Decode the Question: Academic Instruction Vocabulary for Class 7 

This Grade 7 worksheet focuses on helping students understand academic instruction words commonly used in questions and tasks, such as “explain,” “describe,” “summarize,” “identify,” and “elaborate.” These words often appear in exams and assignments, and understanding them correctly is essential for giving accurate answers. Through structured exercises, learners build clarity on what each instruction actually expects them to do. 

 

Why Academic Instruction Vocabulary Matters in Grammar? 

Understanding instruction words is not optional—it directly affects how students respond to questions. For Grade 7 learners, this topic is important because: 
1. It helps students correctly interpret what a question is asking. 
2. It improves answer accuracy in exams and written tasks. 
3. It builds clarity between short answers and detailed responses. 
4. It strengthens structured thinking and response writing skills. 

 

What’s Inside This Worksheet? 

This worksheet includes five structured exercises that focus on meaning, application, and correction:

🧠 Exercise 1 – True or False 
Students evaluate statements about instruction words like “explain,” “list,” and “describe,” identifying correct and incorrect meanings (page 3).

✏️ Exercise 2 – Sort the Words 
Learners classify instruction words into detail-based and short-answer categories:

📋 Exercise 3 – Fill in the Blanks 
Students choose the correct instruction word to complete real academic prompts, reinforcing usage in context (page 5).

📝 Exercise 4 – Multiple Choice Questions 
MCQs test understanding of meanings and functions of instruction words, including identifying which require detail and which require brief answers (pages 6–7).

🔁 Exercise 5 – Sentence Rewriting 
Students correct incorrect definitions of instruction words, strengthening conceptual clarity (page 8).

 

✅ Answer Key (For Parents & Educators)

Exercise 1 – True or False 
1. True 
2. True 
3. True 
4. False 
5. False 
6. False 
7. True 
8. True 
9. False 
10. False 

Exercise 2 – Sort the Words 

Detail-Based Instructions: 
- explain 
- describe 
- elaborate 
- outline 

Short-Answer Instructions: 
- list 
- identify 
- define 
- label 
- note 
- state 
- point 
- mention 
- select 
- record 

Exercise 3 – Fill in the Blanks 
1. Explain 
2. List 
3. Summarize 
4. Identify 
5. Describe 
6. describe 
7. Label 
8. Define 
9. Note 
10. Write 

Exercise 4 – Multiple Choice Questions 
1. b) make clear 
2. a) write items in order 
3. b) give main idea 
4. c) describe 
5. c) summarize 
6. b) label 
7. a) define 
8. b) identify 
9. c) elaborate 
10. c) summarize 

Exercise 5 – Sentence Rewriting 
1. Explain means to make something clear. 
2. Describe means to give details about something. 
3. List means to write items one below another. 
4. Summarize means to give the main idea briefly. 
5. Identify means to recognize or name something. 
6. Define means to give the meaning of a word. 
7. Label means to name parts correctly. 
8. Elaborate means to give more details. 
9. Note means to write down important points. 
10. Write means to express answers in words. 

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