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Grade 7 Amharic

Grade 7 Amharic on Temari has 27 revision cards, arranged by the chapters of the Ethiopian national curriculum. Every card says when the rule applies, what each symbol in it stands for, and the mistake students most often make with it. They are free to read and need no account.

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01

ተፈጥሮን ማድነቅ

WordMeaning
ቀልብattention
ገፀ-በረከትgift of nature
ስርዓትcustom or rule
ረባዳlow flat land
ህብረ-ቀለምblend of colours
ክስተትevent

When you use it

Reach for this when a comprehension question asks what a word from the Afar passage means in context, or when you match words to their meanings.

Watch out

ቀልብ here means attention, not the heart: ቀልብን ገዛው means it captured our attention. Give the meaning that fits the passage, not the everyday one.

Drafted from Grade 7 Amharic, pages 1-14, then checked twice before it went up

When you use it

Reach for this when you are asked to write a paragraph (አንቀፅ) on one topic, such as the two paragraphs on tourism.

Watch out

A paragraph carries one main idea only. Make the ሀይለ ቃል (main sentence) cover the whole idea and make every other sentence explain it. Do not start a second idea in the middle of the paragraph.

Drafted from Grade 7 Amharic, pages 1-14, then checked twice before it went up

02

የቤተሰብ እቅድ

WordMeaning
ፍቱንeffective remedy
አሉባልታrumour, unconfirmed talk
ማነቆobstacle
እምብርትcore, centre
ስር የሰደደdeep-rooted, long established
ማጎልበትstrengthening
ሩብ ምዕተ ዓመትquarter century (25 years)

When you use it

Use this list when a comprehension question asks what a word from the passage means, and give the meaning as it is used in the passage.

Watch out

Give the meaning the word carries in the passage, not its everyday sense. ማነቆ means an obstacle that holds people back, not a neck.

Drafted from Grade 7 Amharic, pages 15-26, then checked twice before it went up

When you use it

Use this method when the task asks for an informal text of three paragraphs, such as a personal account written to a friend.

Watch out

Informal does not mean disordered. Each paragraph must still carry one main idea, and the events must follow a clear order, as the task requires. A paragraph that switches topic halfway loses marks.

Drafted from Grade 7 Amharic, pages 15-26, then checked twice before it went up

03

በጎ ፍቃደኝነት

When you use it

Reach for this when a sentence describes an action that is being carried out now, at the time of speaking. The verb may take the prefix እየ- and may be followed by the auxiliary ነው.

Drafted from Grade 7 Amharic, pages 27-38, then checked twice before it went up

When you use it

Reach for this when you must tell whether a word is singular or plural, or when you build a sentence with a plural noun. Singular names one thing only; plural names two or more things.

Watch out

Some words take two plural forms, for example ቃላት and ቃሎች for the plural of ቃል, so either form is correct.

Drafted from Grade 7 Amharic, pages 27-38, then checked twice before it went up

When you use it

Reach for this when asked to write a persuasive paragraph or three-paragraph text that urges readers to take up a cause or support a candidate.

Watch out

A persuasive text must press on the reader's thinking to change their view. Listing facts alone, as an informative text does, will not earn the persuasive marks.

Drafted from Grade 7 Amharic, pages 27-38, then checked twice before it went up

04

የታዋቂ ሰዎች የህይወት ታሪክ

PurposeConnecting words
Add a further ideaበተጨማሪም፣ እንዲሁም፣ ቀጥሎም
Connect a contrasting ideaይሁን እንጂ፣ የሆነው ሆኖ፣ ነገር ግን፣ ዳሩ ግን
Introduce a reason for the idea beforeበዚህ የተነሳ፣ ምክንያቱም፣ ስለዚህ
Link ideas in time orderከዚህ በኋላ፣ ቀጥሎም፣ ወዲያው፣ በተመሳሳይ ጊዜ

When you use it

Reach for this when a writing task asks you to link ideas, for example to add, contrast, give a reason or show time order.

Watch out

Connecting words have no meaning on their own, so choose one by the relation between the two ideas. Use ይሁን እንጂ for a contrast, not for a reason.

Drafted from Grade 7 Amharic, pages 39-54, then checked twice before it went up

When you use it

Reach for this when asked to name the type of a phrase in a sentence, such as ስማዊ, ቅጽላዊ, ግሳዊ, ተውሳከ ግሳዊ or መስተዋድዳዊ.

Watch out

The type comes from the head word, the word that is the main one in the phrase, not from the first word. Find the head first, then name the type; for example in የስንዴ ዳቦ the head is ዳቦ, so it is a ስማዊ phrase.

