Class 7 Reading Passage on The Monkey’s Paw
Class 7 Reading Passage on The Monkey’s Paw
The Price of Desire: The Monkey’s Paw (Abridged)
This Class 7 reading comprehension worksheet revisits W.W. Jacobs’ haunting tale *The Monkey’s Paw*, a story of wishes gone wrong. Students follow the White family as they encounter a magical object that grants three wishes—but each at a terrible cost. Through suspense and moral reflection, learners explore themes of fate, greed, and the danger of tampering with destiny.
Why Reading The Monkey’s Paw Matters in Grammar?
1. It strengthens comprehension through suspenseful and descriptive storytelling.
2. Students learn vocabulary connected to emotion, fear, and consequence.
3. It builds inferential reasoning by examining cause and effect.
4. Learners gain moral insight about greed, fate, and acceptance.
What’s Inside This Worksheet?
This worksheet includes three exercises that challenge both understanding and imagination:
Exercise 1 – Multiple Choice Questions
Students recall key facts about the monkey’s paw, the White family’s wishes, and their outcomes.
Exercise 2 – Short Answer Questions
Learners describe how the monkey’s paw came to the family, how each wish turned out, and what lessons were learned.
Exercise 3 – Deep Comprehension and Vocabulary
Students analyze the story’s message about fate, explore suspense in the ending, and find a synonym for “terrified.”
Answer Key (For Parents & Educators)
Exercise 1 – Choose the Correct Option
1. a) It granted three wishes
2. a) Herbert died, and they received two hundred pounds
3. a) To stop his son’s frightening return
Exercise 2 – Short Answers
1. The monkey’s paw was given to the White family by Sergeant-Major Morris.
2. The family received two hundred pounds after Herbert’s tragic death.
3. In the end, the Whites lost their son and understood that greed leads to grief.
Exercise 3 – Extended Responses
1. The story warns that interfering with fate brings sorrow and regret.
2. The ending is tragic because the family learns that love and loss cannot be reversed.
3. Suspense builds through the knocking at the door, leaving the outcome to imagination.
4. Synonym for “terrified”: Frightened
Help your child reflect on choices, fate, and courage through this gripping classic filled with mystery and meaning.
Frequently Asked Questions
They engage curiosity, prediction, and analysis as readers infer motives behind mysterious events.
It trains students to follow details, connect clues, and interpret outcomes logically.
Learners develop reasoning, evidence evaluation, and context-based understanding of text.
