Integrate & Cite Evidence in Your Writing — Drills · Grade 7 English

Chapter: Research & Explanatory Writing

What these drills covers

By the end of Integrate & Cite Evidence in Your Writing you should be able to:

4 questions, written answer, each with a worked explanation.

Vocabulary used: attribution, locator, evidence, qualification, revision.

Problem 1

Without opening a model: Explain attribution in the assigned reading, distinguishing it from a related idea.
Answer and explanation

Identification of the source of words, information, or ideas. Integration joins a source detail with your own purpose and reasoning. Introduce the source accurately, use a short quotation or paraphrase, and explain its relevance. Dropping a quotation between unrelated sentences does not create a supported paragraph.

Use the model to discuss reasoning after an independent attempt. A different accurate supported response can be correct; written work needs human marking.

Problem 2

Without opening a model: Revise the sentence with attribution, accurate meaning, and a limit.
Answer and explanation

Source C estimates 300 tokens for the listed six-week trial costs, exactly matching the stated allowance. This supports feasibility only under those estimates; it does not measure every access need or unlisted cost. The revision identifies the source and explains why its budget cannot prove universal participation.

Use the model to discuss reasoning after an independent attempt. A different accurate supported response can be correct; written work needs human marking.

Problem 3

Without opening a model: Evaluate this claim: “A citation makes an unsupported inference valid.” Explain a correction in context.
Answer and explanation

This claim is misleading. Use supplied source labels and real locations. These fictional anthology records have no published page numbers, so cite Source C or Source D and the provided paragraph when appropriate. Do not invent a date, author, publisher, or page to make a citation look complete. Source C estimates 300 tokens for the listed six-week trial costs, exactly matching the stated allowance. This supports feasibility only under those estimates; it does not measure every access need or unlisted cost. The revision identifies the source and explains why its budget cannot prove universal participation.

Use the model to discuss reasoning after an independent attempt. A different accurate supported response can be correct; written work needs human marking.

Problem 4

Without opening a model: Should a writer invent a page number because every citation looks more formal with one?
Answer and explanation

No. Use the available source letter, paragraph, or chapter locator. A fabricated reference prevents rather than enables verification.

Use the model to discuss reasoning after an independent attempt. A different accurate supported response can be correct; written work needs human marking.

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