Paraphrasing Quiz - from Quiz 99

What is paraphrasing?

• A. interpreting the ideas of other people

• B. giving meaning to other people's ideas

• C. putting someone else's ideas into your own words

• D. writing ideas down

Paraphrasing a source involves changing

• A. the wording of a text

• B. the meaning of a text

• C. the author of a text

• D. the goal of a text

In paraphrasing a text, you

• A. must preserve its original meaning

• B. do not have to preserve its original

  meaning

• C. both A and B

• D. neither A nor B

Paraphrasing is an alternative to

• A. summarizing

• B. quoting

• C. outlining

• D. critiquing

In academic writing,

• A. paraphrasing is better than quoting

• B. quoting is better than paraphrasing

• C. both A and B

• D. neither A nor B

Every time you paraphrase, it is important to

• A. identify the goal

• B. inject your opinion

• C. use emphatic words

• D. cite the source

When you paraphrase,

• A. use wording that is too similar to the original

• B. do not use wording that is too similar to

  the original

• C. both A and B

• D. neither A nor B

The paraphrase is usually......... the original text.

• A. the same length as

• B. much longer than

• C. much shorter than

When you paraphrase and you use wording that is too similar to the original, you could be at risk of committing

• A. a crime

• B. hasty generalization

• C. plagiarism

Which of the following better shows that you have understood the source?

• A. paraphrasing

• B. quoting

• C. both A and B

• D. neither A nor B