Reading: Teaching of new words, meanings and Comprehension

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CLASS: PRIMARY 6

SUBJECT: ENGLISH LANGUAGE

NAME:…………

Section A: Comprehension

THE FALSE ALARM

Adewale Jones, the shepherd, once took his herd of cattle to a grassy fertile pasture. He was rich, for his animals always fetched a good price in the market. He liked to be lousy , naughty, funny and people often laughed at his jokes.

Adewale Jones became bored on afternoon and wanted to have some fun. He ran to the village shouting ‘lion! lion! lion!’ The villagers ran to help him when they heard the alarm. They thought that a lion was attacking his cattle. They became very surprised and angry when they saw that there was no lion, and the animals were feeding quite undisturbed. Adewale Jones stared to laugh. ‘A tick, a joke,’ he told the villagers who soon went back to their homes.

A month later, a lion actually came, attacked the cattle and killed some of them. In fear, Adewale Jones ran speedily to the village, calling for help. Nobody came to his aid because they thought it was another trick. The killing of Adewale Jones’ sheep made him poor and he learnt the great lesson never to raise false alarms in future.

In the questions below, only one answer is correct. Pick out the correct answer.

1. Adewale Jones took his flock to ________________________

(a) the waterside    (b) find more grass    (c) the market    (d) the uplands (e) the wolf

1. When the villagers heard the alarm they _______________

(a) cried, ‘Wolf! Wolf! Wolf!’ (b) attacked the sheep (c) ran to save the sheep

(d) liked to have some fun (e) laughed at his jokes

1. The villagers became annoyed when _______________________

(a) they heard the alarm      (b) they saw thecattle were eating peacefully

(c) the wolf came to the lowland (d) Adewale Jones shouted, ‘Wolf! Wolf! Wolf!’

(e) the wolf was attacking Adewale Jones’s sheep.

1. Adewale Jones laughed and told the villagers that _____________________

(a) he was at the grassy lowland (b) he had been bored (c) a wolf was nearby

(d) it was all a piece of fun (e) they had heard the alarm

1. One month afterwards, _________________________________

(a) a lion appeared (b) the animals were quite disturbed (c) they saw no wolf

(d) the villagers laughed at his jokes (e) they soon went back to their homes

SECTION A: COMPREHENSION

THE FALSE ALARM

Choose the correct answer:

1. Adewale Jones took his flock to ________________________

Answer: (b) find more grass

Explanation: The passage says he took them to a “grassy fertile pasture,” which means to find more grass.

2. When the villagers heard the alarm they _______________

Answer: (c) ran to save the sheep

Explanation: They thought a lion was attacking his cattle and ran to help.

3. The villagers became annoyed when _______________________

Answer: (b) they saw the cattle were eating peacefully

Explanation: They realized there was no danger and felt tricked.

4. Adewale Jones laughed and told the villagers that _____________________

Answer: (d) it was all a piece of fun

Explanation: He said it was just a joke after the false alarm.

5. One month afterwards, _________________________________

Answer: (a) a lion appeared

Explanation: This time a real lion came and attacked the cattle.

SECTION B: GRAMMAR

Choose the correct answer from the options given

6. The opposite of early is ___________
   (a) late (b) good (c) bright (d) fast

Answer: (a) late

7. A doctor takes care of the ____________
   (a) cars (b) sick (c) market (d) school

Answer: (b) sick

8. The plural of child is ___________
   (a) childs (b) childes (c) children (d) childen

Answer: (c) children

9. A place where books are kept is called a ___________
   (a) market (b) garden (c) library (d) kitchen

Answer: (c) library

10. The baby is ____________ because it has not eaten
    (a) happy (b) crying (c) smiling (d) playing

Answer: (b) crying

SECTION C: VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT

Choose the right word to fill in the blank

11. A ____________ is a person who catches criminals
    (a) teacher (b) police officer (c) nurse (d) trader

Answer: (b) police officer

12. We use a ____________ to cut paper
    (a) broom (b) scissors (c) spoon (d) plate

Answer: (b) scissors

13. The man ____________ a letter to his friend
    (a) eats (b) writes (c) sweeps (d) washes

Answer: (b) writes

14. Water is kept in a ____________
    (a) bottle (b) shoe (c) broom (d) bag

Answer: (a) bottle

15. The sun shines ____________ in the afternoon
    (a) brightly (b) darkly (c) coldly (d) softly

Answer: (a) brightly

SECTION D: COMPOSITION

Write a short story on: “The Day I Was Late to School”

Instructions:

• Write 5 sentences about what happened

• Use correct punctuation

• Mention what caused your lateness

• How you felt

• And what you promised to do next time

Example:

1. I woke up late because my alarm clock did not ring.

2. I quickly dressed up and ran to school.

3. When I got to school, the gate was closed.

4. I felt very sad and promised never to be late again.

5. Now, I set my alarm very early every night.