. blue
  10. house number three
  11. chair
  12. in puddles

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