A Comprehension passage for grade 6 ESOL students

This comprehensive English practice worksheet is designed to develop students' reading, comprehension, vocabulary, and grammar skills in an engaging and structured manner. It includes a carefully chosen passage followed by a variety of interactive exercises. Students will read the passage and then complete activities that test their understanding by underlining the correct answers within the text and answering direct comprehension questions in complete sentences.

To further enhance their skills, they will evaluate statements about the passage, marking them as true or false to assess their attention to detail. The worksheet also includes a fun spelling activity where students fill in missing vowels in selected words, sharpening their knowledge of word construction. Additionally, they will practice grammar by replacing given nouns in sentences with the appropriate pronouns and rewriting singular nouns as their plural forms.

These activities combine to provide a well-rounded learning experience that supports the development of critical language skills while keeping students actively engaged.

1. Lion Comprehension Worksheet
Comprehension Passage:
Lions are one of the most powerful and majestic animals in the wild. Known as the 'king of
the jungle,' lions are strong, fast, and fierce. They live in groups called prides, which
usually consist of a few adult males, several females, and their cubs. Lions are carnivores,
which means they eat meat, mostly hunting zebras, antelopes, and other animals.
A lion’s roar can be heard from miles away, signaling their presence to others in the area.
The lion's mane, which only males have, makes them look larger and more intimidating.
Lions spend most of their time resting, sometimes up to 20 hours a day. They typically
hunt at night when it’s cooler.
While lions are found in Africa, a small population of Asiatic lions live in the Gir Forest of
India. Sadly, lions are endangered due to habitat loss and illegal hunting, but conservation
efforts are ongoing to protect them.

Answer the Questions.
1. What do lions eat?
2. Where do Asiatic lions live?
3. How long do lions rest each day?
4. Why do lions hunt at night?
5. Why are lions endangered?

Underline the Correct Answer.
1. A lion’s roar can be heard from (miles / kilometers / inches) away.
2. Lions are (herbivores / omnivores / carnivores).
3. Only (female / male / young) lions have manes.
4. Lions can sleep for up to (20 / 12 / 8) hours a day.
5. (Elephants / Tigers / Lions) are known as the king of the jungle.

2. 6. Asiatic lions are found in (Africa / India / Australia).
7. Lions hunt at (night / dawn / afternoon).
8. The lion is a (domestic / endangered / wild) animal.
9. Lions primarily hunt (birds / fish / antelopes).

Write True or False.
1. Lions live in packs. (__________)
2. Lions are herbivores. (__________)
3. Only male lions have manes. (_____________)
4. Lions hunt during the day. (______________)
5. There are no lions in Asia. (_______________)
6. Conservation efforts are helping lions. (______________)


Rewrite the sentence in correct order.
1. roar / heard / from / miles / the / lion's / can / be / away.
2. females / the / pride / contains / usually / and / cubs / lions.
3. cooler / at / lions / it’s / night / when / hunt.
4. endangered / lions / are / because / loss / of / habitat.
5. is / jungle / king / the / lion / of / the.

3. Underline the nouns in the following sentences:
1. Lions live in prides.
2. A lion’s mane is very thick.
3. Zebras and antelopes are common prey for lions.
4. Lions live in Africa and Asia.
5. The lion’s roar is very loud.

Complete the following sentences by adding the missing vowels (a, e, i, o, u).
1. L__ __ ns are known as powerful animals.
2. The l__ __n hunts at night.
3. The __ s__ __t __c lion is found in India.
4. M__ l__ lions have manes.
5. L__ __ns live in groups called prides.
6. A lion's m __ n __ makes him look larger.
7. Lions are f__ __rce predators.
8. Lions are endangered __ n __mals.

4. Replace the underlined nouns with pronouns.
1. Lions are known as the king of the jungle. ________________________________
2. The lion hunts at night when it’s cooler. ________________________________
3. The lion's mane makes the lion look larger. _____________________________
4. Lions spend most of their time resting. ____________________________________
5. Asiatic lions live in India. _________________________________________________

Write the plural form of the following nouns.
1. Lion
2. Cub
3. Zebra
4. Antelope
5. Roar