English Studies – Primary 6 Weekly Short Class Lesson Notes for Second Term

WEEK 2 – READING/SIGHTS WORDS FROM the PASSAGE

Passage: The Honest Child (A Play)

The Honest Child is a short play performed by pupils in our school. The play is about a young boy named Tunde who always tells the truth, even when it is difficult.

In the play, Tunde finds a purse on the school playground. Instead of keeping it, he reports it to his teacher. Some children laugh at him, but he remains honest. Later, the owner of the purse is found, and Tunde is praised for his good behaviour.

At the end of the play, the teacher advises the pupils to always be honest and do the right thing. The audience claps loudly, and everyone learns an important lesson from the play.

 

SIGHT WORDS AND THEIR MEANINGS

1. Play – a story acted on a stage

2. Drama – acting that tells a story

3. Actor – a person who acts in a play

4. Honest – telling the truth

5. Truth – what is real and correct

6. Purse – a small bag for keeping money

7. Playground – a place where children play

8. Report – to tell someone in authority

9. Teacher – a person who teaches pupils

10. Behaviour – the way someone acts

11. Praise – to say good things about someone

12. Lesson – something learned from a story

13. Audience – people watching a play

14. Advice – helpful words given to guide someone

15. Clap – to hit hands together to show happiness

 

LESSON EVALUATION

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS (MCQs)

INSTRUCTION – Choose the correct answer from the options A – D.

1. The play The Honest Child is about ______.

a) a boy who tells the truth

b) a rich man

c) a teacher

d) a thief

 

2. The name of the honest child in the play is ______.

a) Ade

b) Tunde

c) Bala

d) Sola

 

3. What did Tunde find on the playground?

a) a book

b) a bag

c) a purse

d) a shoe

 

4. Instead of keeping the purse, Tunde ______.

a) hid it

b) gave it to his friend

c) sold it

d) reported it to his teacher

 

5. At the end of the play, Tunde was ______.

a) punished

b) ignored

c) praised

d) beaten

 

SECTION B: FILL IN THE GAP QUESTIONS

6. The Honest Child is a ______ performed by pupils.

7. Tunde found a purse on the school ______.

8. Some children ______ at Tunde for telling the truth.

9. The teacher praised Tunde for his good ______.

10. The audience ______ loudly at the end of the play.

 

SECTION C: SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS

11. What is the title of the play?

12. Who is the main character in the play?

13. What lesson does the play teach?

14. Where did Tunde take the purse he found?

15. How did the audience react at the end of the play?

 

ANSWER KEY

1. A 2. B 3. C 4. D 5. C 6. play 7. playground 8. laughed 9. behaviour 10. clapped

11. The Honest Child.

12. Tunde.

13. The play teaches honesty.

14. To his teacher.

15. They clapped loudly.