CBSE Class 7 English Reading Comprehension Worksheet Set 02

Answer: It reflects the light of the sun, so it shines.

Teacher's Note:
1. The passage says the moon shines because it reflects sunlight.
2. It does not make light by itself.

Answer: The phases are the changes in the shape of the moon that we see during a month, from a thin crescent to a full disc and back to nothing.

Teacher's Note:
1. The visible shape changes in a regular cycle.
2. The passage calls these changes the phases of the moon.

Answer: They are caused by the change in the area of the moon that is lit by the sun as the moon revolves around the earth.

Teacher's Note:
1. The moon itself does not change shape.
2. Only the lit part that faces us changes.

Answer: We see the full moon when the sun lights up the whole side of the moon that faces the earth.

Teacher's Note:
1. The lit side must face the earth completely.
2. Then we see the whole disc.

Answer: ...the side of the moon facing the earth is not lit.

Teacher's Note:
1. At new moon the moon is in line with the sun and the earth-facing side is dark.
2. So it cannot be seen clearly.

Answer: False. Only the lit area that we see changes.

Teacher's Note:
1. The passage says clearly that the moon does not change its shape.
2. The change is only in the lit part we can see.

Answer: The new moon appears when the moon is on the side of the earth directly in line with the sun, so the face towards us is dark.

Teacher's Note:
1. It is the phase with almost no visible moon.
2. The sun, moon and earth are roughly in a line.

Answer: reflects

Teacher's Note:
1. Reflect means to throw back light or heat.
2. The moon reflects sunlight to us.

Answer: c, e, a, d, f, b

Teacher's Note:
1. Look for time order words and the flow of the passage.
2. The autographs come last because they are at the end of the day.

Answer: The special event was the 'Meet the Author' programme, in which the children met Ruskin Bond.

Teacher's Note:
1. The event is named in the first sentence.
2. A writing competition was also held.

Answer: No. Prizes went only to the best entries, but all the participants got the treat of meeting their favourite author.

Teacher's Note:
1. Prizes were for the best story, poem and so on.
2. The treat was for everyone who took part.

Answer: He advised them to write something every day and to keep reading books and magazines they liked, to improve their English.

Teacher's Note:
1. The advice has two parts, writing and reading.
2. Both are linked to becoming writers.

Answer: They asked about the art of writing well and his various books.

Teacher's Note:
1. The passage mentions two topics.
2. These questions show the children's interest in writing.

Answer: They took out their autograph books and got the author to sign them.

Teacher's Note:
1. This is the last event in the passage.
2. It shows their excitement.

Answer: He is an author of children's books.

Teacher's Note:
1. The passage describes him in one phrase.
2. He is the guest of the school.

Answer: They were excited because they got the chance to meet and talk to their favourite author in person.

Teacher's Note:
1. This is an inference question, so answer from the text and your own reasoning.
2. Any reasonable answer based on the passage is acceptable.