Using Researched Evidence in Argument · seed 1 · A4, ink-friendly. The answer key prints on its own page for grown-ups.

Folding research into your argument

English · Writing Composition · ages 15-16
Name ______________________   Date ____________

  1. How much evidence should a paragraph keep?

    • Every fact found in research
    • At least five statistics
    • The one figure or quote that does the work

  2. Where should the source be named?

    • Inside the sentence, before or around the evidence
    • Only in a list at the very end
    • Nowhere, since quotes speak alone

  3. After sharing evidence, explain what it means for your point.

    Circle one:   True   False

  4. A quote is pasted in but reads like a stranger in the paragraph. What is the fix?

    • Blend it into your own sentence with a signal phrase
    • Delete all quotations
    • Make the quote much longer

  5. Which sentence introduces evidence well?

    • A silent quote pasted with no setup
    • Tran argues that sustainable eating helps the planet, and her figures show why
    • A fact with no named source

  6. Piling up facts always strengthens an argument.

    Circle one:   True   False

  7. Two drafts use the same quote. One pastes it, one blends and explains it. Which holds the voice?

    • The pasted one, since quotes rule
    • The blended one, since the argument still sounds like the writer
    • Neither, since quotes kill voice

  8. An essay drops a strong statistic, then moves straight on. What is missing?

    • A second statistic beside it
    • The full text of the study
    • The inference that turns the fact into proof
LightMySky · lightmysky.comW1-mt_heDDfyi4O6-s1

Answer key

For grown-ups. Fold this page away before handing over the rest.

Folding research into your argument W1-mt_heDDfyi4O6-s1

  1. The one figure or quote that does the work · Picks beat piles. One hard hit proves more than five weak ones.
  2. Inside the sentence, before or around the evidence · Readers must know whose idea they read. Name it as you use it.
  3. True · Never leave readers to connect the dots alone. Draw the inference.
  4. Blend it into your own sentence with a signal phrase · Blended quotes read smoothly. Pasted blocks break the voice.
  5. Tran argues that sustainable eating helps the planet, and her figures show why · The source sits inside the sentence. Nobody guesses whose idea it is.
  6. False · Picks beat piles. Keep the hardest hit and drop the rest.
  7. The blended one, since the argument still sounds like the writer · Evidence should sit inside the argument, not block it. Blending keeps the voice.
  8. The inference that turns the fact into proof · A fact alone proves nothing. Your thinking must connect it back.
Worksheet · LightMySky