Paraphrasing Practice

What is a paraphrase?

• a restatement of the information in a text

• a persuasive argument about the information in a text

• a genre of storytelling

• an essay about a specific topic

Which of these is not a reason why you might paraphrase a text?

• You want to show that you understand the text.

• You need to include the information in a research paper.

• You need a one-sentence explanation of what you read.

• You want to remember the information for later.

What should you do while reading a text that you’re going to paraphrase later?

• cross out any words you don’t know

• ignore the main idea

• scribble over sentences you’ve already read

• look up unfamiliar words in the dictionary

Which of these should not be changed when writing a paraphrase?

• people’s names

• important dates in history

• names of countries

• all of the above

Which of these is plagiarism?

• giving credit to the author of a book

• presenting someone else’s ideas as your own

• telling your friend about a great book you just read

• writing a short summary of a text

What is a paraphrase?

• a restatement of the information in a text

• a persuasive argument about the information in a text

• a genre of storytelling

• an essay about a specific topic

True or False: You can paraphrase a text just by swapping out a couple of words.

• True

• False

Which of these is plagiarism?

• giving credit to the author of a book

• presenting someone else’s ideas as your own

• telling your friend about a great book you just read

• writing a short summary of a text

Crabby:Cranky::Boring:

• Fun

• nice

• dull

• sharp

Tired: Fatigued :: Disgusting

• Fall

• Sickened

• Agree

• Doubt