Read & Analyse: Short Reading Passages for Class 7 

This Class 7 worksheet includes five rich, real-world short passages designed to build higher-order comprehension, reasoning, and vocabulary. Through themes like urban cycling, interactive school corridors, youth media, public transport systems, and innovation labs, learners practise extracting key information using one-word answers. These short, meaningful texts mirror real informational reading found in middle-grade academics.

Why Short Reading Passages Matter in Grammar? 

Short passages help Class 7 learners: 
1. Strengthen accuracy through detail-focused questions. 
2. Build vocabulary in diverse domains like technology, cities, and education. 
3. Practise identifying key information quickly. 
4. Prepare for higher-level comprehension, note-making, and inference skills. 

What’s Inside This Worksheet? 

Five structured passages followed by one-word answer questions. Each passage comes from real-life contexts — cycling networks, interactive learning corridors, digital media projects, smart transport systems, and innovation labs — ideal for developing analytical reading skills. 

Passage 1 – Urban Cycling Network (Page 2) 
Manav attends a cycling workshop in Pune that teaches safe riding, hand signals, lane markings, and rules. He learns how cycling reduces pollution and improves fitness. A digital counter tracks daily riders, motivating him to cycle regularly. After a week of practice, he shares his experience in class and encourages others to join. 

Passage 2 – Learning Corridor Program (Page 4) 
Neha’s school in Vadodara introduces a Learning Corridor connecting major school spaces with educational panels. She explores a groundwater conservation model with recharge pits, QR codes, and videos. Inspired, she suggests urban biodiversity as a future theme and realises that learning can happen anywhere. 

Passage 3 – Youth Media Studio (Page 6) 
Ritesh joins a Youth Media Studio in Nashik to learn interviewing, filmmaking, and editing. He documents how shopkeepers use digital payments and creates a short documentary with guidance from mentors. His film receives appreciation from the community, motivating him to explore journalism further. 

Passage 4 – Smart Bus Queue System (Page 8) 
Aanya observes a new Smart Bus Queue System in Faridabad. Colour-coded markers and digital GPS displays make queues orderly and predictable. Volunteers guide commuters, and Aanya writes an article about it for her school newsletter, learning how public systems reduce stress and improve safety. 

Passage 5 – Campus Innovation Lab (Page 10) 
Viraj joins an Innovation Lab in Guwahati with tools like 3D printers and robotics kits. His team builds a sensor-based dustbin prototype, refining wiring and response time. After presenting it during Open Day, Viraj feels inspired to pursue engineering and realises the value of testing and improving ideas. 

✅ Answer Key (For Parents & Educators) 

Exercise 1 – Urban Cycling Network 
1. Bus 
2. Saturday 
3. Community hall 
4. Digital counter 
5. Fitness 

Exercise 2 – Learning Corridor Program 
1. Recharge pit 
2. QR codes 
3. Corridor 
4. Biodiversity 
5. Learning Corridor Program 

Exercise 3 – Youth Media Studio 
1. Youth Media Studio 
2. Stationery 
3. Mentors 
4. Documentary 
5. Journalism 

Exercise 4 – Smart Bus Queue System 
1. GPS 
2. Colour-coded 
3. Digital display 
4. Volunteers 
5. Observation 

Exercise 5 – Campus Innovation Lab 
1. Sensor 
2. Principal 
3. Notebook 
4. Engineering 
5. Revision 

Help your child build strong analytical reading skills with these Class 7 short passages — perfect for preparing for advanced comprehension tasks. 

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