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Inference, Paraphrasing, Summarizing

Authored by Kimberly Thomas

English

7th Grade

CCSS covered

Used 6+ times

Inference, Paraphrasing, Summarizing
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

__________ means putting information into your own words.

Paraphrasing

Plagiarizing

Quoting

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When paraphrasing, it's helpful to _______.

copy the same words

find antonyms

(words with opposite meanings)

use synonyms

(words with similar meanings)

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following IS NOT true about paraphrases?

A good paraphrase has the SAME MEANING as the original text.

A good paraphrase must include NEW INFORMATION.

A good paraphrase must be in my OWN WORDS.

A good paraphrase must MAKE SENSE.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

4.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Is it an ant, you wonder, or a termite? Ants resemble termites, but they are quite different and can be easily distinguished. In contrast to termites, ants are usually dark in color, are hard bodied, and have constriction between the thorax and abdomen. Termites are light in color and shed their wings. Flying ants do not shed their wings. Also, ants and termites belong to different orders.
Select the best summary of this paragraph.

Termites are lighter in color and loose their wings at a certain stage of development.
Ants are dark in color, hard bodied and belong to a different order than termites.
Ants and termites are both insects and have many things in common
Although ants resemble termites, they have differences that can be easily seen.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

"I don't want a babysitter. I am eleven years old. My babysitter is only three years older than I am," she loudly yelled to her Mom. Now, she really wished she had somebody with her as she heard the clicking, scratching noises outside of the living room window. "This is silly. It's probably the storm," the girl said. She regretted watching the horror show she had been tuned into for the last half hour. As she searched for the remote to turn off the vampire movie, the front door blew open with a thunderous noise. Carla whirled around to see a dark image."
Carla didn't want a babysitter because:

She believes she is old enough to take care of herself.
She wants to watch scary movies.
Carla's mother leaves her alone all the time.
Carla's babysitter is only three years older than Carla.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

A summary of a literary text should include which of the following?

every detail about the characters
the titles of each chapter
the major plot events the minor events of the plot
the minor events of the plot

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

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