Class 7 English Unit 3

Reading I

Answer the following questions.

a. How do people feel when their relatives pass away?

👉 People feel very sad, cry, and go through total grief when their relatives pass away.

b. Is death sure to happen?

👉 Yes, death is sure to happen because everyone who is born is destined to die one day.

A. Find the words from the text above and match to the meanings below.

a. gave sympathy to somebody 👉 consoled

b. a ceremony for burying/burning a dead person 👉 funeral

c. an area of land where dead people are buried 👉 graveyard

d. a way of improving a difficult situation 👉 remedy

e. sitting in silence in order to make the mind calm 👉 meditating

f. sure/certain to happen 👉 inevitable

B. Answer the following questions.

a. Did Kisa love her son? How do you know?

👉 Yes, Kisa loved her son very much. She worked and lived only for him.

b. What did she not accept?

👉 She did not accept that her son had died.

c. What help did she first ask for from the neighbours?

👉 She asked for mustard seeds from a house where no one had ever died.

d. Why did she not prepare for her son’s funeral?

👉 She believed her son would come back to life and refused to accept his death.

e. What did the old man advise Kisa to do?

👉 The old man advised her to go to Gautam Buddha for help.

f. What was Gautam Buddha doing when Kisa saw him?

👉 Gautam Buddha was meditating under a Peepal Tree.

g. What request did she make with Gautam Buddha?

👉 She requested Gautam Buddha to bring her son back to life using his magic and power.

h. What did Gautam Buddha tell Kisa to do?

👉 Gautam Buddha told her to bring a handful of mustard seeds from a house where no one had ever died.

i. Did Kisa find a house where no one has ever died?

👉 No, she did not find a single house where no one had ever died.

j. What did Kisa finally learn?

👉 Kisa finally learned that death is inevitable and everyone has to face it.

C. What did you learn from the story linked to current events? Talk to your friends.

👉 I learned that death is a natural part of life. Everyone faces loss and pain, so we should learn to accept reality and move forward.

Listening

A. Answer these questions.

a. What do you do if you want someone to do something for you?

👉 I make a polite request.

b. If someone asks you to help him/her lift a load, how do you respond politely?

👉 I say, “Sure, I’ll help you.”

c. How do you politely reject if someone asks you to lend him/her your pencil?

👉 I say, “I’m sorry, I need it right now.”

Grammar I

A. Study the following sentences. When do you use them?

👉 We use them to make polite requests or ask for help.

B. Which is correct? Tick the correct one in each pair.

✅ Could you please send me the money?

✅ Could you help me please?

✅ I would like a drink.

✅ She would like a coffee.

✅ Could you please bring my keys?

✅ Can I have another drink please?

C. Complete the sentences with will, would, can or could.

a. He ran as fast as he 👉 could.

b. She 👉 could swim when she was just five.

c. Raju 👉 can speak six languages.

d. I don’t think I 👉 will pass the test.

e. He failed the test because he 👉 could answer only two questions.

f. He said that he 👉 would help but he didn’t.

g. You 👉 can borrow my car if you want.

h. Who 👉 will cook dinner today?

i. 👉 Would you like to dance with me?

Reading II

Answer the following questions.

a. Have you ever written a letter to an editor of a magazine or newspaper?

👉 Yes, I have written a letter to the editor of a newspaper.

b. Why would you write to an editor?

👉 I would write to an editor to share my concerns or opinions on public issues like pollution or traffic.

A. Complete the table below with the information from the letter above.

Sender’s address
👉 Kathmandu

Receiver

👉 The Editor

Name of the newspaper

👉 The Rising Nepal

Subject of the letter

👉 Air pollution – a concern.

Sender’s name

👉 Nitin Rai

B. Answer the following questions.

a. What type of problem is air pollution?

👉 Air pollution is an environmental problem.

b. What are the major sources of air pollution?

👉 Factories are the major sources of air pollution.

c. What health problems are caused by air pollution?

👉 Air pollution causes suffocation, breathing problems, and lung diseases.

d. What does the smoke from chimneys contain?

👉 The smoke from chimneys contains poisonous gases.

e. How does the smoke from factories pollute the pure air?

👉 The smoke from factories mixes with pure air and causes pollution.

f. What according to Nitin is necessary to stop air pollution?

👉 According to Nitin, a strict law is necessary to stop air pollution.

g. Who according to Nitin should take responsibility for air pollution?

👉 According to Nitin, factory owners should take responsibility for air pollution.

Grammar II

A. Study the following sentences. 

(atleast padhna ta afai pada)

B. Complete these sentences with can, could, will or would. Use negative forms where necessary.

a. My grandmother is eighty-five, but she ……… still read and write without glasses.

👉 can

b. ……… I come with you?

👉 Can

c. ……… you help me with the housework please?

👉 Could

d. There was a time when I ……… stay up very late.

👉 could

e. You ……… lose any more weight because you eat a lot.

👉 can’t

f. I ……… get you a shawl from Kashmir.

👉 will

g. ……… you take care of my cow for a day?

👉 Would

h. ……… you swim when you were 10 years old?

👉 Could

i. He’s amazing, he ……… speak five languages.

👉 can

j. She’s seven but she ……… read yet.

👉 can’t

Writing II

Is there any public problem (e.g. noise, traffic, drainage) in your locality? Write a letter either to the editor of a local newspaper or to the ward chairperson about the problem. Use the letter above as a guide.

👉 Sample Letter:

Kathmandu
22nd July, 2025

The Ward Chairperson
Ward No. 12
Kathmandu, Nepal

Subject: Drainage problem in our locality

Dear Sir/Madam,

Through this letter, I would like to draw your attention to the drainage problem in our area. During the rainy season, water overflows from the blocked drains and spreads all over the road. It causes difficulty in walking and also spreads bad smell and diseases.

We kindly request you to take immediate action and manage proper drainage facilities for our area.

Yours faithfully,

Anuj Thapa

Project work

👉 Go around different sections of your school such as the library, staff room, headteacher’s room, and canteen. Find requests from the notices the

👉 Write all those requests on chart paper.

👉 Identify which of them are applicable to your class and write them on a separate piece of chart paper.

👉 Stick that chart paper on your classroom wall.