Paraphrase and Summary Practice Quiz

What is paraphrasing?

• Copying someone else's ideas or information word for word

• Using someone else's ideas or information without giving credit

• Expressing someone else's ideas or information in your own words

• Summarizing someone else's ideas or information

Which of the following is an example of paraphrasing?

• The mat has a feline on it.

• The mat has a cat on it.

• The mat is occupied by a cat.

• The mat has a kitty on it.

What are some techniques used for summarizing?

• Using visual aids, creating mind maps, and using keywords.

• Highlighting key points, condensing information, and using bullet points or numbered lists.

• Writing lengthy paragraphs, including unnecessary details, and using complex language.

• Copying and pasting information, paraphrasing without understanding, and omitting important details.

What is the difference between paraphrasing and summarizing?

• Paraphrasing is restating a text or passage in your own words, while summarizing involves condensing the main ideas or points of a text or passage.

• Paraphrasing is changing the order of words in a text, while summarizing involves condensing the main ideas or points of a text or passage.

• Paraphrasing is copying a text word for word, while summarizing involves condensing the main ideas or points of a text or passage.

• Paraphrasing is adding personal opinions to a text, while summarizing involves condensing the main ideas or points of a text or passage.

Paraphrasing is the process of ________.

• copying a text or speech word for word

• changing the meaning of a text or speech

• rephrasing or restating a text or speech in different words while maintaining the same meaning

• summarizing a text or speech in fewer words

What is the main goal of summarizing?

• To omit important details and focus on minor points.

• To expand and provide additional details from a shorter text or speech.

• To condense and present the most important information or ideas from a longer text or speech.

• To confuse and mislead the audience with irrelevant information.

Which of the following exercises focuses on summarizing?

• Analyzing

• Summarizing

• Synthesizing

• Evaluating

_____ is shorter than the original text

• A paraphrase

• A summary

For _____, you need to use your own words

• a paraphrase

• a summary

• both

_____ includes only main ideas.

• A paraphrase

• A summary