Paraphrase and Summary Practice

_____ is shorter than the original text.

• A paraphrase

• A summary

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 tourists visit Oregon every year.

• Each year, many people visit Cannon Beach.

• Yearly people travel to Cannon Beach for work.

Choose the best paraphrase.

Giraffes like Acacia leaves and hay, and they can consume 75 pounds of food a day.

• Giraffes eat a lot of food each day.

• A giraffe's legs are taller than most humans.

• Giraffes are interesting creatures with a diet of Acacia leaves and hay.

• A giraffe can eat up to 75 pounds of Acacia leaves and hay daily.

Choose the best paraphrase.

Symptoms of influenza include fever and nasal congestion.

• A stuffy nose and elevated temperature are signs you may have the flu.

• Symptoms of the flu are fever and nasal congestion.

• Side effects of the flue are fever and nasal congestion.

• Symptoms of influenza include fever and a stuffy nose.

Choose the best paraphrase.

• Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. said we remember the silence of our friends more than the words of our enemies.

• Lack of support from friends impacts us more than our enemies' words.

• Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a famous orator who expressed many important ideas.

• One of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s famous quotes is about how lack of support from friends impacts us more than our enemies' words.

When you take a piece of information from an article or reading passage and putting it in your own words, you are creating a

• Summary

• Signal Phrase

• Paraphrase

The underlined part of the sentences is the following:

The Grand Canyon is beautiful and majestic. It attracts thousands of people each year (Stevens).

• Direct Quote

• Common Knowledge

• Paraphrase

When you restate the beginning, middle, and end of an article or reading passage, you are creating a

• Summary

• Paraphrase

• In-Text Citation

a shortened retelling of the important parts of a text or story

• Review

• Paraphrase

• Summary

• There is no correct answer

Which of the below statements best summarizes the passage?

April's parents were dog breeders and their kennels were often filled with a litter of puppies. April helped care for the dogs by bathing them and giving them the best food and water.

April's class had also been learning how to care for animals in their science lessons, so she was thrilled when her teacher announced a field trip to an animal shelter. The shelter manager, Rachel, led the class into the kennel area where dogs and cats sat along opposite walls of the building. April was stunned by what she saw. Some dogs looked like they had been starved before coming to the shelter.

"What happened to these dogs?" April asked.

"These dogs are here because their owners did not care for them properly," Rachel replied. "We try to keep the animals healthy so they can go to good homes. If you know someone who wants to adopt a pet, please tell them about our shelter."

April decided to take action and she printed flyers with information about the shelter. April's parents handed them out to people who bought their puppies. The following day April received permission to post a flyer at her school. That afternoon, April received a phone call at home.

"Hi, April, this is Rachel. I wanted to thank you for creating flyers for the shelter. Our adoptions have already started to increase!"

"You're welcome! I just wanted to help rescue the puppies."

• After a field trip to the animal shelter, April makes flyers to increase animal adoption because she cares about animals.

• April's class takes a field trip to an animal shelter, and April learns how to take care of animals with the rest of her class.

• The local animal shelter manager tells April that animals come to the shelter because their owners do not care for them.

• April's parents have too many dogs to care for, and April works to keep their dogs from being taken to an animal shelter.