CBSE Class 2 English Read the Passage Assignment

Q.) Read the passage and answer the questions : Kaalu, the crow was sitting on a Neem tree. He saw a fox coming towards the tree. Kaalu called his friend, Hissy the snake. Hissy came out of the hole. Kaalu told him that a fox is coming towards the tree. Hissy said to Kaalu that together they will fight the fox.

Q.) Where is Kaalu sitting ?

Ans.) ______________________________________________

Q.) What is the name of Kaalu’s Friend ?

Ans.) ______________________________________________

Q.) Who is coming towards the tree ?

Ans.) ______________________________________________

Q.) What did Hissy say to Kaalu?

Ans.)______________________________________________

Q) Write the homonyms of the following :

a) whole - ____________ b) two - __________

Q.) Read the passage and answer the questions :

Tina and Nina are friends. They love to play with each other. They never fight. They always share their books and toys.Tina’s favourite past time is reading story books while Nina loves colouring. One day Tina and Nina plan to go to a fair.

Q.) Name the two friends.

Ans.)______________________________________________

Q.) What do they share ?

Ans.) ______________________________________________

Q.) What does Nina love ?

Ans.) ______________________________________________

Q.) Where do they plan to go ?

Ans.) ______________________________________________

Q.) Write the antonyms of :

a) enemy - __________ b) night - ___________

SECTION B:READING COMPREHENSION

Q2. Read the passage carefully and answer the following questions:

Amit had a very bad habit of scribbling here and there. (Scribble means to writen something). He would often scribble on his notebooks and books. “Amit ! Don’t spoil your books,” shouted his teacher. But, Amit would not listen. At home too, Amit would not stop. Walls, papers, books, newspapers, tablecloth, Amit scribbled on everything. One day, Amit was playing with his best friend, Sara in the park. He asked Sara to give him the ball. Sara was playing with the ball and refused to give it to him. Amit got very angry and took a sharp white stone. He scribbled on the wall,“Sara is a bad girl.”

A. Answer the following questions:

i. What was Amit’s bad habit?

Ans: __________________________________________________________________

ii. Where did Amit often scribble?

Ans: __________________________________________________________________

iii. Where was Amit playing?

Ans: __________________________________________________________________

iv. What did Amit write about his friend in the park?

Ans: __________________________________________________________________

v. Is it a good habit to scribble on the notebooks?

Ans: __________________________________________________________________

B. Make meaningful sentences of the following words. Be sure not to begin a

sentence using THIS and THAT:

i. teacher: _________________________________________________________

ii. playing:________________________________________________________

iii. angry:_________________________________________________________

SECTION C: GRAMMAR

Q3. Circle ( ) the verbs (action words) in the following sentences:

1. My sister was running fast.

2. The children are making noise.

3. The shopkeeper is selling fruits.

4. Penguins eat snow when they are thirsty.

5. I am making a get well soon card.

6. Girls are reading books.

Q4. Put the words in the correct order and write the meaningful sentences.

Begin the sentence with a capital letter and end with a full stop or a question mark:

i. football / like / i / play / to

___________________________________________________________________

ii. prize / won / my / brother / a

___________________________________________________________________

iii. has \ penguin \ sick \ fallen

__________________________________________________________________

iv. healthy / must / we / food / eat

___________________________________________________________________

v. i / may / in / come / please

___________________________________________________________________

Q5. Give the opposite gender of the following words:

1. boy __________________

2. uncle __________________

3. son __________________

4. grandfather __________________

5. horse __________________

Q6. Fill in the blanks using the correct question word from the brackets:

i. __________________________ are you late? (When / Why)

ii. __________________________ is your name? (What / Why)

iii. __________________________ is your friend? (Who / What)

iv. __________________________ are your parents? (When / How)

v. __________________________ is your pencil? (What / Where)

vi. __________________________ is your birthday? (When / Who)

SECTION D: PHONICS

Q7. Fill in the blanks using the correct beginning blend “bl”, “br” and “cl” from the brackets:

1. The water is ___________________________ in colour. (grey / blue)

2. Can you ____________________ me a glass of water? (bring / grow

3. We need air to ____________________________ in. (flesh / breathe)
4. The ___________________ is wearing funny dress. ( dragon / clown)
5. I can _________________________________ a tree. ( frame / climb)
6. Do not touch the ______________________________. ( car / blade )
 

SECTION E: TEXTUAL COMPREHENSION
 

Q8.Read the passage carefully from the lesson “Happy Feet”:
Papa said, 'It got lost because it took a wrong turn while swimming.' 'So, what will happen to it now?' said Timsy.

'I don't know, dear. Penguins eat snow when they are thirsty. But there is no snow in New Zealand now. So it has started eating sand, it has fallen sick because of this.
They have taken it to the zoo,' said Papa. ‘I hope he gets well soon. I will make a get-well-soon card for him, said Timsy.

Now attempt the following questions:

Q1. Who got lost while swimming?
Ans:

Q2. How did the penguin fall sick?
Ans:

Q9. Write the meaning of following words:
1. penguin:
2. zoo:
3. card:

Q10. Recall the lesson “Happy Feet” and answer the following questions:
Write yes or no for the following statements:
1. Penguins live in the sea. _______________
2. The penguins drink milk when they are thirsty. _______________
3. Papa made get-well-soon card for penguin. _______________
4. The penguins have wings but can't fly. _______________

SECTION F: PICTURE COMPOSITION

Q11. Write a paragraph about five lines describing the following picture:

QI. Definition: - A sentence is a group of words that makes complete sense.
For eg: - The dog is jumping.
A sentence begins with a capital letter and ends with a full stop.

QII. Put the words in correct order to make sentences: -

1. Is The licking girl cream ice
Ans) The girl is licking ice cream.

2. tag has bag a The
Ans) The bag has a tag.

3. mango fresh the is
Ans) The mango is fresh.

4. dancing is Sita room the in
Ans) Sita is dancing in the room.

5. Is thick book maths This
Ans) This maths book is thick.