This easy worksheet pushes third graders past book parts and into citing what they find. Students rewrite sentences about telling readers where facts came from, the difference between a glossary and a table of contents, and why a doctor's magazine article beats a stranger's online post. Fill-in-the-blank items add bibliography, research questions, and headings, and true or false questions check paraphrasing, anonymous websites, and bold vocabulary words.
Walking through these pieces helps students treat sources fairly and start a real bibliography before fourth-grade reports arrive.
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Research Skills
Part A: Fix the Sentence
Each sentence has an error. Rewrite it correctly on the line.
1. Fix the sentence:
You do not need to tell anyone where you found your facts for a report.
Rewrite: You need to cite the sources where you found your facts for a report.
2. Fix the sentence:
The glossary at the front of a book shows the chapter names and page numbers.
Rewrite: The table of contents at the front of a book shows the chapter names and page numbers.
3. Fix the sentence:
A magazine article written by a doctor is less reliable than a post by a stranger online.
Rewrite: A magazine article written by a doctor is more reliable than a post by a stranger online.
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word on each line.
1. When you list the books and websites you used, you are making a bibliography.
2. A good research question starts with a question word like who, what, or why.
3. Before writing your report, arrange your notes in a logical order.
4. Headings in a book help you quickly find the information you are looking for.
Part C: True or False?
Read each statement. Circle True or False.
1. Putting facts into your own words is called paraphrasing.
True False
2. A website with no author name is always a trustworthy source.
True False
3. Bold words in a textbook often signal important vocabulary to learn.
True False
Research Skills
★ Part A: Fix the Sentence
Each sentence has an error. Rewrite it correctly on the line.
1) Fix the sentence:
You do not need to tell anyone where you found your facts for a report.
Rewrite: You need to cite the sources where you found your facts for a report.
2) Fix the sentence:
The glossary at the front of a book shows the chapter names and page numbers.
Rewrite: The table of contents at the front of a book shows the chapter names and page numbers.
3) Fix the sentence:
A magazine article written by a doctor is less reliable than a post by a stranger online.
Rewrite: A magazine article written by a doctor is more reliable than a post by a stranger online.
★ Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word on each line.
1) When you list the books and websites you used, you are making a bibliography.
2) A good research question starts with a question word like who, what, or why.
3) Before writing your report, arrange your notes in a logical order.
4) Headings in a book help you quickly find the information you are looking for.
★ Part C: True or False?
Read each statement. Circle True or False.
1) Putting facts into your own words is called paraphrasing.
True
False
2) A website with no author name is always a trustworthy source.
True
False
3) Bold words in a textbook often signal important vocabulary to learn.
True
False
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