Poem Comprehension Worksheet for Class 2

Reading comprehension lesson 6: Short poems · Set 977 · 12 questions

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.

1. 1.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) two (b) ten (c) three (d) one
2. 2.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.
   
   Which word rhymes with “bed”? (a) time (b) rest (c) sit (d) head
3. 3.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.
   
   Which word rhymes with “too”? (a) stars (b) deep (c) blue (d) night
4. 4.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 popped up in the end? (a) a big tree (b) a green shoot (c) a mango (d) a red flower
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.
   
   Where does the puppy run? (a) in the forest (b) all over our small town (c) in the school (d) on the beach
6. 6.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 colour are the fields? (a) blue (b) green (c) yellow (d) brown
7. 7.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.
   
   Which animals are in Grandma’s story? (a) a cat and a dog (b) a fox and a parrot (c) a lion and a mouse (d) a cow and a crow
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) winter (c) shawl (d) old
9. 9.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.
   
   How is the tree described? (a) tall and green (b) short and yellow (c) small and brown (d) old and dry
10. 10.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 ears (b) his tail (c) his head (d) his paws
11. 11.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 “too”? (a) fun (b) true (c) boots (d) wet
12. 12.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.
    
    Where did the butterfly sit first? (a) on a leaf (b) on a rose (c) on my hand (d) on a wall

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