Summarizing STAAR Prep

_____ is significantly shorter than the original text

• A paraphrase

• A summary

For _____, you need to use your own words

• a paraphrase

• a summary

• both

_____ includes only main ideas.

• A paraphrase

• A summary

_____ restates the original text in your own words.

• A paraphrase

• A summary

____ does not include your own opinion

• A paraphrase

• A summary

• Both

For ___, you must cite your source

• a summary

• a paraphrase

• both

Choose the best paraphrase: Cannon Beach is visited by thousands of tourists every year.

• Cannon Beach is seen by thousands of tourists every year.

• Thousands of visitors go to Cannon beach every year.

• Cannon Beach is a popular tourist spot.

• People travel to Cannon Beach to look for work.

What is the best summary of the text?

• The Titanic was a great ship that did not carry lifeboats. It didn't carry lifeboats because the ship was supposed to be unsinkable. One night, the Titanic hit an iceberg, and it sank.

• The Titanic was a well-built ship that was mistakenly thought to be unsinkable.

• The Titanic was a large ship that many people thought would be unsinkable. Unfortunately, it hit an iceberg and sank.

• Although it was considered to be an unsinkable ship, the Titanic did not have enough lifeboats to save its passengers when it hit an iceberg and sank.

How are paraphrasing and summarizing different?

• Paraphrasing is longer and more detailed.

• Paraphrasing and summarizing are exactly the same.

• A summary uses your own words, but a paraphrase does not.

• A summary is closer to the original text.

Why should you summarize or paraphrase information more than using direct quotes?

• To give information in an original way.

• To give information in a clearer and simpler way.

• To make your writing your own.

• All of these