Paraphrasing Practice A - Review

Which is NOT a key idea in this quote: "Spring in Minneapolis and St. Paul is often frustratingly slow to arrive. Traditional spring months in other parts of the country, like March, are mostly below freezing in Minnesota. April is usually the first month to have tantalizingly warm days. But even so, the weather in April is typically unpredictable." -Clara James, Tripsavvy.com

• Spring is frustratingly slow to arrive in the Twin Cities compared to other parts of the country.

• During March, it is spring in other parts of the country, but it is still mostly below freezing here.

• April is when the Twin Cities start to warm up, but it is still unpredictable.

• April is when it gets hot finally.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

What is wrong with this paraphrase?

spring sometimes comes early

• It is missing key ideas from the original quote.

• It is missing the source information.

• It has wrong information.

• All of the above.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.W.6.9A

What is wrong with this paraphrase?

in march it is mostly freezing and in april it starts to get warm

• It is missing key ideas from the original quote and source information.

• It is missing the source information.

• It has wrong information.

• It is missing key ideas.

• Nothing!

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.W.6.9A

What is wrong with this paraphrase?

In Minneapolis and St. Paul spring is arrives very slowly . In March it is freezing but in April it starts getting warmer but is still sometimes unpredictable.

• It is missing key ideas from the original quote and source information.

• It is missing the source information and 1 key idea.

• It has wrong information.

• It is missing key ideas.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.W.6.9A

What is wrong with this paraphrase?

According to Clara James; It is cold in spring in Minnesota. April is the month when it gets warm and the snow starts melting.

• It is missing a key idea from the original quote.

• It is missing the source information.

• It has wrong information.

• It is missing many key ideas.

• Nothing!

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.W.6.9A

What is wrong with this paraphrase?

The author is talking about the weather.

• It is missing a key idea from the original quote.

• It is missing the source information.

• It has wrong information.

• It is missing many key ideas and the source.

• Nothing!

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

What is wrong with this paraphrase?

Compared to other parts of the country, spring in the Twin Cities is slow in coming and very unpredictable.

• It is missing a key idea from the original quote.

• It is missing the source information.

• It has wrong information.

• It is missing many key ideas and the source.

• Nothing!

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.2

What is wrong with this paraphrase?

Spring in Minnesota Is usually slow to come. Normal spring months in other states like march are mostly freezing in Minnesota. April is usually when it starts to warm up. But the weather in April can be very unpredictable (Clara James).

• It is missing a key idea from the original quote.

• It is missing the source information.

• It has wrong information.

• It is missing many key ideas and the source.

• Nothing!

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.W.6.9A

Which key idea is missing from this paraphrase?

According to Clara James; unlike other places in the country it is cold in spring in Minnesota. April is the month when it gets warm and the snow starts melting.

• Spring is frustratingly slow to arrive in the Twin Cities compared to other parts of the country.

• During March, it is spring in other parts of the country, but it is still mostly below freezing here.

• April is when the Twin Cities start to warm up.

• Apri is still unpredictable.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

Which key idea is missing from this paraphrase?

it is normally cold during spring unlike other places in the country and it gets warmer in april. But the weather is unpredictable (Clara James).

• Spring is frustratingly slow to arrive in the Twin Cities.

• During March, it is spring in other parts of the country, but it is still mostly below freezing here.

• April is when the Twin Cities start to warm up.

• Apri is still unpredictable.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2