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

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

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

Question 2: Who prepares tasty lunches for Lonwabo?

his grandmotherhis friendshis motherLonwabo makes his own lunch.

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

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

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

be a writerbe a teacheropen his own restaurantbe a farmer

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

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

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

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

Question 7: Which sentence is *not* true?

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

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

LonwaboMotherEbhongweniGrandmother

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

expensivesmellyplentifulcolorful

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

tastyrichhappybeautiful