Grade 12 · English
Thesis, sources, and avoiding plagiarism. Written in American English for students, parents, and teachers in the United States.
Open a card to see the answer. These are original practice items for US elementary students — not a state test copy.
Answer: arguable and specific
It guides what sources you need.
Answer: more reliable for academic claims than random blogs
Still check methods and funding.
Answer: author-page (Smith 12)
Follow your teacher’s style (MLA, APA, Chicago).
Answer: every source you cited
Do not cite what you did not use — or use what you did not cite.
Answer: putting sources in conversation, not in a list of summaries
Compare, contrast, and weigh them.
Answer: quotation marks and a citation for exact words
Paraphrase needs credit too.
Answer: you read the debate, not just one side
Then explain why your claim still holds.
Answer: a short summary of a paper’s question and findings
Read it to see if the source fits.
Pick the next article in this topic — that is how a magazine issue is meant to be used.
