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Free Year 8 Using Evidence in Informative Writing: Facts, Statistics and Quotations Worksheet

Students learn how informative writers support each point with evidence and explain it rather than dropping it in. They classify evidence as fact, statistic, example or expert quotation, judge whether evidence is relevant and reliable, embed quotations smoothly with signal phrases such as according to, and use the point, evidence, explanation pattern by writing a paragraph that integrates two kinds of evidence.

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Year
Year 8
Subject
English
Topic
Informative Writing
Difficulty
Level 2 · Standard
Estimated time
30 minutes
Curriculum
Australian Curriculum
Questions
12
Answers
Included, with working
Format
PDF (A4), print or complete online

Students will practise

  • classifying evidence as fact, statistic, example or quotation
  • judging whether evidence is relevant and reliable
  • introducing evidence with signal phrases
  • embedding quotations smoothly into sentences
  • explaining how evidence supports a point

Curriculum: Australian Curriculum. We show specific outcome codes only where they have been verified against the official curriculum document.

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  3. Mark with the answer sheet. Use the model answers and success criteria as a guide rather than a single right answer.
  4. Record the score, celebrate what went well, then follow the "What's next" suggestion.

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Who is this worksheet for?

Year 8 students (typically ages 13–14) working on informative writing. It is pitched at level 2 · standard.

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Success TutoringWorksheetsYear 8 · English · Informative Writing

Using Evidence in Informative Writing: Facts, Statistics and Quotations

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Evidence makes readers believe you; explanation makes them understand you.

Part A: Kinds of evidence

Circle the type of evidence. (The survey and researcher in these examples are invented for practice.)

1.Water boils at 100 °C at sea level.
  1. Afact
  2. Bstatistic
  3. Cexample
  4. Dexpert quotation
2.In a survey of 200 students at one school, 3 out of 4 said they read for fun at least once a week.
  1. Afact
  2. Bstatistic
  3. Cexample
  4. Dexpert quotation
3.For instance, after one town painted bike lanes green, more people chose to cycle to work.
  1. Afact
  2. Bstatistic
  3. Cexample
  4. Dexpert quotation
4."Sleep is when the brain sorts and stores what we learned during the day," explains a sleep researcher.
  1. Afact
  2. Bstatistic
  3. Cexample
  4. Dexpert quotation

Part B: Relevant and reliable?

5.Point: Regular exercise improves mood. Which evidence is most relevant?
  1. AMany professional athletes earn high salaries.
  2. BStudies have found that physical activity can reduce feelings of stress and anxiety.
  3. CRunning shoes come in many shades and styles.
  4. DThe first modern Olympic Games were held in 1896.
6.Which source is likely to be the most reliable for a report on ocean pollution?
  1. AAn anonymous comment on a video
  2. BA report from a university marine science department
  3. CA post from a company selling water filters
  4. DA friend's opinion
7.A student writes: "Everyone knows that most teenagers spend 10 hours a day on screens." Give two reasons why this is weak evidence. (answer space)

Part C: Introduce and explain

Strong paragraphs follow a pattern: Point → Evidence → Explanation.

8.Rewrite to embed the quotation smoothly, using a signal phrase: Sleep is important. "Sleep is when the brain sorts and stores what we learned during the day." (answer space)
9.Write three different signal phrases you could use to introduce evidence. (answer space)
10.After this evidence, write one sentence that explains how it supports the point. Point: Reading for pleasure is common among students. Evidence: In a survey of 200 students at one school, 3 out of 4 said they read for fun at least once a week. (answer space)
11.Evidence should always be followed by an explanation of how it supports the point. ☐ True   ☐ False
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