Quoting from the Text

When you directly quote a text, you must...

• skip some words and put in quotation marks

• use the author's exact words and put them in quotation marks

• include the following phrase: 'I am quoting the following' and put it in quotation marks

Quoting means...

• To copy a source with no changes

• To copy the source's ideas but not the exact words

• To copy the source with some slight changes

• To copy a source but in your own words

What is text evidence?

• An answer to the question

• My paraphrased version of tghe article

• A word-for-word quote from a passage

• My opinion of the article

Select all correct answers that make appropriate sentence starters when you're citing evidence

• Because of this...

• The author states...

• In conclusion...

• This means...

• According to the text...

Which punctuation mark should be used to separate a quotation from the rest of the sentence?

• a period

• an exclamation point

• a comma

• a colon

When quoting evidence directly from the text, the quoted text should go...

• at the beginning of the sentence

• in the middle of the sentence

• at the end of the sentence

• any of these would work

Which one is punctuated correctly?

• According to the text, "Fake photos are very common on the internet."

• According to the text, "Fake photos are very common on the internet".

• According to the text, "Fake photos are very common on the internet?"

• According to the text, "Fake photos are very common on the internet"

Choose the sentence below that properly quotes text.

• On page 32, the text states, "There are many different animals that are representative of the prehistoric world and its inhabitants."

• On page 32, the text states, there are many different animals that are representative of the prehistoric world and its inhabitants."

• On page 32, the text states "there are many different animals that are representative of the prehistoric world and its inhabitants."

• On page 32, the text states, “There are many different animals that are representative of the prehistoric world and its inhabitants."

Bonus: What is the rule for quoting text?

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A quote is...

• Using an author's exact words

• Rewording an author's words into new ones

• Sharing the main idea of a source

• anything words you write in quotation marks