Rivers of Progress: Ancient Civilizations – Reading Comprehension for Class 6 

This Grade 6 reading comprehension worksheet explores the fascinating beginnings of human history through  Ancient Civilizations. Students will learn how great societies such as the Indus Valley, Mesopotamia, and Egypt flourished along rivers, developing trade, writing, architecture, and technology that shaped the world we live in today. 

The passage helps learners connect geography, history, and science while practicing reading comprehension, inference, and vocabulary. Each exercise builds understanding through factual, reasoning-based, and analytical questions designed to strengthen grammar and sentence structure. 

Why Reading Comprehension Matters in Grammar? 

Comprehension helps students express ideas clearly and meaningfully. For Grade 6 learners, this topic is important because: 
1. It improves interpretation and sentence formation through factual reading. 
2. It enhances critical thinking and summarizing skills. 
3. It builds awareness of global cultures and their historical importance. 
4. It encourages students to use new vocabulary in meaningful context. 

What’s Inside This Worksheet? 

🧠 Exercise 1 – Multiple Choice Questions
Students choose the correct answers about rivers, writing systems, and monuments in ancient civilizations. 

✏️ Exercise 2 – Short Answer Questions 
Learners recall important details such as city names, writing systems, and rivers that supported life. 

📚 Exercise 3 – Higher-Order Thinking & Vocabulary
Students explore how rivers shaped civilizations, identify similarities between cultures, and find a synonym for civilization → society. 
 

✅ Answer Key (For Parents & Educators)

 Exercise 1 – Choose the Correct Option
1. c) Indus River 
2. b) Cuneiform 
3. b) As tombs for pharaohs 

Exercise 2 – Short Answer Questions 
1. Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro 
2. They used hieroglyphics. 
3. The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers.   

Exercise 3 – Critical Thinking & Vocabulary
1. Rivers gave water for farming and helped trade. 
2. All developed near rivers and traded goods. 
3. They invented writing, drainage systems, and the wheel. 
4. Synonym for “civilization” – Society. 

Help your child explore the wonders of early human history while boosting reading and reasoning skills. 
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