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Grade 6 Reading Comprehension Stories

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STORY 1

Neo and Kago are Mr Tumo s children. Kago is seven years old and Neo is one year old. Kago goes to to
Mosi primary school and he is in standard 2.

QUESTIONS

1. WHO IS MR Tumo s youngest daughter


A. Neo
B. Kago
C. Mosi
2. How old is Kago?
A. 1 year
B. 2 years
C. 7 years
3. Who goes to Mosi primary school
A. Tumo
B. Kago
C. Neo

STORY 2

Larry is a frog. Larry is green with brown spots. He loves to play in the pond. Sometimes Larry catches
flies. He likes to eat flies for dinner. After Larry catches flies, he hops around the pond.

QUESTIONS

1. What is Larry?
A. Frog
B. Cat
C. Dog
2. What does Larry do after he catches flies
A. Sleeps around the pond
B. Swim around the pond
C. Hops around the pond
3. Where does Larry love to play?
A. I the house
B. In the pond
C. In the fields
4. What colour is Larry
A. Blue
B. Red
C. Green
THE PALEDI FAMILY

Mr Paledi has a big farm near the city. Everyday the family visit the farm. At the farm Thabo has three
goats, two chickens and one dog. The family like spending time there with their friends.

QUESTIONS

1. Give two characters in the story

_____________________ and ______________________

2. HOW MANY GOATS DOES Thabo have?


___________________________
3. Where is the farm?
_______________________
4. What is the story about?
________________________

Once upon a time the Creator sent out a message to all animals. Every animal had to come and
pick a tail for itself. All the animals went to get their tails. They passed by the hill where the rock
rabbit was sleeping. The rock rabbit said” I feel so sleepy. Please bring a tail for me.” The lion
was the first to choose a long, Strong and smooth tail with bushy ends. The goat picked a short
and curved tail for himself. Each animal came except the sleepy rock rabbit.

Questions
1. Which animal did not go to collect the tail
A. Lion
B. Rock rabbit
C. Goat
2. Where did the animals pass to get their tails?
A. Dam
B. River
C. Hill
3. Which animal picked short and curved tail?
A. Goat
B. Lion
C. Rock rabbit
4. Lion choose a_______
A. Long and strong tail
B. Short and curved tail
C. Short and strong tail
Thabo and his friends, Tebo and Nale were playing football near Mrs Mothusi house. Thabo kicked the
ball hard. It went through the flowers and broke the windows. Mrs Mothusi was angry, she took their
ball and shouted at them.

QUESTIONS

1. Who were playing football


A. Thabo and Mrs Mothusi
B. Mrs Mothusi
C. Thabo and his friends
2. Who kicked the ball
A. Tebo
B. Thabo
C. Nale
3. The boys were playing near the ___
A. House
B. Classroom
C. Playground

PAKO S MORNING

Pako gets out of bed and goes to bath. After bathing he puts on his school uniform. He then eats his
breakfast and goes to school.

QUESTIONS

1. Where did Pako go after eating breakfast

______________________________

2. What is the tittle of the story

__________________________________________________

3. Who is the character of the story

______________________________________________
Kagiso is an old man who lives besides the Okavango river. When he was younger, he had a dream. “I am
tired of fishing”, he said one day. “I want to be a hunter so we must move far into the forest. I was told
to do this in a dream”

QUESTIONS

1. Who was Kagiso


A. Fearful one
B. Old woman
C. Old man
2. What was his dream
A. To be a teacher
B. To be a hunter
C. To be a fisher
3. Where did Kagiso live
A. Beside Okavango river
B. Near the pan
C. In the forest

Pako is playing football. His friends are playing too. His friend Tumo is hurt. Mr Lekoko stops the game.
Tumo is bleeding. Mr Lekoko fetches the first aid kit. He puts gloves. He cleans Tumo s wound and puts a
bandage on it.

QUESTIONS

1. What were the boys playing


A. Football
B. Volleyball
C. Tennis
2. Who was injured
A. Tumo
B. Mr Lekoko
C. Pako
3. What did Mr Lekoko put on when helping Tumo
A. Ball
B. Gloves
C. Jacker
Lorato lives in Sedibeng. She goes to school at Tebo primary school. On Saturday afternoon she
usually goes to see her friendS Tshepo, Neo and Lesego at Phitshane Molopo. Neo likes playing
netball while Tshepo and Lesego like lawn tennis.

QUESTIONS
1. Who lives at Sedibeng
A. Neo
B. Tshepo
C. Lorato
2. Who likes playing netball
A. Lesego
B. Neo
C. Tshepo
3. Lesego likes____________________
A. Netball
B. Football
C. Lawn tennis
4. Lorato s friends stay in _____________
A. Sedibeng
B. Pitshane Molopo
C. Tebo
5. Lorato goes to _______primary school
A. Neo
B. Lesego
C. Tebo

There were children who lived in a big farm. They did not go to school. They had lessons on the radio.
Their teacher lived in a big town. She talked to the children on the radio. The children read to the
teacher on the radio. The farmer took the children’s writing to the teacher.

QUESTIONS

1. Where did the children live


A. In town
B. In the farm
C. In the radio
2. Who took the children’s writing to the teacher
A. The radio
B. The school
C. The farmer
3. Where did the teacher live
A. In the village
B. In the town
C. In the school

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