The Village Thief - English Learner's Book Grade 7

Jul 17, 2026

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A Grade 7 English learner’s text titled The Village Thief centers on a lazy thief who moves through the village, stealing staple foods such as maize, beans, cassava, and yam. Through the speaker’s urgent calls for help, readers follow sightings at the market and river, plus a nighttime break-in of the kitchen that frightens the cat. The material includes comprehension questions and a vocabulary section with target words and meaning checks to support reading and understanding.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryStory & Novel

FormatPDF

Pages11

Reading Time17 min

AccessFree to download

Comprehension questions

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The Village Thief English: Learner's Book Grade 7 The Village Thief English: Learner's Book Grade 7 Lusaka, Lusaka, Zambia Copyright © 2017, Annjoy M. Julius Needs Copyright [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) You are free to make commercial use of this work. You may adapt and add to this work. You must keep the copyright and credits for authors, illustrators, etc. ISBN 978-9982-33-133-3 The lazy village thief who stole my ram,moves from house to house,from farm to farm,looking for maize,beans,cassava and yam. Somebody help! I'm looking for the village thief. Where is the vilage thief? Last week he was seen at the market,carrying a gigantic green sisal basket,then he ran and hid in a thicket. Somebody help! I'm looking for the village thief. Where is the village thief? Yesterday he was spotted at the river,pretending to have a very high fever,and that made everybody shiver Somebody help! I'm looking for the illage thief. Where is the village thief? He broke into my kitchen last night,he stole my food and ran out of my sight! And oh,my poor cat! She barked out of fright! Somebody help! I'm looking fir the vvillage thief. Where is the village thief? Comprehension questions New words 1. Check up the meaning of these words in the dictionary. Write them down in your exercise book. a. ram d. thicket b. spotted e. sight c. fright f. shiver 2. Who or what is the speaker in this peom looking for? A. The cat B. The thief C. The victim of the theft D. The thief who stole from the town 3. Where was the village theif seen yesterday? A. At the river C. At the market B. In the speakers' kitchen D. In the city centre. 4. The thief does not steal A. arrow roots C. yam B. cassava D. maize 5. We know that cats don't bark. Why did the cat, in this poem, bark? A. It barked because it was frightened. B. It barked because it was happy. C. It barked because it was suprised. D. It barked because it was angry. 6. According to the speaker in this poem,what crime did the village thief commit last night? A. He broke into the village shop. B. He stole cassava and maize. C. He hid in a thicket. D. He broke into the kitchen and stole food.

FAQs

What foods does the village thief look for and steal?

He searches for maize, beans, cassava, and yam, and steals food from houses, including the speaker’s kitchen.

Where was the thief seen last week?

He was seen at the market carrying a gigantic green sisal basket, then he ran and hid in a thicket.

What crime did the thief commit last night, according to the poem’s speaker?

He broke into the kitchen, stole the speaker’s food, and ran away from sight.

Jul 17, 2026

Uploaded by Noah