Lonwabo’s Recipes (Mihlali Kumalo) - Leveled English Reading

Question 1: What do Lonwabo's friends think about fetching water?

They think it is a grandmother's job.They think it is a mother's job.They think it is a girl's job.They think it is a man's job.

Question 2: Who prepares tasty lunches for Lonwabo?

his grandmotherhis motherLonwabo makes his own lunch.his friends

Question 3: What happens after Lonwabo takes off his school uniform and sits at the table?

He fetches water from the river.He weeds the garden.He says a little prayer and eats his lunch.He goes to school.

Question 4: What does Lonwabo want to do when he grows up?

be a farmeropen his own restaurantbe a writerbe a teacher

Question 5: What is Lonwabo doing when he writes down the ingredients of the meal?

He is writing a shopping list.He is writing a menu.He is planning his garden.He is writing a recipe.

Question 6: What did Lonwabo like to do when his grandmother pulled carrots from the ground?

He would guess how many carrots were in the bunch.He would weed the garden.He would water the garden.He would walk down to the river.

Question 7: Which sentence is *not* true?

Lonwabo's grandmother has a vegetable garden.Lonwabo lives with his mother and grandmother.Lonwabo was a lazy boy.Lonwabo is ten years old.

Question 8: Use the picture of the restaurant to work out the name of the restaurant.

MotherEbhongweniLonwaboGrandmother

Question 9: What is it meant by a *rich garden*?

plentifulexpensivesmellycolorful

Question 10: Which word is used to describe Lonwabo's grandma's meals?

happytastybeautifulrich