Plagiarism and Paraphrasing

Plagiarism is...

• NOT CHEATING
• CHEATING

If I need to copy a sentence, I need to use quotation marks and cite the source.

• TRUE
• FALSE

What is the best paraphrase of the following sentence?

Brazil is the largest country in South America and Suriname is the smallest.

• The tiniest South American Country is Suriname while the biggest is Brazil.

• Suriname and Brazil the largest and smallest countries in Brazil.

• The largest country is Brazil and the smallest country is Suriname, and they are both countries in Brazil.

• The smallest South American Country is Suriname while the largest is Brazil.

Choose the sentence that BEST paraphrases 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 be assigned reading in the summer.

• Usually school aged students have summer reading assignments.

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

Choose the BEST paraphrase of this text:

Lionel Messi earns a whopping $39.6 million a year for playing striker for La Liga's Barcelona team.

• Lionel Messi earns a whopping $39.6 million a year for playing striker for La Liga's Barcelona team.

• I think it is great that soccer player Lionel Messi earns a whopping $39.6 million a year for playing striker for La Liga's Barcelona team!

• Soccer player Lionel Messi earns a whopping $39.6 million a year for playing soccer as striker/winger for La Liga's Barcelona team. Barcelona is the capital of Catalonia and the second largest city in Spain.

• Lionel Messi makes $39 million dollars annually. This impressive salary is from his work as a striker for La Liga's Barcelona team.

Which is the best paraphrase of the following sentence?

Dragonflies have six legs, but they can’t walk.

• Dragonflies have six legs but cannot walk, and I think that this is odd.

• Dragonflies have six legs. They can't walk.

• Dragonflies fly even though they have 6 legs.

• Even though they have six legs, dragonflies can’t walk.

When you put the words of others into your own words, you are doing what?

• plagiarizing
• writing
• cheating
• paraphrasing

Choose the best paraphrase of the following statement:

According to the National Sleep Foundation, kids ages 6 to 13 should be getting between 9 and 11 hours of sleep per night.

• Researchers at The National Sleep Foundation believe kids ages 6 to 13 do not get enough sleep.

• According to the National Sleep Foundation, kids need lots of sleep.

• The National Sleep Foundation suggests children between the ages of 6 and 13 should get between 9 to 11 hours of sleep each night.

• Children between the ages of 6 and 13 are recommended by The National Sleep Foundation to get between 9 and 11 hours of sleep each night.

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

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