CLASS VII - THE NEW CHAPPALS

 

The New Chappals

LESSON COMPREHENSION

1. The New Chappals is written by —

a) Sudha Murthy

b) R.K. Narayan

c) Ruskin Bond

d) Kamala Das

2. The cobbler in the story belonged to a —

a) wealthy family

b) poor family

c) merchant family

d) soldier family

3. The cobbler’s son wished for —

a) A new book

b) A bag

c) New chappals

d) A uniform

4. What did the boy wear on his feet before getting new chappals?

a) Sandals

b) Shoes

c) Old worn-out slippers

d) He walked barefoot

5. Who came to teach music in the house?

a) A priest

b) A teacher

c) A music master

d) A tailor

6. The music teacher’s chappals were —

a) New

b) Polished

c) Torn and worn-out

d) Lost

7. What did the children find near the gate?

a) A basket

b) A dog

c) A pair of new chappals

d) A bag

8. Why did the children decide to give new chappals to the music teacher?

a) To impress him

b) Out of sympathy

c) To avoid trouble

d) Their parents told them

9. The children in the story show —

a) Anger

b) Carelessness

c) Generosity

d) Selfishness

10. What was the music teacher’s reaction when he got the chappals?

a) He shouted

b) He scolded them

c) He thanked happily

d) He cried

11. The story teaches us to —

a) Earn money

b) Share with others

c) Hide our mistakes

d) Speak loudly

12. The tone of the story is —

a) Sad

b) Joyful and kind

c) Suspenseful

d) Serious

13. The cobbler’s profession was —

a) Shoe-maker

b) Tailor

c) Potter

d) Mason

14. The children wanted the teacher to feel —

a) Proud

b) Lucky

c) Comfortable

d) Angry

15. The new chappals symbolize —

a) Pride

b) Jealousy

c) Kindness

d) Fear

16. Why did the children not tell the truth about the new chappals?

a) They were scared

b) They forgot

c) They thought no one would understand their kindness

d) They were guilty

17. Who was happiest after giving the chappals?

a) The cobbler

b) The children

c) The teacher

d) The boy’s father

18. The children felt that helping others is —

a) Wrong

b) A waste

c) Courageous

d) Important

19. The story setting is mainly —

a) A school

b) A village

c) A temple

d) A shop

20. The music teacher’s attitude can be described as —

a) Proud

b) Humble

c) Selfish

d) Kind

21. The main theme of the story is —

a) Friendship

b) Compassion

c) Adventure

d) Fear

22. The cobbler felt — when he saw new chappals missing.

a) Happy

b) Angry

c) Surprised

d) Silent

23. The children acted — when they saw the teacher’s chappals.

a) Cruel

b) Careless

c) Helpful

d) Jealous

24. The boy admired —

a) Expensive gifts

b) Simple kindness

c) Rich people

d) Teachers’ lifestyle

25. The story encourages students to —

a) Respect money

b) Help and care for others

c) Study longer hours

d) Buy new things

✅ B. VOCABULARY 

26. Meaning of shabby —

a) New

b) Neat

c) Old and worn-out

d) Bright 

27. Opposite of poor —

a) Weak

b) Rich

c) Tall

d) Small

28. Compassion means —

a) Sympathy

b) Anger

c) Fear

d) Surprise

29. Barefoot means —

a) Without shoes

b) Without shirt

c) Without bag

d) Without teacher

30. Correct spelling:

a) Chaples

b) Chappals

c) Chappeles

d) Chapals

31. Generous means —

a) Kind and giving

b) Cruel

c) Lazy

d) Proud

32. Synonym of happy —

a) Sad

b) Angry

c) Glad

d) Weak

33. Opposite of kind —

a) Cruel

b) Helpful

c) Gentle

d) Soft

34. Pity means —

a) Joy

b) Courage

c) Sympathy

d) Strength

35. Choose the correct pair:

a) Help – Harm

b) Share – Give

c) Smile – Cry

d) Walk – Run

36. Meaning of donated —

a) Sold

b) Borrowed

c) Gave freely

d) Stole

37. Which word refers to footwear?

a) Chappals

b) Basket

c) Carpet

d) Pillow

38. Opposite of happy —

a) Glad

b) Cheerful

c) Sad

d) Joyful

39. Synonym of angry —

a) Furious

b) Calm

c) Mild

d) Soft

40. Gift means —

a) Loan

b) Present

c) Secret

d) Waste

✅ C. GRAMMAR (20 MCQs)

41. The boy bought _ pair of chappals.

a) a

b) an

c) the

d) no

42. The children were _ excited.

a) very

b) much

c) many

d) more

43. Choose the correct tense:

The children gave the chappals.

a) Past

b) Present

c) Future

d) Continuous

44. They _ happy.

a) was

b) were

c) is

d) be

45. He walked _ the street.

a) on

b) across

c) into

d) over

46. The sentence “Please help him.” is —

a) Imperative

b) Interrogative

c) Declarative

d) Exclamatory

47. Choose the conjunction:

He is poor _ kind.

a) but

b) and

c) or

d) so

48. Choose the correct pronoun:

_ gave the chappals?

a) Who

b) Whom

c) Which

d) What

49. The clothes were very _ .

a) dirt

b) dirty

c) dirtiness

d) dirtier

50. Identify the adverb:

She smiled sweetly.

a) smiled

b) she

c) sweetly

d) smile

51. Change to past tense:

They play cricket.

a) They played cricket.

b) They plays cricket.

c) They are playing cricket.

d) They have played cricket.

52. Passive voice:

The children gave chappals to the teacher.

a) Chappals were given to the teacher by the children.

b) The children are giving chappals.

c) Chappals give children.

d) The teacher gave chappals.

53. The children were kind, _?

a) weren’t they?

b) didn’t they?

c) aren’t they?

d) won’t they?

54. We _ help the needy.

a) must

b) can’t

c) might

d) shouldn’t

55. He _ his work daily.

a) do

b) does

c) doing

d) did

56. Choose plural form:

a) chappal

b) chappals

c) chappel

d) chappels

57. Choose correct preposition:

The dog sat _ the door.

a) in

b) at

c) over

d) on

58. Choose correct article:

He saw _ elephant.

a) a

b) an

c) the

d) no

59. Identify verb:

The children played happily.

a) children

b) played

c) happily

d) the

60. Identify noun:

The teacher smiled.

a) smiled

b) teacher

c) the

d) none

✅ ANSWER KEY

1-a, 2-b, 3-c, 4-d, 5-c, 6-c, 7-c, 8-b, 9-c, 10-c,

11-b, 12-b, 13-a, 14-c, 15-c, 16-c, 17-b, 18-d, 19-b, 20-a,

21-b, 22-b, 23-c, 24-b, 25-b,

26-c, 27-b, 28-a, 29-a, 30-b, 31-a, 32-c, 33-a, 34-c, 35-b, 36-c, 37-a, 38-c, 39-a, 40-b,

41-a, 42-a, 43-a, 44-b, 45-b, 46-a, 47-b, 48-a, 49-b, 50-c,

51-a, 52-a, 53-a, 54-a, 55-b, 56-b, 57-b, 58-b, 59-b, 60-b