Wit Over Strength: The Tiger and the Traveller – Reading Comprehension for Class 6 

This Grade 6 reading comprehension worksheet retells the clever folktale The Tiger and the Traveller, a story that teaches the power of wisdom over brute strength. Students follow a traveller who shows compassion by freeing a trapped tiger — only to face danger until a clever jackal saves the day. 

Through this passage and guided exercises, learners build comprehension, reasoning, and moral interpretation skills. The story’s lively dialogue and moral theme make it a perfect reading tool for vocabulary building, inference, and grammar practice. 

Why Reading Comprehension Matters in Grammar? 

Comprehension teaches learners how to read meaningfully and express ideas clearly. For Grade 6 students, this topic is important because: 
1. It enhances reading accuracy and vocabulary through narrative understanding. 
2. It encourages reflection on moral and ethical choices. 
3. It strengthens sentence construction and logical reasoning. 
4. It improves grammar through context-based learning. 

What’s Inside This Worksheet? 

🧠 Exercise 1 – Multiple Choice Questions 
Students select answers about why the traveller freed the tiger, who helped him escape, and what moral the story teaches. 

✏️ Exercise 2 – Short Answer Questions 
Learners explain what happened when the tiger was freed, how the traveller felt afterward, and why the jackal asked the tiger to re-enter the cage. 

📚Exercise 3 – Higher-Order Thinking & Vocabulary
Students reflect on wisdom versus strength, the moral of the story, and find a synonym for trapped→ caught. 

✅ Answer Key (For Parents & Educators)

 Exercise 1 – Choose the Correct Option
1. a) He felt sorry for the tiger 
2. b) Clever thinking can save lives 
3. c) The jackal 

 Exercise 2 – Short Answer Questions 
1. The tiger tried to eat him immediately after being freed. 
2. The traveller felt relieved and grateful after being saved. 
3. The jackal wanted to trick the tiger back into the cage to teach him a lesson. 

 Exercise 3 – Critical Thinking & Vocabulary
1. The story teaches that wisdom and wit can solve problems better than force. 
2. The jackal used intelligence instead of strength to outsmart the tiger. 
3. Clever thinking always wins over brute power. 
4. Synonym for “trapped” – Caught. 

Help your child understand how cleverness and presence of mind can overcome danger while improving comprehension and moral reasoning skills. 
Make every story a lesson in smart thinking and safe choices! 

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