Paraphrasing Text

How could you paraphrase the following sentence: "Moby, the orange robot, is best friends with a boy named Tim."

• Moby, the orange robot, is best friends with a man named Tim.

• Tim is best friends with an orange robot named Moby.

• Moby is an orange robot.

• Tim and Moby are friends.

Why should you close a book before paraphrasing a passage it contains?

• To make sure you're not just copying what you read

• In order to add your own thoughts and ideas to the passage

• To test yourself how well you remember the passage

• Because paraphrasing with an open book is a form of cheating

What might happen if you paraphrase without carefully reading the material first?

• You might wind up paraphrasing from a completely different source

• You may wind up quoting directly from the material you read

• You may wind up with a more creative interpretation of what you read

• You may not gain full understanding of the passage you're trying to paraphrase

What should you do after you have written a paraphrase?

• Close the book you're copying from

• Check your paraphrase against the original material

• Write three questions based on the passage

• Enclose your paraphrase in quotation marks

What is the best synonym for "paraphrase?"

• Restate

• Copy

• Plagairize

• Invent

When should you use quotation marks?

• When you have used words and phrases that are unique to the original material

• When you want to remember a particular piece of information

• When you are not sure if what the author is saying is correct

• When you want to offer your own opinion on a text

What might happen if you plagiarize someone else's work in a school assignment?

• The person you plagiarized from may sue you in court

• Nothing will happen as long as you have a bibliography

• Your teacher will praise you for using other people's ideas in your work

• You'll get into trouble with your teacher for academic theft

A good paraphrase:

• Is always shorter than the original piece

• Contains exact words and phrases from the original

• Doesn't sound like the original piece of writing

When you steal the words or ideas from another person without giving them credit

• paraphrasing
• cheating
• texting
• plagiarizing

When you steal the words or ideas from another person without giving them credit

• paraphrasing
• cheating
• texting
• plagiarizing