Paraphrasing and Summarizing

What is paraphrasing?

• rephrasing and original statement

• summarizing and shortening

• taking someone else's words

• a type of summarization

Why may a paraphrase be used?

• to give a broad overview of an article or text

• to better fit the author's original ideas into an essay

• to significantly shorten a quote

• to summarize

When can paraphrasing be used?

• in adocumentary

• on a news report

• in a formal essay

• all of the above

Which of the following statements best describes how to paraphrase information?

• Copy the sentence and then put it in quotations.

• Copy the sentence, put it in quotations, and cite the source.

• Determine key words in the sentence and replace one or two of them with words that have similar meanings.

• Determine key words in the sentence and replace most of them with words that have similar meanings. Rewrite the sentence in your own words, and add a citation at the end.

What is the difference between paraphrasing and summarizing?

• summarizing shortens, whereas paraphrasing only rephrases

• summarizing rephrases, whereas paraphrasing shortens

• paraphrasing always lengthens whereas summarizing only sometimes lengthens

• paraphrasing and summarizing are the same thing

Which of the following is the best paraphrase of this statement?: We were able to save the day thanks to teamwork and innovative thinking.

• We saved the day with teamwork and creative thinking.

• Because we worked together and used innovation, we made it work.

• Thanks to innovative thinking and teamwork, we were able to make it work.

• We were able to save the day together.

Which of the following is NOT something you have to change when paraphrasing?

• words

• sentence structure

• tone

• order of ideas

How are paraphrasing and summarizing different from one another?

• A paraphrase does not have to change sentence structure and order of ideas while a summary does.

• A paraphrase does not need to be cited while a summary does.

• Both are reworded; however, a paraphrase is a condensed version of the original, while summarizing maintains the source's length

• Both are reworded; however, a summary is a condensed version of the original, while paraphrasing maintains the source's ideas

Do not quote more than ___% of your paper.

• 5

• 10

• 15

• 20

Choose the best paraphrased version of this sentence:

A high school student usually has summer reading assignments.

• A high school student always has homework assignments in the summer.

• It is common for students in high school to have summer reading assignments.

• Usually school aged students have summer reading assignments.

• Most summer school students have high school reading to do.