Summarizing, Paraphrasing, Quoting

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

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

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.

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

What is the difference between quoting and paraphrasing?

• Quoting is using the exact words of another source, while paraphrasing is restating a small segment of the text in your own words

• Quoting is restating a small segment of the text in your own words, while paraphrasing is putting the main idea(s) of a text into your own words

• Quoting is copying the big picture of a text, while paraphrasing is quoting the exact words of another source

• Quoting is summarizing the main idea of a text, while paraphrasing is using the exact words of another source

What is summarizing?

• Capturing the "big picture" of a text

• Restating a tiny segment of the text in your own words

• Copying a text word for word

• Quoting the exact words of another source

When should you use "quotation marks" when citing a source?

• When restating a small segment of the text in your own words

• When summarizing the main idea of a text

• When quoting the exact words of another source

• When paraphrasing and summarizing