Paraphrasing Quiz

What is the main purpose of paraphrasing according to the text?

• To copy someone else's writing word for word.

• To use the same grammar and different words from the original text.

• To use someone else's ideas while writing our own texts and acknowledging the source.

• To change the topic of the original writing.

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CCSS.RI.3.5

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CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Which of the following is an example of inappropriate paraphrasing?

• Changing both the words and the grammatical structure while keeping the same meaning.

• Using different words but keeping the same grammatical structure of the original sentence.

• Using a different structure for the sentence and most words are different from the original.

• Starting with the second part (dependent clause) of the original sentence.

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What is a key characteristic of an appropriate paraphrase?

• It repeats the same words as the original sentence.

• It has too many words and is longer than the original sentence.

• It uses a different structure for the sentence and most words are different from the original.

• It is shorter than the original sentence and omits some key points.

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What is the main goal of a summary?

• To provide a detailed explanation of the original source

• To include all the ideas from the original text

• To present a short and concise text with only the most important ideas of the original text

• To express personal opinions about the original source

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Which of the following characteristics is NOT appropriate for a summary?

• Being concise

• Keeping the original main idea

• Being almost as long as the original text

• Excluding less important details

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

What is a characteristic of an inappropriate summary according to the example provided?

• It is much shorter than the original text

• It keeps the original main idea

• It is almost as long as the original text

• It allows thousands to take online classes at once

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

According to the example provided, what does a proper summary do?

• It includes detailed explanations from the original text

• It is as long as the original text

• It omits the main idea of the original text

• It keeps the original main idea and is much shorter than the original text

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

Quotations are

• putting a passage in your own words

• identical to the original, word for word

• only the main idea of the passage

• when 2 characters are in dialogue together

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

When a writer paraphrases ideas from a source he/she

• matches the source document word for word.

• takes a broad overview of the source material

• gives examples from the text using several points of view.

• condenses a passage from the source material into his or her own words.

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

When a writer summarizes a source, he/she

• uses information identical to the original source.

• puts a passage from the source material into his/her own words, condensing the passage

• puts the main points or ideas of the article into his/her own words; a broad overview of the source material.

• highlights a particularly striking phrase

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9