Debate and Decide: Argumentative Writing Skills for Class 7  

This Grade 7 worksheet focuses on argumentative writing, helping students understand how to present clear opinions with strong supporting reasons and evidence. Based on a real-life school discussion about banning plastic bottles, learners explore how arguments are formed, challenged, and refined through logical thinking and discussion.

Why Argumentative Writing Matters in Grammar?  

Argumentative writing helps students express ideas clearly and persuasively. For Grade 7 learners, this topic is important because:  
1. It teaches how to form a clear claim or opinion.  
2. It builds the ability to support ideas with reasons and evidence.  
3. It improves critical thinking and decision-making skills.  
4. It encourages respectful listening to different viewpoints.

What’s Inside This Worksheet?  
This worksheet includes five engaging activities that strengthen argumentative writing skills:

Exercise 1 – Multiple Choice Questions  
Students read a passage and answer questions to identify claims, reasons, evidence, and conclusions. This helps in understanding how arguments are structured.

Exercise 2 – Fill in the Blanks  
Students complete sentences using key argumentative terms like claim, evidence, and reasons, reinforcing vocabulary and concept clarity.

Exercise 3 – True or False  
Learners evaluate statements based on the passage, improving comprehension and critical analysis skills.

Exercise 4 – Underline the Evidence  
Students identify and underline sentences that provide valid evidence, helping them distinguish facts from opinions.

Exercise 5 – Paragraph Writing  
Students complete an argumentative paragraph using appropriate words and ideas, applying everything they have learned in a structured way.

This worksheet builds confidence in expressing opinions logically while improving grammar, vocabulary, and structured writing skills in an engaging, real-world context.

Take the first step toward helping your child become a confident and persuasive writer with structured argumentative practice today!

✅ Answer Key (For Parents & Educators)

Exercise 1 – Multiple Choice Questions  
1. c) School should ban plastics  
2. a) A gradual transition period  
3. b) The ban may be inconvenient  
4. b) He heard strong reasons  
5. a) Survey shows many use plastics  
6. a) To present an argument  
7. b) Install water filters  
8. c) Clear reasons and evidence  
9. c) It lowers pollution  
10. b) Ban with a transition period  

Exercise 2 – Fill in the Blanks  
1. claim  
2. reasons  
3. evidence  
4. survey  
5. filters  
6. pollution  
7. waste  
8. reusable  
9. transition  
10. council  

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

Exercise 4 – Underline the Evidence  
1. A survey showed students own reusable bottles  
2. Plastic bottles are light  
3. Students like bright colors  
4. There are many classrooms  
5. Filters provide safe drinking water  
6. Some students forget bottles  
7. Posters spread awareness  
8. School hours are long  
9. Reducing plastic lowers pollution  
10. Students carry bags daily  

Exercise 5 – Answers  
ban  
waste  
pollution  
reusable  
filters  
transition  
council  
evidence  
responsible  

Help your child master argumentative writing skills with structured practice and real-world examples today.

 
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