Grade 6 · English
Grade 6 English Home Language
CAPS topics, what the exam tests, and free practice tests
English Home Language tests reading and comprehension, vocabulary and language structures. In the exam, comprehension and vocabulary usually sit in Section A, and language structures and conventions in Section B. In Grade 6 the work splits into two parts: Reading, comprehension and vocabulary (Section A work) and Language structures and conventions (Section B work).
Start the Grade 6 English test Opens on MeerkatSkool
Primary school tests and papers
What Grade 6 English covers
Reading, comprehension and vocabulary · Section A work
- Reading and comprehension
- Figurative language and vocabulary
- Visual text
- Summary
- Writing formats, essays and register
- Poetry: sound, structure and figures of speech
- Story elements and drama
- Reviews, posters and adverts
Language structures and conventions · Section B work
- Active and passive voice
- Direct and reported speech
- Clauses, conjunctions and agreement
- Punctuation
- Verbs and tenses
- Synonyms, antonyms and nouns
- Irregular verbs and the perfect tense
- Concord, parts of speech and sentence types
- Plurals, comparison, abbreviations, compound words and proverbs
- Idioms and expressions
- Contractions, collective nouns and prefixes
- Adjectives, gerunds, participles and dictionary skills
How the tests work
The Grade 6 English bank holds 510 questions across 20 topics, at least 25 per topic. Each test draws a fresh set, so a second attempt is not the same test.
Choose 10, 25 or 50 questions. Every answer comes with an explanation, not just a tick or a cross. It works on a phone, needs no sign-up, and no marks or names are stored.
Questions parents ask
What does Grade 6 English cover?
In Grade 6 the work splits into two parts: Reading, comprehension and vocabulary (Section A work) and Language structures and conventions (Section B work). Topics include Reading and comprehension, Figurative language and vocabulary, Active and passive voice, Direct and reported speech and more — 20 in total.
How many practice questions are there for Grade 6 English?
510 questions across 20 topics. Each test draws 10, 25 or 50 of them.
Are the Grade 6 English tests free?
Yes. The online tests are free, with no sign-up and no adverts.
Do the tests follow CAPS?
Yes. The topics follow the CAPS curriculum for Grade 6, and the questions are written from what real Grade 6 tests and exam papers ask.