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Year 7 Reading Comprehension
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Year 7 Reading Comprehension
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On Saturday morning, twelve-year-old Harry joined her uncle at the old harbour. He was helping to repair a tide clock, a wooden board that showed when the sea was likely to rise and fall. Its painted arrow had stuck halfway between HIGH and LOW.
“People used to check this before taking small boats out,” Uncle Arun explained. “It isn’t a perfect forecast, but it helps them plan.” He handed Harry a cloth and a small tin of oil. She cleaned the clock’s metal hinge while he loosened the stiff screw.
A gust swept across the harbour, scattering a handful of paper notices from the noticeboard. Harry chased them along the quay. One notice had caught beneath a coil of rope. As she pulled it free, she spotted a faint line scratched into the stone: a little arrow pointing towards a narrow gap in the harbour wall.
Behind the gap lay a rusted key. Uncle Arun recognised it as the spare key to the boathouse, which had been missing for weeks. Harry tucked it safely into her pocket. By the time they returned, the tide clock’s arrow moved smoothly again.
That afternoon, Harry watched the water creep up the harbour steps. She had come to help fix a clock, but she left with a better understanding of how small clues—and careful observation—can be useful.
1.What was wrong with the tide clock when Harry arrived?
- Its arrow was stuck between HIGH and LOW.
- The wooden board had fallen into the sea.
- Its labels had been washed away.
- The clock was showing the wrong time.
2.Which two tasks did Harry and her uncle do to get the tide clock working?
3.Why had people checked the tide clock before taking small boats out?
- It helped them plan for changes in the sea level.
- It showed them where to find a safe harbour wall.
- It warned them when strong winds were approaching.
- It recorded the names of boats leaving the harbour.
4.In the passage, what does the word “creep” suggest about the water’s movement up the steps?
5.True or false: Harry found the missing boathouse key inside the tide clock.
TrueFalse
6.What clue led Harry to look near the harbour wall?
7.Give one example of descriptive language from the passage and explain what it helps the reader imagine.
8.Which quality does Harry show when she spots and follows the scratched arrow?
- Careful observation
- Impatience
- Pride
- Carelessness
9.Complete the sentence with a detail from the passage: Harry found the rusted key behind .
10.What is one message or theme of the story? Support your answer with a detail from the passage.
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