Class 7 Reading Passage on The Kabuliwala
Class 7 Reading Passage on The Kabuliwala
Echoes of Affection: The Kabuliwala (Abridged)
This Class 7 reading comprehension worksheet retells Rabindranath Tagore’s moving story *The Kabuliwala*, exploring the tender bond between a talkative little girl, Mini, and a fruit-seller from Afghanistan. Through their innocent friendship, students learn about love that transcends culture, time, and distance. The passage nurtures empathy, emotional understanding, and reflective reading skills.
Why Reading The Kabuliwala Matters in Grammar?
1. It improves comprehension through emotion-based storytelling.
2. Students learn vocabulary tied to feelings, culture, and relationships.
3. It builds inferential reasoning and understanding of universal human values.
4. Learners practice forming meaningful interpretations of empathy and time.
What’s Inside This Worksheet?
This worksheet includes three sections designed to deepen emotional and linguistic comprehension:
Exercise 1 – Multiple Choice Questions
Students answer factual questions about Mini, the Kabuliwala, and their reunion.
Exercise 2 – Short Answer Questions
Learners explain how the two met, why the Kabuliwala was arrested, and how he felt after years apart.
Exercise 3 – Deep Comprehension and Vocabulary
Students reflect on the story’s themes, the Kabuliwala’s emotions, and find a synonym for “arrested.”
Answer Key (For Parents & Educators)
Exercise 1 – Choose the Correct Option
1. b) She loved to talk and listen to his stories
2. a) He fought with someone
3. a) He gave him money to go home
Exercise 2 – Short Answers
1. Mini first met the Kabuliwala when he was selling dry fruits outside her house.
2. He was arrested for fighting and was away for many years.
3. When he saw Mini grown up, he felt sadness and longing for his own daughter.
Exercise 3 – Extended Responses
1. The story’s main theme is the universality of love and parental affection.
2. The Kabuliwala’s love is poignant because it reflects a father’s bond that time cannot erase.
3. The story shows how kindness and shared humanity can bridge all differences.
4. Synonym for “arrested”: Captured
Help your child understand the power of love, memory, and connection across time through this timeless Tagore classic.
Frequently Asked Questions
It helps learners connect with universal emotions like love, loss, and friendship.
It improves interpretive reading, helping them grasp deeper meanings behind actions.
They nurture awareness of human values and relationships through guided reading.
