Class 7 Reading Passage on The Secret Garden
Class 7 Reading Passage on The Secret Garden
Blooming Hearts: The Secret Garden (Abridged)
This Class 7 reading comprehension worksheet retells *The Secret Garden*, a heartwarming story of healing, friendship, and nature’s magic. Students follow Mary Lennox as she discovers a hidden garden, befriends Dickon and Colin, and learns how care and compassion can transform both people and places. The passage encourages emotional reflection while developing key comprehension and inference skills.
Why Reading The Secret Garden Matters in Grammar?
1. It builds empathy and interpretive reading through character development.
2. Learners strengthen comprehension by identifying themes and moral lessons.
3. It improves vocabulary and figurative understanding through descriptive writing.
4. Students learn to connect emotional growth with natural imagery and symbolism.
What’s Inside This Worksheet?
This worksheet includes three engaging comprehension activities:
Exercise 1 – Multiple Choice Questions
Students choose answers about why the garden was locked, Mary’s actions, and how Colin was affected.
Exercise 2 – Short Answer Questions
Learners explain the garden’s importance, Colin’s recovery, and Dickon’s supportive role.
Exercise 3 – Deep Comprehension and Vocabulary
Students explore the story’s themes, connect symbolism with character change, and find a synonym for “flourishes.”
Answer Key (For Parents & Educators)
Exercise 1 – Choose the Correct Option
1. b) Because it was a secret place
2. a) She opened the garden and began caring for it
3. b) It helped him recover and become stronger
Exercise 2 – Short Answers
1. The garden was important because it brought Mary joy and purpose.
2. Colin became healthier and happier as the garden was restored.
3. Dickon helped care for the plants and encouraged both children.
Exercise 3 – Extended Responses
1. The main theme is the healing power of nature, friendship, and care.
2. The ending is uplifting because the children and the garden both heal.
3. The garden represents growth, renewal, and emotional transformation.
4. Synonym for “flourishes”: Grows
Help your child rediscover kindness, courage, and growth through this timeless story of *The Secret Garden.*
Frequently Asked Questions
They develop sensitivity, imagination, and awareness of environmental values.
They help children relate emotions to vocabulary and moral reasoning.
It builds visualization and emotional connection with text.
