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Class 7 English Reading Comprehension Worksheet with Answers
How To Attempt Comprehension Passages
1. Read the passage carefully. It will help you to understand the contents.
2. It is always required that reading in sense groups or units of grammar i.e., group of words should be read to make one sense or meaning. Words in isolation cannot give right meaning. So, read several words or the whole sentence and understand it.
3. One word can have more than one meaning. So, understanding the words in context or the whole sentence is the best way to take their meaning.
4. Meaning of unfamiliar words or difficult words can be guessed from the neighbouring words or the context in which they are used.
5. After reading the passage, turn to the exercise i.e., questions. Read them and locate the information side by side matching with the given choice.
6. Check their validity before writing the fair answers.
7. Don’t forget to write the question number, choice number. (i, ii, iii or iv) along with the answer.
8. The most important thing is to manage your time well.
9. Revise the answers, if required, before writing them.
Passage 1
Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below briefly:
New Year comes and many start resurrecting New Year resolutions from the closet. We are all very fond of making resolutions, but are rarely able to keep them. Each time we fail to keep a resolution, it becomes that much harder to pursue the next resolution. A pattern of failure sets in. New Year resolutions then become a joke. There is one principle that governs making resolutions. This is based on the theory of multiple personalities. Any resolution made in a fit of passion will last as long as the passion itself. One’s mind would refuse to fulfil the promise made on an earlier occasion. The resolutions that we make are normally to be implemented
in certain situations or circumstances. To make it effective, we must resolve with full force of our will in as many states of mind as possible. This has to be done over the course of a few days at various times, in different situations and states of mind.
This should be done at the time when we have to implement our resolution. Slowly different parts of mind will get used to the resolution. Not only the part that made the resolution first, but as many parts of you as possible. The more parts of you get to your side, the easier will be the battle when you have to face it. The key to success lies here. You have to prepare your mind for accepting any new suggestion or resolution. It has to be nurtured in small, but consistent, doses until acceptance is achieved. And there rest assured that you can achieve any state of mind that you desire.
I. Answer the following questions briefly:
Question 1.
What is the principle that governs making resolutions?
Answer:
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Question 2.
What is the theory behind the principle of making resolutions?
Answer:
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Question 3.
(‘… the easier will be the battle when you have to face it’). Which battle is being referred to here?
Answer:
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II. Fill in the blanks in any suitable way:
1. New resolutions become a joke when _____________
2. We can achieve success in keeping our resolutions only if we _____________
3. The key to success in keeping a resolution lies in getting _____________
4. Unless your mind is prepared for accepting new suggestions in small, consistent doses, _____________
5. Resolutions should be made with the full force of one’s will _____________
III. Find the words which mean the same as following:
(i) carryout
(ii) always behaving in the same manner for a period of time.
Answer:
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Passage 2
Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:
Sringeri Vidhyashankara Temple is a fine amalgamation of various architectural influence. It is a unique blend of the Hoysala-Chalukya and Dravidian architecture and was built in the 14th century. One distinctive feature of the temple is the arrangement of 12 zodiac pillars in front of the Garbhagriho (Sanctum Sanctorum). It has a hall in which 12 pillars representing the zodiac are placed in such a way that the first ray through a small door at dawn hits a single pillar, which indicates the zodiac sign of the day. Every month, the sun strikes a different pillar.
The name Sringeri is derived from Shrungagiri-the hills of the Western Ghats. There is a mention of Shrungagiri in the Ramayana and the Vedic period. It is one of the most important holy places in South India. After the establishment of the great seat of learning at Sringeri, Sringeri Peetham had a continuous succession of Gurus, each one a scholar and philosopher with high degree of spirituality.
The Sringeri Math has cast tremendous influence over its followers and hence it was patronised and protected not only by the regional rulers and kings but also by far-off rulers and kings like Tipu Sultan, Hyder Ali or Nizams of Hyderabad and later, the British Commission, too. It is a religious teaching centre with many students and a fine library. Trapped amidst the mesmerising Shrungagiri hills and the meandering river Tunga, and enthralling lush greenery, Sringeri is the virtual abode of God, Acharyas and Advaita philosopher. It is truly a paradise on earth.
