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Poem Comprehension Worksheet for Class 2

Reading comprehension lesson 6: Short poems · Set 955 · 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.Clap your hands and stamp your feet,
    Move your body to the beat.
    Turn around and touch the ground,
    Now jump up high without a sound!

    What should you stamp?
    (a) your hands (b) your feet (c) a letter (d) the door
  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.

    What does Grandpa wear?
    (a) a cap (b) gloves (c) a shawl (d) a raincoat
  3. 3.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.

    What flies to the sky?
    (a) the sparks (b) the birds (c) the smoke (d) a kite
  4. 4.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.

    Which word rhymes with “sweet”?
    (a) juicy (b) fruit (c) tree (d) eat
  5. 5.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 did the butterfly tickle?
    (a) my toes (b) the tip of my nose (c) my cheek (d) my ear
  6. 6.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) crumb (b) stop (c) wall (d) ant
  7. 7.Clap your hands and stamp your feet,
    Move your body to the beat.
    Turn around and touch the ground,
    Now jump up high without a sound!

    What should you clap?
    (a) two sticks (b) a drum (c) your hands (d) your feet
  8. 8.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.

    What did the ant carry?
    (a) a seed (b) a leaf (c) a crumb (d) a stone
  9. 9.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.

    When does the child water the garden?
    (a) every morning (b) at night (c) each day at four (d) once a week
  10. 10.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) purple (c) grey (d) black
  11. 11.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) yellow (b) red (c) blue (d) green
  12. 12.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 does the cow give?
    (a) honey (b) milk (c) wool (d) eggs

Answer key

  1. your feet
  2. a shawl
  3. the sparks
  4. eat
  5. the tip of my nose
  6. wall
  7. your hands
  8. a crumb
  9. each day at four
  10. blue
  11. green
  12. milk

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