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Mr Shabalala's Garden

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does Mr Shabalala do when he gets angry?

a)

Yell

b)

Stomp his feet

c)

Get red in the face

2.

Mr Shabalala's hens gave him ... eggs?

(a)  

3.

What did Mr Shabalala do to stop people from bothering him?

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4.

What was the worst for Mr Shabalala?

a)

When the kids ate his apples

b)

When the women took the eggs

c)

When a little boy asked for seeds from his vegetable patch

5.

Did Mr Shabalala have friends at the beginning of the story?

a)

Yes

b)

No

6.

The kids played and (a)  

7.

The ... gave Mr Shabalala a headache.

(a)  

8.

At the beginning of the story Mr Shabalala was ...

a)

Nasty

b)

Unkind

c)

Friendly

d)

Sweet

9.

What did Mr Shabalala do to make some noise?

a)

Banged on pots and pans

b)

Turned his radio on

c)

Shouted

10.

How many times did Mr Shabalala cry in the story?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

11.

Mr Shabalala lived ...

a)

On a big piece of land

b)

On a small farm

c)

On a small piece of land

12.

Mr Shabalala had more ... than anyone else in town

(a)  

13.

What type of tree did Mr Shabalala have?

a)

Apple

b)

Oranges

c)

Lemon

d)

Guava

14.

Mr Shabalala's vegetable patch sometimes had too many ... (select 3)

a)

Pumpkins

b)

Mealies

c)

Potatoes

d)

Turnips

e)

Onions

15.

What was behind Mr Shabalala's garden wall?

a)

A field

b)

Another house

c)

A pool

d)

A shop

16.

Mr Shabalala cut down the branches of his apple tree with a ...

(a)  

17.

What did the people do when they heard Mr Shabalala yell?

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18.

What did Mr Shabalala realize at the end of the story?

a)

That he'd been selfish and rude to the people around him

b)

That he was right to yell and chase people away

c)

That no one cares about what happens to him

19.

What did the boy offer to do for Mr Shabalala at the end of the story?

a)

To help him make a new vegetable garden

b)

To help him care for the chickens

c)

To help him around the house

20.

What lesson did you learn from this story?

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