Question Paper
Class / Subject: Class 2 (ICSE) · English
Chapter: Chapter 4 — Chapter 4: A Short Story
Time Allowed: 32 minutes
Max Marks: 16
1. What are the people or animals in a story called? [1]
(A) Characters
(B) Events
(C) Sentences
(D) Numbers
2. What are the things that happen in a story called? [1]
(A) Events
(B) Characters
(C) Letters
(D) Numbers
3. What parts does a story usually have? [1]
(A) A beginning, middle and end
(B) Only a middle
(C) Only an end
(D) No specific parts
4. What might a story teach us? [1]
(A) A lesson, like kindness
(B) Nothing at all
(C) Only numbers
(D) Only colours
5. What can we discuss after reading a story? [1]
(A) The characters and lesson
(B) Nothing
(C) Only the page count
(D) Only the cover
6. Why do stories have a beginning, middle and end? [1]
(A) To help us follow events in order
(B) No reason
(C) To confuse the reader
(D) It's not important
7. What lesson might a story about a kind character teach? [1]
(A) Being kind is good
(B) Being unkind is good
(C) Nothing about kindness
(D) No lesson at all
8. Why is reading stories enjoyable? [1]
(A) We learn about characters and lessons
(B) It has no benefit
(C) Only for tests
(D) It's boring
9. What are the people or animals in a story called? [1]
(A) Characters
(B) Events
(C) Sentences
(D) Numbers
10. What are the things that happen in a story called? [1]
(A) Events
(B) Characters
(C) Letters
(D) Numbers
11. What parts does a story usually have? [1]
(A) A beginning, middle and end
(B) Only a middle
(C) Only an end
(D) No specific parts
12. What might a story teach us? [1]
(A) A lesson, like kindness
(B) Nothing at all
(C) Only numbers
(D) Only colours
13. What can we discuss after reading a story? [1]
(A) The characters and lesson
(B) Nothing
(C) Only the page count
(D) Only the cover
14. Why do stories have a beginning, middle and end? [1]
(A) To help us follow events in order
(B) No reason
(C) To confuse the reader
(D) It's not important
15. What lesson might a story about a kind character teach? [1]
(A) Being kind is good
(B) Being unkind is good
(C) Nothing about kindness
(D) No lesson at all
16. Why is reading stories enjoyable? [1]
(A) We learn about characters and lessons
(B) It has no benefit
(C) Only for tests
(D) It's boring