Test Prep - Summarizing, Paraphrasing and Quoting Quiz

1. Copying the exact words from an author and giving the author credit

• Summarizing
• Paraphrasing
• Quoting

2. Restating only the main point in your words. This is a very brief version of the text.

• Summarizing
• Paraphrasing
• Quoting

3. Which skill is it that takes something someone has already said and puts it into my own words? (It can be the same length or longer)

• Summarizing
• Paraphrasing
• Quoting

4. Which skill takes something someone has already said and puts quotation marks around it?

• Summarizing
• Paraphrasing
• Quoting

6. What is the MOST important thing to remember about summarizing?

• To cite the source I got it from to avoid plagiarism
• To only express the most important points
• To put quotation marks around the text

8. Below is a picture of the original text. Which choice shows text that is quoted?

• In this article, the author describes the environmental benefits of buying locally grown food.
• The food you eat takes less distance to get from a local farm.
• According to the article, “Local food travels fewer miles to land on your plate”

9. Below is a picture of the original text. Identify whether the written text is summarizing, paraphrasing or quoting. Willy Wonka was known throughout the world because people enjoyed eating the tasty candy he made.

• Summary
• Paraphrasing
• Quoting

10. The big bad wolf wanted the 3 pigs for dinner, but they hid in the brick house, so the wolf went hungry. This is an example of__________.

• summarizing
• paraphrasing
• quoting