Paraphrasing Summarizing Quoting

To express someone else’s ideas in our own words means . . .

• Paraphrasing

• Quoting

• Summarizing

Which of the following is included in a summary?

• key points

• personal opinions

• background information

• minor examples

What is the best summary of the following passage?

The Elk River flows from the far northern part of the state all the way to the southern tip. All kinds of animals rely on it for drinking water, people eat the fish they catch in it, and farmers in the state depend on it for irrigating their crops. Since there is very little rain in this state, the Elk River gives animals and humans the water they need to stay alive. Even though the river is not nearly the biggest in the nation, it is very important to the people and animals that live near it.

• The Elk River is a small river.

• The Elk River starts in the northern part of the state.

• The Elk River is very important to people and animals.

• People catch fish in the Elk River.

Read the passage below and choose the best paraphrase/summary:

The storm that blew through Wichita, Kansas, last night dropped buckets of rain before turning more severe. Between 9 PM and 1 AM, Wichita Airport reported six inches of rain. Reports from residents in surrounding counties recorded the rainfall up as high as eight inches in the same time period. Reports of tornados were not correct. However, very strong winds were experienced all over the area.

Around 11 PM, some residents on the western edge of the city reported large hail. The hail was originally reported to be the size of dimes or nickels. Within an hour, reports were received describing hail the size of golf balls or tennis balls. Millions of dollars in damage are expected to be announced. This includes hundreds of thousands of dollars in losses at several local car dealerships.

• The severe storm last night in Wichita, Kansas, brought hail that caused millions of dollars in damage and reports of tornadoes that were not correct.

• Last night's severe storm caused millions of dollars in damage including hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage at local car dealerships.

• The severe storm that struck Wichita, Kansas, last night dropped between six and eight inches of rain and caused millions of dollars in damage.

• A severe storm in Wichita, Kansas, last night brought strong wind, rain, and hail that caused millions of dollars in damage.

6. In paraphrasing, you place the paraphrased information within “quotation marks”

• True

• False

What is the best synonym for "paraphrase"?

• Restate

• Invent

• Copy

Which is NOT a correct paraphrasing technique?

• Synonym

• Moving phrases

• Writing down the words exactly as you see them

• sentence combining

Paraphrase the phrase by putting it into your own words: a wonderful aroma

• a terrible stench

• an odor wonderful

• a wonderful aroma

• a pleasant scent

When should you paraphrase?

• When exact wording is significant

• When text is being referenced as a whole

• When wording is not significant

When should you summarize?

• When the whole work is being referenced

• When the wording is significant

• When the wording is not significant