Scientific Writing_Quoting, Summarizing & Paraphrasing

Which of the following is NOT something you have to change in

paraphrasing?

• Words

• Sentence structure

• Order of ideas

• None of the choices

How are paraphrasing and summarizing different from one another?

• Both are reworded; however, a summary is a condensed version of the original, while paraphrasing maintains the source's length.

• Summary does not have to change sentence structure

  and order of ideas while a paraphrase does.

• Both are reworded; however, a paraphrase is a

  condensed version of the original, while summarizing

  maintains the source's length.

• A summary does not need to be cited while a paraphrase

  does.

Do not quote more than ____% of your paper.

• 5

• 12

• 2

• 10

Which of the following writing skills takes word for word

information from a source and gives credit to the author?

• Notation

• Paraphrase

• Quotation

• Summary

What writing skills that takes the author’s ideas and write it in his

own words?

• Notation

• Paraphrase

• Quotation

• Summary

What writing skills that provides an overview of the main idea

and is shorter compared to the original text?

• Notation

• Paraphrase

• Quotation

• Summary

Which of the choices has the closest meaning of the sentence?

It has been reported that the richest one percent of Americans

own 40% of the country’s wealth.

• The richest 1% are 40 times as wealthy as the rest of Americans.

• If the gap between rich and poor continues to grow at

  the current rate, the richest one percent will soon own 40%

  of the country’s wealth.

• 40% of the country’s wealth is in the hands of only 1% of Americans.

• 99% of Americans own 40% as much as the richest 1%.

Which of the choices has the closest meaning of the sentence?

Martha thinks that the issue of adolescent problem is important to write about.

• Martha thinks that adolescents like to write about their problems.

• Martha feels that writing about adolescents problem is worthwhile.

• Martha believes that the dream of most adolescents is to write something important.

• Martha thinks that adolescents can write about their problems.