Poem Comprehension Worksheet for Class 2

Reading comprehension lesson 6: Short poems · Set 984 · 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.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) in the garden (c) under the bed (d) on my pillow
2. 2.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 fingers does the poem talk about? (a) five (b) twenty (c) ten (d) two
3. 3.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) big (b) clever (c) bright (d) sleepy
4. 4.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.
   
   Where does the child sit? (a) at the table (b) beside Grandma (c) in the garden (d) on the floor
5. 5.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) black (b) blue (c) grey (d) purple
6. 6.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) boots (b) true (c) fun (d) wet
7. 7.I brush my teeth at morning time,
   They shine and sparkle, clean and fine.
   I brush again before my bed,
   Just like my dentist auntie said.
   
   Who told the child to brush? (a) the teacher (b) Grandpa (c) a friend (d) dentist auntie
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.
   
   Who is the poem about? (a) a spider (b) a mouse (c) a little ant (d) a big bee
9. 9.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 word rhymes with “rain”? (a) play (b) pane (c) roof (d) cool
10. 10.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) red (b) sweet (c) day (d) small
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) birds and fish (b) cars and buses (c) children (d) cows and trees
12. 12.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) a kite (b) the smoke (c) the birds (d) the sparks

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