Summarizing, Paraphrasing, Quoting
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English
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12th Grade
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Hard
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 5 pts
6. In paraphrasing, you place the paraphrased information within “quotation marks”
True
False
Tags
CCSS.RI.3.5
CCSS.RL.4.1
CCSS.RL.5.1
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 5 pts
What is the best synonym for "paraphrase"?
Restate
Invent
Copy
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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2
CCSS.RI.11-12.2
CCSS.RL.11-12.2
CCSS.RL.8.2
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 5 pts
Which is NOT a correct paraphrasing technique?
Synonym
Moving phrases
Writing down the words exactly as you see them
sentence combining
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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2
CCSS.RI.11-12.2
CCSS.RI.8.2
CCSS.RL.11-12.2
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 5 pts
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
Tags
CCSS.RF.3.3B
CCSS.RF.3.3C
CCSS.RF.3.3D
CCSS.RF.4.3A
CCSS.RF.5.3A
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 5 pts
Paraphrase the phrase by putting it into your own words: the difficult assignment
the challenging task
the difficult assignment
the hard assignment
it's too much
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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2
CCSS.RI.11-12.2
CCSS.RI.8.2
CCSS.RL.11-12.2
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 5 pts
For the walls, Jenny thought she would use a bright yellow paint. She would pick a border that had mostly bright red and green colors, and maybe a little bit of blue. She already had found some curtains that were sky blue with streaks of red, blue and yellow that she thought would go great with the walls. And finally, she had picked a carpet that was mostly blue with specks of red and yellow. Jenny couldn't wait till she was done decorating her room. It was really going to look awesome.
The Summary of this passage is:
Jenny likes bright colors.
Jenny was going to paint her room.
Jenny was picking out colors and materials to decorate her room.
Yellow is a good color to paint your walls.
Tags
CCSS.RI. 9-10.2
CCSS.RI.11-12.2
CCSS.RL.11-12.2
CCSS.RL.8.2
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the difference between paraphrasing and summarizing?
Paraphrasing is using the exact words of another source, while summarizing is restating a small segment of the text in your own words
Paraphrasing is restating a small segment of the text in your own words, while summarizing is putting the main idea(s) of a text into your own words
Paraphrasing is copying the big picture of a text, while summarizing is quoting the exact words of another source
Paraphrasing is summarizing the main idea of a text, while summarizing is using the exact words of another source
Tags
CCSS.RI. 9-10.2
CCSS.RI.11-12.2
CCSS.RI.8.2
CCSS.RL.11-12.2
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
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