Synthesis and Formal Source Writing Worksheet
📝 Worksheet hard ⏱️ 22 minutes 8 problems
Synthesis and Formal Source Writing Worksheet
Grade 7 English Language Arts LearnCrux.com
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Directions
- Fill in each blank carefully.
- Circle or mark the best answer for each multiple-choice question.
- Match each prompt to the best option before writing your answer.
- Use the larger space to show your thinking on word problems.
1. Combining ideas from multiple sources into one explanation is called __.
2. Which response best shows synthesis?
3. Match the writing choice to its effect: formal style
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4. Match the note-taking habit to its benefit: mark exact quotations clearly
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5. Which sentence sounds most formal?
6. A paragraph that groups ideas by source instead of by idea often feels like a list of source __.
7. Why is synthesis stronger than summarizing one source at a time?
8. Why should the writer’s own explanation stay visible in source-based writing?
📋 Teacher Answer Key
1. synthesis
2. One source gives the data, another explains the cause, and the writer connects both ideas.
3. sounds clear and appropriate for a serious task
4. helps prevent accidental plagiarism
5. The evidence suggests that later start times may improve student attention.
6. summaries
7. Synthesis shows how ideas connect across sources, so the writer builds a clearer explanation instead of repeating notes one source at a time
8. The writer’s explanation shows how the evidence fits the point and keeps the paragraph from sounding like copied notes