

This Grade 7 worksheet focuses on developing strong literature reasoning skills by teaching students how to explain evidence clearly using a real-life inspired story. Centered on the theme of honesty and courage, learners explore how actions and decisions can be supported with logical reasoning and textual proof.
Explaining evidence is a key skill in literature and writing. For Grade 7 learners, this topic is important because:
1. It helps students support answers with clear proof from the text.
2. It strengthens critical thinking and logical reasoning.
3. It improves reading comprehension and interpretation skills.
4. It prepares students for structured paragraph and analytical writing.
This worksheet includes five engaging activities that build reasoning and evidence-based thinking:
🧠 Exercise 1 – Multiple Choice Questions
Students answer reasoning-based questions by selecting the correct option supported by evidence from the story.
✏️ Exercise 2 – Fill in the Blanks
Students complete sentences using context-based words that reflect the story’s theme of honesty and courage.
📋 Exercise 3 – True or False
Students evaluate statements and identify whether they are true or false based on evidence from the text.
📝 Exercise 4 – Underline the Evidence Words
Students identify and underline words or phrases that highlight key themes like honesty, courage, fairness, and trust.
✍️ Exercise 5 – Paragraph Writing
Students write a short paragraph explaining how reasoning and evidence are used in the story, focusing on Ananya’s actions and the outcomes.
Exercise 1 – Multiple Choice Questions
1. b
2. a
3. c
4. c
5. a
6. b
7. b
8. b
9. a
10. c
Exercise 2 – Fill in the Blanks
1. uneasy
2. trouble
3. courage
4. restless
5. calmly
6. mistake
7. advice
8. trust
9. plan
10. truth
Exercise 3 – True or False
1. False
2. False
3. True
4. False
5. True
6. True
7. False
8. True
9. False
10. True
Exercise 4 – Underline the Evidence Words
1. honesty
2. fairness and calmness
3. disappointment
4. trust
5. courage
6. learning experience
7. doing the right thing
8. integrity and responsibility
9. understanding
10. truth leads to respect and trust
Exercise 5 – Paragraph Writing (Sample Answer)
In the story, reasoning and evidence are shown through Ananya’s actions and decisions. She overhears a plan to hide test papers and feels uneasy, which shows she understands it is wrong. Although she hesitates at first, she decides to tell the teacher, showing courage and honesty. The evidence of her values is seen when the hidden papers are found and the students admit their mistake. The teacher’s calm response and explanation of honesty further support the theme. Ananya’s decision helps resolve the situation and rebuild trust in the class, proving that doing the right thing leads to positive outcomes.
Strengthen your child’s ability to think critically and justify answers with confidence through structured reasoning practice.
Explaining evidence means showing how a quote or detail supports the answer instead of only listing proof from the text.
Many learners give evidence but forget to connect it back to their main idea or claim.
Use sentence starters like this shows, this proves, or this suggests to clearly link evidence and reasoning.