7th Grade EpicEd - Paraphrasing

Which sentence best paraphrases this passage:

Although television was not widely used in American homes until the 1950s, small, experimental television images were broadcast in the 1920s.

• Television was not widely used in American homes until the 1950s.

• Television became popular in the 1950s, but the first televisions were used thirty years earlier.

• Television became popular in the 1920s, and again in the 1950s

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Which option is not plagiarism of the following sentence:

It became a pattern throughout Jordan’s life that a disappointment or setback resulted in a redoubling

of effort.

• It became expected throughout Jordan's life that a setback would cause a redoubling of effort.

• Jordan would try at least twice as hard after he encountered a failure of any kind all throughout his life.

• It became a pattern throughout Jordan's life to not let disappointment or any set back stop him.

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Read the sentence in the box below. Then, answer the question to the right.

Volcanologists spend much of their time trying to decipher clues about Earth from rocks. Which choice below best paraphrases the sentence?

• Scientists study rocks and volcanoes to learn about volcanologists.

• Volcanologists spend a lot of their time trying to figure out clues about Earth from rocks.

• Volcanologists spend much of their time trying to decipher clues about Earth from rocks.

• Volcanologists, or scientists who study volcanoes, examine rocks for clues about our planet.

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Which of these is the best example of a person paraphrasing?

• After reading a book about whales, Soyoon wrote a sentence describing the main idea in her own words.

• Josef read a paragraph about coding, then wrote a paragraph about what he learned in his own words.

• After Alex read an article about Harriet Tubman, he decided to read a book about her.

• Isabel wrote an essay about skateboarding, then Jamie copied the essay word for word.

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Why is it important to close the book or computer when you write a paraphrase?

• so you remember the title of the book

• so you can write more clearly

• so you won’t summarize the main idea

• so you won’t accidentally copy from the book or text

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Imagine you are writing a paraphrase of the passage. Which of the following details from the passage can not be reworded?

• “January 17, 1706”

• “The United States was not yet a country”

• “He loved to read”

• “His family was poor, and his father needed help”

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Which of the following is true about plagiarizing?

• Only people who copy a text word for word are plagiarizing.

• Plagiarizing can be done accidentally, even if you didn’t mean to cheat.

• It is okay to plagiarize as long as you cite the source you used.

• You can avoid plagiarizing by changing one or two words.

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Does this example demonstrate quoting or paraphrasing?

In paragraph 6 of the excerpt from White Fang by Jack London it states, "The hair bristled upon the cub's back, but it bristled silently" (London).

• quoting

• paraphrasing

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Here is an example of an original text and a paraphrased text. Select all of the ways that this author changed the paraphrased version.

• Switched the order of words within sentences

• Used synonyms (rich > plentiful)

• Changed the order of information in the passage

• Changed important statistics and numbers

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