Drafted from Grade 7 Amharic, pages 39-54, then checked twice before it went up

When you use it

Reach for this when asked to write the life story of a famous person or of yourself. It sets out what to include and in what order.

Watch out

When writing about another person who has died, state the year of death; a life story of yourself does not need this line. Collect the facts and arrange them in order before you start writing.

Drafted from Grade 7 Amharic, pages 39-54, then checked twice before it went up

05

ውሃ እና ጥቅሙ

When you use it

Use this when you must decide whether a sentence is active or passive, or when you change one form into the other.

Watch out

In a passive sentence the focus moves to the receiver of the action, so the receiver comes first and the verb changes form. Compare 'ገንዘቤ በሌባው ተሰረቀ' (passive) with 'ሌባው ገንዘቤን ሰረቀኝ' (active). Do not keep the active verb form when you rewrite a sentence as passive.

Drafted from Grade 7 Amharic, pages 55-71, then checked twice before it went up

When you use it

Use this when you are asked why something happened, or when you link two sentences so that one explains the other.

Watch out

Do not confuse the cause with the effect. The cause is the reason or trigger, and the effect is the result that follows. In 'አበባው ውሃ ባለመጠጣቱ ጠውልጓል' the cause is 'ውሃ ባለመጠጣቱ' and the effect is 'ጠውልጓል', so write them in that order.

Drafted from Grade 7 Amharic, pages 55-71, then checked twice before it went up

When you use it

Use this when you write a story or an account of something that happened, from its beginning to its end.

Watch out

Do not skip or reorder the events. Keep the sequence from start to finish in the 'first this happened, then that was done' order, because a reader must be able to follow the links between events.

Drafted from Grade 7 Amharic, pages 55-71, then checked twice before it went up

06

የሰዎች ዝውውር

When you use it

Use this when a word cannot be understood from its literal sense in a sentence, or when asked to give the figurative meaning of a word such as ሙጫ, አልጫ or እስስት.

Watch out

Give the meaning the community gives the word through comparison with its culture, custom or belief, not the literal meaning. For example, ድንጋይ is answered as የማይሰማ, not as a stone.

Drafted from Grade 7 Amharic, pages 72-88, then checked twice before it went up

When you use it

Use this when asked to identify whether a sentence states, asks, commands or exclaims, or when you build your own sentence in one of these types.

Watch out

Recognise a question by the question mark or the question tone at the end of the sentence, not by a question word alone. Sentences such as ለምን can still be statements or exclamations if they do not ask for an answer.

Drafted from Grade 7 Amharic, pages 72-88, then checked twice before it went up

When you use it

Use this when a question asks you to explain what something means, how a process works, or to answer why, how or what questions about an event or thing.

Watch out

Do not tell it in time order as you would a narrative (ተራኪ) text. A descriptive text is built on questions, moving from simple to complex and linking cause and result.

Drafted from Grade 7 Amharic, pages 72-88, then checked twice before it went up

07

ማህበራዊ ግንኙነት

When you use it

Use this when a question asks you to change an affirmative sentence into a negative one, as in exercise 2 of the review questions.

Watch out

Past-tense verbs take አል- at the start and -ም at the end (ገዛሁ becomes አልገዛሁም), but present and future verbs take አይ- and -ም (ይሄዳል becomes አይሄድም). Do not put አይ- on a past-tense verb.

Drafted from Grade 7 Amharic, pages 89-102, then checked twice before it went up

When you use it

Use this when asked to combine two simple sentences into one complex sentence, showing why one thing happened because of another.

Watch out

Turn the first sentence into a cause clause with ስለ and the verb in its ስ- form (መጣ becomes ስለመጣ), then place it before the main clause. Do not leave two full stops in the answer.

Drafted from Grade 7 Amharic, pages 89-102, then checked twice before it went up

08

ሱስ

When you use it

Reach for this when a sentence needs a separating mark between words, clauses or a main idea and its details.

Watch out

Use ፤ only between equal sentences; a list of similar words takes ፣, and details that follow a main idea take ፡-.

Drafted from Grade 7 Amharic, pages 103-116, then checked twice before it went up

When you use it

Reach for this when a task asks you to build a complex sentence or to identify one in a passage.

Watch out

Count the verbs, not the words: a long sentence with only one verb is not complex.

Drafted from Grade 7 Amharic, pages 103-116, then checked twice before it went up

MarkUse
•Shortens words as abbreviations; separates birr from santim and whole numbers from fractions
፡Placed between words to separate one word from the next; separates hours from minutes
፡-Introduces the details that follow a main idea; introduces an example
፣Separates a series of consecutive words of the same kind
፤Links two or more equal sentences
!Shows wonder, joy, anger, command, praise, shouting or crying
¡Shows irony, joking or mockery
?Marks a question
( )Holds an alternative word that can replace the word before it

When you use it

Reach for this when a task asks which mark to insert, or what a given mark is used for.

