Grade 6 Comparing Settings Worksheet – Literature Practice [With Answers]

Comparing Settings in Grade 6 English Grammar Worksheet with Reading Comprehension Practice

Have you ever noticed how the place where a story happens can change how it feels? A hot desert can make a story feel difficult and tiring, while a rainy garden can feel calm and refreshing. In this English grammar worksheet for Grade 6, students explore how different settings create different moods and experiences.

This worksheet on Comparing Settings presents two contrasting environments—a harsh desert and a peaceful rainy garden. As students read both descriptions, they observe how details like weather, surroundings, and atmosphere influence how a reader feels. Through structured exercises, learners understand how setting shapes mood and meaning in a story.

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What is the Topic?

Comparing Settings is the main focus of this worksheet. It explains how two different environments can create different moods and experiences in a story.

In the passage, one setting is a hot desert with dry sand, strong heat, and difficulty, while the other is a rainy garden with cool breezes, greenery, and a peaceful atmosphere. This comparison helps students understand how setting affects mood.

What’s in This Worksheet?

1. Two descriptive passages showing different settings.
2. Multiple choice questions to identify differences and effects.
3. Fill in the blanks focused on details from the passage.
4. True or False questions to test understanding.
5. Underline the words or phrases that describe the setting.
6. A paragraph writing task to explain how settings affect mood.

This worksheet includes both objective-type questions to check clear understanding and subjective-type questions to encourage deeper thinking. It helps students improve reading comprehension and descriptive analysis skills.

Definitions, Examples, Techniques, and Tips

A setting is the place and environment where a story happens. It includes details like weather, surroundings, and atmosphere.

Examples from the passage include:
- “blazing sun and dry sand” showing a harsh desert
- “warm dust carried in the air” showing discomfort
- “cool breeze and green leaves” showing a peaceful garden
- “pleasant earthy smell” showing freshness
- “rain falling gently” showing calmness

These examples show how different settings create different moods.

Techniques used in this worksheet:
- Reading descriptive details carefully
- Identifying words that describe the environment
- Comparing how each setting feels
- Understanding how details affect mood

Quick learning tips:
- Look for words that describe weather and surroundings
- Identify whether the setting feels calm or harsh
- Compare how each setting affects the reader’s feelings
- Focus on descriptive language

Why Is It Important to Learn This?

Learning about settings helps students understand how stories create mood and atmosphere. It allows them to visualise scenes more clearly.

This topic also improves descriptive and analytical skills. Students learn how writers use details to influence readers’ emotions. This is important for both reading and writing.

Where Will This Knowledge Help You?

This knowledge can help students in many ways:
- In exams where analysing passages is required
- In reading comprehension tasks
- In writing descriptive paragraphs
- In understanding literature

Understanding settings helps students become more engaged readers.

How to Use This Worksheet?

1. Read both passages carefully before answering questions.
2. Identify key details in each setting.
3. Compare how each setting feels.
4. Attempt all questions independently.
5. Review your answers after completing the worksheet.
6. Compare your answers carefully with the given solutions.

The solutions follow the exact worksheet order, so students should compare their answers carefully with the given answers.

Important Tips and Tricks

1. Always read both passages fully before answering.
2. Focus on descriptive words and phrases.
3. Identify whether the setting is harsh or peaceful.
4. Compare the mood created by each setting.
5. In multiple choice questions, read all options carefully.
6. In fill in the blanks, use words from the passage.
7. For True or False questions, check each statement carefully.
8. In underline activities, select descriptive phrases.
9. In writing tasks, use examples from both settings.
10. Practice regularly to improve understanding.

Complete Answer Key

Exercise No. 1  
Choose the correct answer about the settings, their effects, and supporting details.

1. a) Desert  
2. b) Garden  
3. b) Both are natural places  
4. a) One harsh, one calm  
5. c) blazing sun and dry sand  
6. b) cool breeze and soft rain  
7. c) Discomfort  
8. c) Calmness  
9. a) each step required effort  
10. b) peaceful surroundings  

Exercise No. 2  
Fill in the blanks using words from the passage about the settings and their effects.

1. desert  
2. garden  
3. heavy  
4. pleasant  
5. discomfort  
6. peaceful  
7. tiring  
8. refreshing  
9. peaceful  
10. moods  

Exercise No. 3  
Read each statement about the settings and their effects. Write True or False.

1. False  
2. True  
3. True  
4. True  
5. False  
6. True  
7. False  
8. False  
9. True  
10. True  

Exercise No. 4  
Read each sentence and underline the words or phrase that describe the setting.

1. The desert stretched endlessly under the sun.  
2. The garden was full of green plants.  
3. The wind carried dust across the land.  
4. The soil released a pleasant earthy smell.  
5. Rain fell gently on the leaves.  
6. The sand felt hot underfoot.  
7. Cool breeze moved through the garden.  
8. Flowers bloomed brightly in the garden.  
9. The air was warm and dry.  
10. The soil smelled fresh after rain.  

Exercise No.5  
Write a 60–80 word paragraph answering the question.

How are the two settings different, and how do they affect the mood? Use one example from each text.

Answers may vary.

Practicing this English grammar worksheet for Grade 6 on Comparing Settings will help you understand how different environments create different moods in a story. Keep practicing regularly to improve your comprehension and descriptive skills. With time and effort, you will become more confident in analysing settings effectively.

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