Grade 6 reading comprehension worksheet featuring the story "Hans in Luck" and related questions.

Story Summary:

The story "Hans in Luck" is about a man named Hans who served his master for seven years. At the end of his service, he receives a lump of gold as his wages. Along his journey home, he makes several exchanges:
1. He trades his lump of gold for a horse.
2. After falling off the horse, he trades it for a cow.
3. After being kicked by the cow, he trades it for a pig.

Despite these exchanges, Hans believes everything turned out according to his wishes.

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Questions and Answers:

#### 1. How many years did Hans serve to his master?
- Answer: Hans served his master for seven years.
- Explanation: The story explicitly states, "Hans had served his master seven years."

#### 2. What did the master give him as his wages and why did he exchange it?
- Answer: The master gave Hans a lump of gold as big as his head. Hans exchanged it because he admired the horse and thought riding would be splendid.
- Explanation: The master said, "As the service is, so must the wages be," and gave Hans a lump of gold. Later, when Hans saw a man riding a horse, he exclaimed how splendid riding must be and offered to trade his lump of gold for the horse.

#### 3. How did he fall from the horse and who did he help him?
- Answer: Hans fell from the horse because it began to trot, and he was thrown into a ditch. A peasant who was driving a cow helped him.
- Explanation: After Hans rode the horse, it started to trot, causing him to fall into a ditch. A peasant who was driving a cow came along and caught Hans before the horse ran away.

#### 4. What did Hans say about the cow?
- Answer: Hans said, "Your cow is something worth having; one can jog on after her and have her milk, butter, and cheese every day."
- Explanation: When the peasant offered to exchange his cow for Hans's horse, Hans praised the cow, saying it was valuable because it could provide milk, butter, and cheese daily.

#### 5. What did the butcher say to him?
- Answer: The butcher said, "Here's a fine piece of work!" and offered to exchange his pig for Hans's cow.
- Explanation: After Hans was kicked by the cow and fell to the ground, a butcher came along with a young pig in a wheelbarrow. The butcher helped Hans up and offered to exchange his pig for the cow, saying, "Just for love of you I will exchange my pig instead of your cow."

#### 6. How many exchanges did Hans do?
- Answer: Hans made three exchanges:
1. Gold for a horse.
2. Horse for a cow.
3. Cow for a pig.
- Explanation: Hans traded his lump of gold for a horse, then traded the horse for a cow, and finally traded the cow for a pig.

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Final Answers:

1. Seven years
2. A lump of gold; he exchanged it because he admired the horse and thought riding would be splendid.
3. He fell because the horse began to trot; a peasant who was driving a cow helped him.
4. "Your cow is something worth having; one can jog on after her and have her milk, butter, and cheese every day."
5. "Here's a fine piece of work!" and offered to exchange his pig for Hans's cow.
6. Three exchanges.

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Boxed Final Answer:

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1. \text{Seven years} \\
2. \text{A lump of gold; he exchanged it because he admired the horse and thought riding would be splendid.} \\
3. \text{He fell because the horse began to trot; a peasant who was driving a cow helped him.} \\
4. \text{"Your cow is something worth having; one can jog on after her and have her milk, butter, and cheese every day."} \\
5. \text{"Here's a fine piece of work!" and offered to exchange his pig for Hans's cow.} \\
6. \text{Three exchanges.}
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