Class 7 English Worksheet on Writing Summaries
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Class 7 English Worksheet on Writing Summaries
Class 7EnglishEnglish GrammarFree DownloadPDF
Sumaiya ManiyarVisit Profile
I am a dedicated educator and mentor with experience in public speaking, creative writing, and communication skills development. Currently associated with PlanetSpark, I work closely with students across age groups to build confidence, critical thinking, and expressive clarity through structured and engaging learning methods.
The Art of Brevity: Writing Summaries for Grade 7
This Grade 7 worksheet teaches students how to write clear, concise, and complete summaries using the original short story *The Weaver of Kanchipuram*. Students learn to identify the main character, setting, central problem, key events, and resolution while leaving out unnecessary details. Task types include multiple-choice questions (MCQs) on story comprehension, fill-in-the-blanks, true/false statements, sentence completion, and a structured summary-writing activity. The worksheet builds essential reading comprehension and paraphrasing skills needed for academic success across all subjects.
Why Writing Summaries Matters in Composition?
Summarizing teaches students to separate essential information from minor details. For Grade 7 learners, this topic is important because:
1. Summaries are required in book reports, research papers, and exam answers.
2. The skill of condensing information improves note-taking and study habits.
3. Writing summaries prevents plagiarism by encouraging original paraphrasing.
4. Summarizing builds critical thinking — students must decide what truly matters in a text.
What’s Inside This Worksheet?
This worksheet includes five engaging activities built around the story *The Weaver of Kanchipuram*:
🧠 Exercise 1 – Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)
Students answer 10 comprehension questions about the story, testing their understanding of setting, characters, conflict, craft, theme, and resolution.
✏️ Exercise 2 – Fill in the Blanks
Students complete 10 sentences by filling in missing keywords (e.g., threads, looms, sunsets, precision, Rahul, power looms, soul, archive, bridge, peace).
✅ Exercise 3 – True and False
Students read 10 statements and mark them as true or false, correcting common misconceptions about the story.
📝 Exercise 4 – Sentence Completion
Students complete 10 unfinished sentences using context from the story, focusing on key descriptions and plot points.
🎨 Exercise 5 – Paragraph Writing
Students write a summary of the story (80–100 words), including the main character, setting, central problem, and how the problem is resolved.
✅ Answer Key (For Parents & Educators)
Exercise 1 – Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)
1. b) Kanchipuram
2. c) Soulful flaws
3. c) Fifty years
4. b) Power looms
5. a) Computer code
6. b) A historian
7. a) Silk weaving
8. c) Digital archive
9. c) At peace
10. a) Art & tech
Exercise 2 – Fill in the Blanks
1. Arjan worked with fine silk threads.
2. The town air hummed with the clatter of looms.
3. Masterpieces mirrored the vibrant sunsets.
4. Arjan's hands moved with precision.
5. The grandson is named Rahul.
6. Heritage was threatened by power looms / electric motors.
7. Hand-woven silk has soul / beautiful imperfections.
8. Rahul proposed a digital archive.
9. Survival needed a bridge between wooden loom and silicon chip.
10. Arjan felt a sense of peace.
Exercise 3 – True and False
1. True
2. False (The air hummed with the clatter of looms, not described as dry and crisp)
3. False (Arjan used silk threads, not cotton)
4. True
5. True
6. False (Arjan did not make a wooden bridge; the bridge is metaphorical between tradition and technology)
7. True
8. True
9. False (Marketing was new-age, not old-age)
10. False (Electric motors threatened hand weaving; they did not preserve it)
Exercise 4 – Sentence Completion
(Suggested answers based on the story)
1. The town is described as a bustling town with the rhythmic clatter of looms.
2. Arjan's masterpieces were like vibrant sunsets of Tamil Nadu.
3. Younger weavers felt great envy toward Arjan's precision.
4. Power looms are known for producing sarees at ten times the speed.
5. The 'korvai' is a type of border pattern.
6. Electric motors created a silence that threatened heritage.
7. The visiting historian was a textile historian who appreciated imperfections.
8. Hand-woven silk is known for its soulful flaws / beautiful imperfections.
9. Rahul saw his grandfather preserving a visual language of myths.
10. New-age marketing helped to attract young villagers back to the looms.
Exercise 5 – Paragraph Writing (Sample Summary – 92 words)
*The Weaver of Kanchipuram* is set in Kanchipuram, where master weaver Arjan has crafted silk sarees for fifty years. The central problem is that power looms and electric motors threaten traditional hand weaving, and Arjan's grandson Rahul prefers coding over carrying on the family craft. A visiting historian helps Rahul realize that hand-woven silk has soulful imperfections that machines cannot replicate. Rahul proposes a solution: he will create a digital archive of Arjan's designs and an online platform to connect weavers with global collectors. Together, they build a bridge between tradition and technology, saving their heritage.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Summary writing means retelling the main ideas of a passage in your own words, using only 1/3 of the original length, without examples, repeats, or personal opinions.
They often copy sentences directly or include minor details; a good summary uses synonyms, changes sentence structure, and keeps only the author’s core argument or sequence.
It provides short paragraphs and asks students to replace specific nouns, verbs, and adjectives with alternatives (e.g., “quick” → “rapid,” “said” → “stated”) before condensing.
