Quoting, Paraphrasing, & Summarizing

Evelyn, Arjun, and Benjamin are on a thrilling quest to complete their group project. They are on a mission to blend ideas from different realms into their masterpiece. Can you help them identify the three magical techniques they can use to do this without invoking the curse of plagiarism?

• Quoting, paraphrasing, summarizing

• Copying, paraphrasing, summarizing

• Quoting, rewriting, summarizing

• Copying, rewriting, summarizing

Answer explanation

The three ways to incorporate other people's ideas into your writing are quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing. These methods help to accurately represent the original source while avoiding plagiarism.

Noah, Sophia, and Lily are working on a group research project. Sophia finds a fascinating statement that she wants to include in their paper. If she copies the author's statement word-for-word and pastes it into their project, what is Sophia actually doing?

• Copying the author's statement word-for-word and pasting it into their paper

• Explaining a part of what the author says in her own words

• Paraphrasing the author's statement

• Plagiarizing by using someone else's idea without giving them credit

Answer explanation

Quoting means taking the author's words verbatim and including them in your paper. This is the correct choice.

Imagine Charlotte is engrossed in a fascinating book and wants to share a concept from it with her friend, Oliver. What does it mean for Charlotte to paraphrase the concept to Oliver?

• Charlotte recites the author's words verbatim to Oliver.

• Charlotte explains a part of what the author says in her own words to Oliver.

• Charlotte says it in her own words but condenses what the author says.

• Charlotte presents the author's idea without acknowledging them.

Answer explanation

Paraphrasing means explaining a portion of the author's words in your own language. It involves expressing the author's ideas using your own words.

Imagine Ava, Samuel, and Abigail are in a book club. Ava just finished reading an exciting book and she can't wait to share the main idea with Samuel and Abigail. What does it mean for Ava to summarize the book?

• She repeats the author's words verbatim in her explanation.

• She takes the author's idea without giving them credit.

• She explains a part of what the author says in her own words.

• She expresses the author's idea in her own words but in a condensed form.

Answer explanation

Summarizing means expressing the author's ideas in your own words, but in a shorter form. It helps to condense information while retaining the main points.

Aiden, Avery, and James are having a lively debate about Anika's approach to reading a lengthy research paper written by a renowned author. They are pondering over when Anika should choose to summarize the paper. What do you think should be Anika's choice?

• When she wants to rewrite the author's words in her own style

• When she wants to quote the author's words exactly as they are

• When the author's passage is brief and concise

• When the author's passage is lengthy and detailed

Answer explanation

Summarizing is most useful when the author's passage is long. It helps condense information and highlight key points.

Imagine this scenario: Zoe, David, and Lily are in a heated debate in their environmental science class. Their classmate, James, has just finished writing a research paper on 'The Impact of Climate Change'. Zoe suggests that James should do something specific at the end of his paper to avoid plagiarism. What was Zoe's suggestion?

• Change a few words in the original text and claim it as his own

• Copy and paste the author's words without citation

• Cite the authors he referred to in his paper

• Ignore the authors completely

Answer explanation

To avoid plagiarism, you should cite your author at the end of your paper. This acknowledges the original source and gives credit to the author. It is important to avoid copying and pasting without citation or changing a few words and claiming it as your own.

Imagine this! In a thrilling school play based on the movie Brave, who is narrating the story to Merida? Samuel, Mia, Henry, Rohan, Hannah, and Aria are all stars of the show.

• Rohan, who is playing the role of The Witch with a mysterious aura.

• Hannah, who is portraying Princess Merida with great enthusiasm.

• Aria, who is playing King Fergus with a royal charm.

• Henry, the teacher, who is playing Queen Elinor with grace.

Answer explanation

In the movie Brave, Queen Elinor tells the story to Merida. She plays a crucial role in the movie as Merida's mother and the queen of the kingdom.

Imagine this scenario: Priya, the oldest member of the student council, decides to take charge of the annual event all by herself. Arjun and Abigail, two other members of the council, are watching from the sidelines. What do you think happened next?

• Arjun and Abigail, along with Avery and Anika, rallied behind Priya, supporting her decision.

• The principal, impressed by Priya's initiative, handed over the responsibility without a second thought.

• The event planning spiraled into a whirlwind of chaos and confusion.

• Under Priya's leadership, the event planning flourished and thrived.

Answer explanation

When the oldest prince wanted to rule the land for himself, the kingdom fell into war, chaos, and ruin.