Paraphrasing and Synonym Swap

The student requested that the professor excuses her absence, but the professor refused.

• The student’s request for an excused absence was accepted.

• The professor denied the student’s request for an excused absence.

• The professor denied the student’s request for an excused for homework.

There will be a music concert next to Vienna coffee shop. Would you like to go?

• Are you coming to a music concert in Vienna?

• Are you you sure you cannot come to a music concert in Vienna?

• I am not sure going to a music concert in Vienna in such a good idea.

International Center is hosting English Conversation classes. They help non-native speakers of English practice their English speaking skills.

• English native speakers can't improve their English by taking classes at International Center.

• English speakers can improve their English by taking grammar classes at International Center.

• English non native speakers can improve their English by taking classes at International Center.

The office of International Students and Scholars (ISS) at Mahidol University is located in Schleman Hall.

• Schleman Hall hosts the Mahidol University

• Schleman Hall hosts the ISS office.

• Mahidol University hots the Schleman Hall.

The car that was pulled over by the police officer yesterday just had an accident. That driver is not careful.

• The driver who was pulled over yesterday is not careful because he just had an accident.

• The passenger who was pulled over yesterday is not careful because he just had an accident.

• Because he just had an accident yesterday, the driver was pulled over.

A friend tells you, "I am absolutely livid. Jamie shared confidential information with Caroline!" You respond, "So, you're saying that you're angry that Jamie told Caroline your secret?"
When you retell information in your own words, you are __________________.

• summarizing
• paraphrasing
• yelling
• talking

Paraphrasing, or restating ideas in your own words, helps you check your understanding of what you hear and read. Read the passage. Which sentence  best restates the ideas in the 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.

Is the passage below an accurate paraphrase that helps clarify the meaning of the original text? Select Yes or No.
Original Text: Toward the end of the 1800s, the Industrial Revolution caused a change in many people's employment. When agricultural work in rural areas became harder to find, many left to seek industrial work in urban areas.
Paraphrase: The Industrial Revolution in the late 1800s changed what jobs were available. People left farms in the country to work in factories in the cities.

• Yes
• No

A paraphrase is more than a summary of a text's main ideas—it restates each key idea in about the same number of words.
Is this passage an accurate paraphrase that helps clarify the meaning of the original text? Select Yes or No.
Original Text: During the Industrial Revolution, working-class families took for granted that their children would need to be employed to help support the family.
Paraphrase: At the time of the Industrial Revolution, some children wanted to work in factories.

• Yes
• No

Paraphrasing can help you avoid _____________. It is taking another person's ideas or words and presenting them as your own. This is not only a serious academic offense, but it is also illegal in many cases. Use your own words when you write, and always give credit to others whose ideas you use.

• getting int trouble
• plagiarism
• cheating
• pledging