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WorksheetsParaphrasing Like Ms. Rickards
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 9mins
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1.
A friend tells you, "I am absolutely livid. Jamie shared confidential information with Caroline!" You respond, "So, you're saying that you're angry that Jamie told Caroline your secret?"
When you retell information in your own words, you are __________________.
When you retell information in your own words, you are __________________.
a)
summarizing
b)
paraphrasing
c)
yelling
d)
talking
2.
Paraphrasing, or restating ideas in your own words, helps you check your understanding of what you hear and read. Read the passage. Which sentence best restates the ideas in the passage?
"Although television was not widely used in American homes until the 1950s, small, experimental television images were broadcast in the 1920s."
"Although television was not widely used in American homes until the 1950s, small, experimental television images were broadcast in the 1920s."
a)
Television was not widely used in American homes until the 1950s.
b)
Television became popular in the 1950s, but the first televisions were used thirty years earlier.
c)
Television became popular in the 1920s, and again in the 1950s.
3.
Which is the best paraphrase of the following sentence?
Deserts cover one fifth of the surface of the Earth.
Deserts cover one fifth of the surface of the Earth.
a)
Deserts cover one fifth of the Earth.
b)
One fifth of the Earth's surface is desert.
c)
Deserts cover one fifth of the Earth.
d)
Deserts cover more than half of the Earth's surface.
4.
When do you have to cite your sources?
a)
We do not have to cite sources.
b)
Only if your teacher tells you to.
c)
Whenever you use information from an author or a reference source.
d)
Only when you have time.
5.
How should an in-text citation look?
a)
(Seuss, 1974)
b)
Dr. Seuss, book
c)
(Dr. Seuss, Cat in the Hat)
d)
(Cat in the Hat)
6.
Choose the best paraphrase of the following:
You shouldn't talk in school when you are not supposed to.
You shouldn't talk in school when you are not supposed to.
a)
Talking in school is only allowed at lunch
b)
When in class it is best not to talk, but to listen
c)
You shouldn't talk in school during math class
7.
Paraphrasing is:
a)
using your own words to express someone else's ideas
b)
defining unfamiliar words
c)
all of the answer choices
8.
A ____________ is a word that has the same or nearly the same meaning as the original word.
a)
homophone
b)
antonym
c)
synonym
d)
paraphrase
9.
When I paraphrase phrases, I must find the ___________ for each word of the phrase.
a)
paraphrase
b)
antonym
c)
homonym
d)
synonym
10.
How do I know my paraphrase is CORRECT?
a)
I check that it has the same meaning as the first phrase.
b)
I check that I repeated the same words as the first phrase.
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