

This Grade 7 worksheet is designed to help students understand and identify the supporting reasons and evidence in a passage. Through exercises such as multiple choice questions, fill-in-the-blanks, and true/false statements, students will learn how to evaluate the effectiveness of the evidence used to support the author's argument. These activities help develop the critical reading and analytical skills necessary to understand the deeper structure of persuasive texts.
Supporting reasons and evidence are essential for making strong, convincing arguments. For Grade 7 learners, this topic is important because:
1. It teaches students how to identify and evaluate evidence that supports a claim.
2. It strengthens the ability to analyze arguments and improve comprehension skills.
3. It fosters critical thinking and better understanding of the relationship between claims and evidence.
4. It aids in constructing logical arguments in both writing and speaking.
This worksheet includes five exercises that guide students through the process of identifying and evaluating supporting reasons and evidence:
🧠 **Exercise 1 – Multiple Choice Questions**
Students select the correct evidence or reason supporting the author's claim from a set of options.
✏️ **Exercise 2 – Fill in the Blanks**
Students complete sentences with appropriate terms that reflect supporting evidence and reasoning from the passage.
📋 **Exercise 3 – True or False**
Students determine whether statements regarding supporting reasons and evidence are true or false based on the passage.
📝 **Exercise 4 – Underline the Words**
Students underline the words in a sentence that do not align with the author's intended meaning or claim.
🖋️ **Exercise 5 – Paragraph Writing**
Students write a short paragraph explaining how the author uses reasons and evidence to support the main idea.
**Exercise 1 – Multiple Choice Questions**
1. a) It improves cardiovascular health
2. b) Exercise helps reduce stress and anxiety
3. c) Exercise improves concentration and memory
4. b) Exercise improves brain function
5. c) Exercise reduces stress and anxiety
6. b) Exercise helps with mental health by releasing endorphins
7. a) It boosts energy levels
8. b) Exercise improves brain function
9. c) It increases blood flow to the brain
10. a) Exercise releases endorphins
**Exercise 2 – Fill in the Blanks**
1. physical
2. stress
3. focus
4. brain
5. stress
6. muscles
7. mood
8. concentration
9. cognitive
10. emotional
**Exercise 3 – True or False**
1. True
2. False
3. True
4. True
5. False
6. False
7. True
8. False
9. True
10. True
**Exercise 4 – Underline the Words**
1. brain function (underlined "brain function")
2. anxiety (underlined "anxiety")
3. energy (underlined "energy")
4. memory (underlined "memory")
5. mental (underlined "mental")
6. cardiovascular (underlined "cardiovascular")
7. cognitive (underlined "cognitive")
8. only (underlined "only")
9. social (underlined "social")
10. academic (underlined "academic")
**Exercise 5 – Paragraph Writing (Sample Answer)**
The author uses various reasons and evidence to support the main idea that exercise is beneficial for both physical and mental health. For instance, the author provides evidence that exercise helps reduce stress and anxiety, which is backed by the claim that it releases endorphins. Additionally, the author states that exercise boosts energy levels and improves concentration and memory, further supporting the argument that regular physical activity improves brain function. These pieces of evidence help the reader understand why exercise should be incorporated into daily routines for overall well-being.
It helps students evaluate the strength of an argument by identifying facts or examples that back up the author’s claims.
It strengthens comprehension by showing how an author builds and supports their argument.
It encourages students to question the validity of claims and form their own informed opinions.