This medium-level worksheet has students fill in blanks, and match items from two columns to practice research & citing sources skills.
It includes 10 questions across 2 sections for focused practice.
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Research & Citing Sources
Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. A summary is a short version of a longer text that includes only the main ideas.
2. When summarizing, you should leave out minor details and focus on the key points.
3. Copying even one sentence without quotation marks or a citation is a form of plagiarism.
4. A good summary uses your own words and does not copy the author's exact phrasing.
5. An in-text citation tells readers which source a fact came from within the body of your report.
6. Before writing a summary, read the entire passage and identify the main idea.
7. Self-plagiarism means reusing your own previous work without permission or acknowledgment.
8. When two sources give conflicting information about the same topic, you should investigate further.
9. A signal phrase such as "The author states" helps introduce borrowed ideas in your writing.
Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1. Match each item to its correct answer.
Writing a three-sentence overview of a full article
→ Summarizing — captures key ideas briefly
Proper quoting — gives credit for exact words
Changing a few words in a sentence but keeping the same structure
→ Patchwork plagiarism — not a true paraphrase
Summarizing — captures key ideas briefly
Using quotation marks and naming the author for an exact phrase
→ Proper quoting — gives credit for exact words
Synthesizing — blends information from multiple sources
Combining facts from three books into one paragraph with citations
→ Synthesizing — blends information from multiple sources
Patchwork plagiarism — not a true paraphrase
Research & Citing Sources
★ Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1) A summary is a short version of a longer text that includes only the main ideas.
2) When summarizing, you should leave out minor details and focus on the key points.
3) Copying even one sentence without quotation marks or a citation is a form of plagiarism.
4) A good summary uses your own words and does not copy the author's exact phrasing.
5) An in-text citation tells readers which source a fact came from within the body of your report.
6) Before writing a summary, read the entire passage and identify the main idea.
7) Self-plagiarism means reusing your own previous work without permission or acknowledgment.
8) When two sources give conflicting information about the same topic, you should investigate further.
9) A signal phrase such as "The author states" helps introduce borrowed ideas in your writing.
★ Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1) Match each item to its correct answer.
Writing a three-sentence overview of a full article
→ Summarizing — captures key ideas briefly
Proper quoting — gives credit for exact words
Changing a few words in a sentence but keeping the same structure
→ Patchwork plagiarism — not a true paraphrase
Summarizing — captures key ideas briefly
Using quotation marks and naming the author for an exact phrase
→ Proper quoting — gives credit for exact words
Synthesizing — blends information from multiple sources
Combining facts from three books into one paragraph with citations
→ Synthesizing — blends information from multiple sources
Patchwork plagiarism — not a true paraphrase
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