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Grade 6 HL English Guide

This guide outlines the structure and content for a Grade 6 English Home Language Olympiad, including comprehension, homophones, parts of speech, figures of speech, idioms, punctuation, and crossword puzzles. It aligns with the CAPS curriculum by ensuring passages are age-appropriate and encourage independent reflection. Additionally, it incorporates logical thinking and general knowledge questions to challenge learners beyond basic language skills.

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Grade 6 HL English Guide

This guide outlines the structure and content for a Grade 6 English Home Language Olympiad, including comprehension, homophones, parts of speech, figures of speech, idioms, punctuation, and crossword puzzles. It aligns with the CAPS curriculum by ensuring passages are age-appropriate and encourage independent reflection. Additionally, it incorporates logical thinking and general knowledge questions to challenge learners beyond basic language skills.

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GUIDE

GRADE 6
ENGLISH HOME LANGUAGE

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A. Paper structure for the olympiad
Question 1: Comprehension
Choose a passage that will be easy to read.
 Opt for a passage that has words that learners can understand easily.
 The passage can be interlinked with other subjects such as science or social
science. Choose a passage that learners can relate to as well.
Question 2: Homophones and homonyms
Learners should know common homophones and homonyms.
Question 3: Parts of speech
Learners should be able to identify the parts of speech.
Question 4:Figures of speech
Learners should be well-versed with basic parts of speech such as similes,
personification and metaphor.
Question 5: Idioms
Learners should be able to literally and figuratively interpret idioms.
Question 6: Punctuation
Punctuation is core and should to be tested. Learners should be able to know the
following punctuation marks and understand their respective functions:
 Full stops
 Question marks
 Exclamation marks
 Apostrophes
 Commas
 Capital letters
Question 7: Crossword puzzle
 Try to include synonyms or antonyms.
 Basic idioms and proverbs can also be tested in crossword puzzles.
B. How it aligns with the curriculum?
Question 1: Comprehension
As per CAPS, the text passage should contain 200-250 words and should take 5
minutes to read through.
 The passage should contain words already learned and encourage independent
reflection on the text read.
 Choose passages with commonly understandable words. You can choose
narrative texts to enhance the attention of readers.
Question 2: Homophone and homonyms
Often tested as a grade 4 concept.
Question 3: Parts of speech
Learners should be able to know the basic part of speech as outlined in caps Page 18-
21.
Question 4: Figures of speech
Learners should know figures of speech.
Question 5: Idioms
Learners must understand the figurative meaning of proverbs and idioms
Question 6: Punctuation
Punctuation is core and should be tested. Punctuation features in weekly lessons in
schools.
Question 7: Crossword puzzle
Include elements taught in class in a fun and playful way by asking these questions in a
crossword puzzle form.
C. How it goes beyond?
The olympiad includes a few logical thinking and general knowledge questions. This is
to allow for a fair chance for learners who have general knowledge and can think
logically.
It also provides a fair amount of challenge for learners who are book smart but unable to
problem solve.
It tests core concepts like spelling, basic vocabulary, and simple language concepts.
D. Sample questions
Question 1: Comprehension
1.1 Ask level one questions: who, what, where, when, why?
 Where is the story taking place?
 Who is the author?
 What can happen according to the text?
1.2 Choose the sentence with the correct grammar from the options provided below:
(a) me and my mum
(b) my mum and I
1.3 Provide a synonym/ antonym for the following word/s.
1.4 The story stated that the man was sick. Choose between true or false.
Question 2: Homophone and homonyms
2.1 Underline the correct option:
I want sea / see the beach
Question 3: Parts of speech
3.1 What part of speech is the underlined word:
The boy drank milk.
Question 4: Figures of speech
4. 1Identify the figure of speech below:
The pizza is as square as a box
Question 5: Idioms
5.1 What does this idiom below mean?
As easy as pie
Question 6; Punctuation
6.1 Fill in your commas and full stops in the sentence below:
I walk to the mall to buy chips cold drink and ice-cream
Question 7: Crossword puzzle
Include elements taught in class in a fun and playful way by asking these questions in a
crossword puzzle form.
7.1 Provide the opposite of fearful

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