Final Skills Review: Paraphrasing and Summarizing

Which of the following best paraphrases sentence (1)?

• While looking for fresh fruit, we found a village about a mile from our camp.

• We were looking for water when we discovered a nearby village.

• We found a village in the middle of a dense grove.

• Our camp was built a mile from the grove we were exploring.

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A good summary of sentences (1) and (2) would be:

• The group was looking for fresh fruit when they found a village, and the villagers fled.

• The men explored the grove but found no fruit or people.

• The villagers stayed in their homes while the group passed by.

• The villagers and the group exchanged gifts in the grove.

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Which of the following best summarizes the entire passage?

• The group gave beads to the villagers while they searched for water.

• The villagers invited the group into their homes after the men arrived.

• While exploring, the group found a village; the villagers fled but later approached them, and an exchange of gifts occurred.

• The group found a settlement and stayed overnight with the villagers.

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Which sentence could be paraphrased as “The villagers left their homes and fled into the woods with their belongings”?

• Sentence (1)

• Sentence (2)

• Sentence (3)

• Sentence (4)

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A paraphrase of sentence (3) would be:

• I told my men not to touch what the villagers had left.

• I suggested we should take the villagers’ belongings.

• I gave the villagers’ belongings to my men.

• I took the villagers’ belongings for safekeeping.

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Which option best describes a summary of sentences (4) and (5)?

• The villagers refused to approach the group.

• The group left the area after seeing the villagers.

• The group gave the villagers water and fruit.

• A few villagers approached the group, and one man received gifts in exchange for directions to a stream.

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When paraphrasing sentence (1), what key elements should be included?

• The location of the camp and the search for fruit.

• Only the fact that they were exploring.

• The color of the beads and the mirror.

• The villagers’ reaction to the group.

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A good summary of the passage would NOT include which of the following details?

• The villagers fled into the woods with their belongings.

• The men gave gifts to a young villager.

• The group was looking for fruit.

• The specific location of the stream.

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Which option is NOT a correct paraphrase of sentence (5)?

• The group gave beads and a mirror to one of the villagers.

• A young villager was given gifts and asked for help finding a stream.

• The group asked the villager to come with them to the stream.

• • One villager stepped forward and was given beads and a mirror.

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The main difference between a paraphrase and a summary of this passage is that a summary would:

• Be the same length as the original passage.

• Focus only on the dialogue between the group and the villagers.

• Condense the main events into a shorter form.

• Use the exact same words as the original text.

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