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Grade 8 Sources, Credibility & Citation Worksheet with Answers

Grade 8 (US) · Year 9 (UK) · Class 8 (India) · English

Unit 6: Writing & ResearchSources & CredibilityCCSS W.8.8

Primary and secondary sources, judging credibility, and giving credit to avoid plagiarism. This free middle school worksheet has 12 questions and a full answer key. Print it or save it as a PDF — every answer is checked by code, not guessed.

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Sources, Credibility & Citation

Grade 8 · English

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Learning goal: Sources & Credibility · CCSS W.8.8

Directions: This worksheet has 2 parts. Read the instructions at the start of each part.

RememberSources and evidence

Primaryfirst-hand: diary, photo,interview, original dataSecondaryabout the event later:textbook, review, articleIs it credible?Who wrote it? When?Evidence? Purpose? Bias?
Part A

Primary or Secondary source? Tick one box for each.

PrimarySecondary source
1An interview with a scientist about her own discovery
2A letter written by Abraham Lincoln
3A photograph taken at the event
4A diary written by a soldier during the war
Part B

Answer each question. Use full sentences where you can.

  1. 5

    What is plagiarism?

  2. 6

    Primary or secondary source? An encyclopedia article

  3. 7

    Primary or secondary source? A biography of Abraham Lincoln written in 2010

  4. 8

    Which website is likely most reliable for health facts: a .gov health agency or a personal blog?

  5. 9

    Why should you check the date of a source?

  6. 10

    Primary or secondary source? A textbook chapter about the war

  7. 11

    What does a citation tell the reader?

  8. 12

    What is the difference between quoting and paraphrasing?

★ Challenge corner for fast finishers

Unscramble the letters: APEPL (clue: a red or green fruit)

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  1. 1.primary
  2. 2.primary
  3. 3.primary
  4. 4.primary
  5. 5.using someone else's words or ideas without giving credit
  6. 6.secondary
  7. 7.secondary
  8. 8.a .gov health agency
  9. 9.information can become outdated
  10. 10.secondary
  11. 11.where the information came from
  12. 12.quoting uses exact words in quotation marks; paraphrasing restates ideas in your own words (both need credit)
  13. ★apple (challenge corner)

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