Sringeri (in Chikmangalur district, Karnataka) is the cradle of the great Advaitya philosophy, which rose to the infinite heights of serenity under Adi Shankaracharya who travelled across the length and breadth of India in the 9th century propagating the message of Sanatan Dharma. Sringeri is the first Advaitya Math founded by Adi Shankara. It is a holy place whose sacred vibrations awaken one’s dormant spirituality; source of divine inspiration, which has been asset of learning since time immemorial.
I. Answer these following questions briefly:
1. How is Sringeri Vidhyashankara Temple a fine amalgamation of various architectural influence?
2. What is the special feature of the temple?
3. ‘It is truly a paradise on earth’. What is ‘it’?
II. Find the words which mean the following:
(i) fascinating
(ii) boundless
III. Fill in the blanks using words from the passage.
The temple Sringeri derives its name from (a) _____________ which means (b) _____________ It was established as a great seat of learning and had a succession of highly (c) _____________ gurus with high degree of spirituality. The Sringeri Math was (d) _____________ and protected equally by both Indian as well as the (e) _____________ rulers. It is enclosed by (f) _____________ on one side, Tunga river and lush (g) _____________ on the other and is appropriately considered paradise on earth. Sringeri stands for philosophy of (h) _____________ propagated by (i) _____________ and spread over the length and breadth of the country. It is the first (j) _____________ Math, a source of divine inspiration.
Answer:
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Passage 3
Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:
Before they can even read, almost one in every four children in nursery school is learning a skill that even some adults have yet to master: using the Internet.
Some 23% of children in the nursery level have gone online according to the education department. By kindergarten, 32% have used the internet, under adult supervision. The numbers underscore a trend in which the largest group of new users of the internet are kids from 2 to 5. At school and at home children are viewing websites for interactive stories and animated lessons that teach letters, numbers and rhymes. Young students don’t differentiate between the face-to-face world and the internet world. They were born into the age of internet, they see it as a part of the continuity of the way life is today.
At the pre-school age, children need some grown-up help to get online. One of their favourite computer activities is writing an e-mail to a grandparent. It’s great for letter recognition say experts. Little kids don’t like to wait. They love the idea that they can write to grandma and get an e-mail back half an hour later.
I. Answer the following questions briefly:
(a) Before they can even read ‘Who are ‘they’ here?
(b) Which skills are ‘they’ learning?
(c) What is the age of the new users of internet?
(d) Which programmes or websites are used by the children?
(e) What is the advantage of writing an e-mail?
II. Complete the following statements:
(a) The most favourite activity of kids is _____________
(b) Writing an e-mail is so loved by children because _____________
(c) Kids start using the internet at this early age because _____________
III. Find words from the passage which mean the same as following:
(i) to gain control over something (ii) little children
Answer:
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Passage 4
Read the passage given below and write the options that you consider the most appropriate.
Familiar to most people for its medicinal properties, the Neem is recognised by few despite its distinctive, curved leaves and annual profusion of star shaped sweet scented flowers. It is a medium sized or large tree with a straight trunk and evergreen, a native of Burma and Sri Lanka.
Young leaves are pale, tender green tinged with rust. These are eaten on New year days to ward off sickness during the coming year. Another use of these ‘magic’ leaves is in poultice form for healing wounds.
From the yellow fruit is obtained the famous Margosa oil, so effective in the treatment of Leprosy and skin diseases. External application of oil from the seed is believed to cure rheumatism. The bark and gum yield valuable medicines. In fact, every part of this tree is of some value.
Neem timber is beautifully mottled, hard and heavy and is used for ship building, carts and furniture. Wood from old trees is so bitter that no insects will attack it.
Choose the correct options:
1. The neem tree is well known mainly for its properties.
(a) physical
(b) chemical
(c) medicinal
(d) basic
2. Young leaves are pale, tender green tinged with
(a) scarlet
(b) crimson
(c) red
(d) rust
3. Leprosy and skin diseases can be fought with the help of oil.
(a) sesame
(b) margosa
(c) olive
(d) almond
4. The leaves of the Neem are called ‘magic’ leaves because they also
(a) cut
(b) scratch
(c) fill
(d) heal
5. The synonym of ‘profusion’ is
(a) excess
(b) exuberance
(c) lavish
(d) spendthrift