Watch out

Learn the marks by their job, not their shape: ፡- introduces details after a main idea, while ፤ only links equal sentences.

Drafted from Grade 7 Amharic, pages 103-116, then checked twice before it went up

09

የሀገር ፍቅር

When you use it

Use this when you must decide whether a sentence in a comprehension or grammar question is complex. Look for a part that cannot stand alone as a full thought.

Watch out

Choice ለ, 'ኢብራሂም ጠንክሮ ስላጠና ጥሩ ውጤት አመጣ', is complex because 'ስላጠና' (because he studied) is not a complete idea on its own. Do not call a sentence complex just because it is long. A long sentence with only one complete idea is simple.

Drafted from Grade 7 Amharic, pages 117-129, then checked twice before it went up

When you use it

Use this for questions that give scrambled words and ask you to put them into a correct complex sentence. Begin by finding the verb, because the main clause ends with it.

Watch out

Do not finish the main clause with a noun or a clause. In Amharic the verb ends the main clause. In the chapter example 'ቤት ገባ ሀኪም ስለገጨው መኪና', the verb ገባ must come after the dependent clause 'ስለገጨው መኪና', so the sentence reads 'ሀኪሙ ስለገጨው መኪና ቤት ገባ'.

Drafted from Grade 7 Amharic, pages 117-129, then checked twice before it went up

When you use it

Use this when you write or correct a paragraph, or answer a question on punctuation marks. Check each sentence end and each quotation before you hand in the work.

Watch out

Put ? only after a real question. Enclose a speaker's exact words in “ ” or the reader cannot tell who is speaking. Wrong punctuation can change the meaning of a sentence, so check every full stop.

Drafted from Grade 7 Amharic, pages 117-129, then checked twice before it went up

10

ቃላዊ ግጥም

When you use it

Reach for this when asked to read an oral poem aloud and keep its rhythm (ዜማ) and tone to match its mood.

Watch out

Pausing only at the end of each line (ስንኝ) and not at the end of each phrase (ሐረግ), or reading every poem in one flat tone whatever its mood. Mood can be a call to action, sorrow, wonder, reflection or praise, and the tone must change to match.

Drafted from Grade 7 Amharic, page 130 onwards, then checked twice before it went up

When you use it

Reach for this when asked to explain a ቅኔ, or to identify its ህብረቃል, its ሰም (surface meaning) and its ወርቅ (hidden meaning).

Watch out

Stopping at the surface meaning (ሰም). The question about why the verse was composed and what secret it hides is answered by the ወርቅ, which must be worked out separately.

Drafted from Grade 7 Amharic, page 130 onwards, then checked twice before it went up

TypeWhen it is performed
ባዕላት (festival poems)sung at holidays and celebrations
ፉከራ (boasting poems)sung to boast and rouse courage, for example in war
ልመና (begging poems)sung when asking for help
ሙሾ (lament)sung in mourning
የስራ ግጥም (work songs)sung while working alone or together, for example at harvest or weeding

When you use it

Reach for this when asked to name the types of oral poetry and say when each is performed.

Watch out

Naming a type without its occasion. Each type is tied to a setting, such as work, war, mourning or festivals, and the question usually asks for that link.

Drafted from Grade 7 Amharic, page 130 onwards, then checked twice before it went up

The Grade 7 Amharic textbook

The student textbook for the new curriculum, free as a PDF. The cards on this page follow its chapters.

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What do the Grade 7 Amharic cards cover?
27 cards across 10 chapters of the national textbook: ተፈጥሮን ማድነቅ, የቤተሰብ እቅድ, በጎ ፍቃደኝነት, የታዋቂ ሰዎች የህይወት ታሪክ, ውሃ እና ጥቅሙ, የሰዎች ዝውውር, ማህበራዊ ግንኙነት, ሱስ and 2 more. You can take any chapter one card at a time on the page itself.
Is there a national exam in Grade 7?
No. Ethiopia sets national exams in Grade 6, Grade 8 and Grade 12 only. These cards are for your school's own exams, and for the national exam that comes a few years later.
Where do these cards come from?
They are drafted from Grade 7 Amharic, the Ministry of Education textbook for this grade. A second pass that cannot see the chapter then re-derives every formula, constant and table row, and anything it cannot confirm is held back instead of published.
Is this free?
Yes. Every card here is free to read and the printable sheet is free to download. Neither needs an account.
When was this last checked?
12 October 2026. Cards arrive chapter by chapter, and the line under each one says when that card was last read through.

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