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Grammar Week 6: Quotes, Summaries, Paraphrases

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
 Drake asked, "What kind of music______
a)
do you like.
b)
do you like?
c)
 do you like"?
d)
do you like?"
2.
Is this sentence written correctly?
"Did Ben say, 'I will come to the party if you play the song "Just Dance" a few times'?" asked Abby.
a)
Yes
b)
No
3.
Which one of these is correct?
a)
The text says, apples are good for you!
b)
The text says, "Apples are good for you".
c)
The text says, "Apples are good for you!"
d)
The text says "apples are good for you!"
4.
9. Is this sentence written correctly? The editor of the Daily Tribune has received many letters supporting and opposing her editorial "Let's Ban Proms in Schools."
a)
Yes
b)
No
5.
10. Is this sentence written correctly? Did you say, "Yes?"
a)
Yes
b)
No
6.

Is this sentence written correctly? "Add the eggs to the sauce," said the TV chef, "blending them together."

a)

Yes

b)

No

7.

When are single Quotations used?

a)

For people's name

b)

A quote inside a quote

c)

Parts in books

d)

important information

8.
Which best describes a summary?
a)
a really long detailed piece of writing
b)
the entire text told in your own words
c)
a dumb thing that teachers make you write
d)
the main ideas and important details of a text
9.
Which one of the following is NOT a part of a summary?
a)
using your own words
b)
summary being shorter than the text
c)
exact words from the text
d)
including main ideas only
10.
When some people think about Texas, they think of cowboys on the open range-herding cattle up a dusty trail. However, Texas has much more than open prairie with large herds of cows. There are the mountains of West Texas, the piney hills of east Texas, and the emerald waters off the coast of Padre Island. Texas also has large coastal harbors with numerous sailboats, powerboats, inland lakes, rivers, swamps of southeast Texas with alligators and other exotic wildlife.
The Summary of this passage is:
a)
There are a lot of cows in Texas.
b)
There are many different, varied parts of Texas.
c)
 Texas is one of the biggest states in the United States.
d)
 There are alligators in the swampland of southeast Texas.
11.

1. It is a truism of New York life that "the city never sleeps," and night revelers can be assured that somewhere, something is going on no matter what the hour.


Paraphrased version: In New York, there is something to do all hours of the night.


Is it an acceptable paraphrase?

a)

Yes

b)

No

12.

3. While individual industries have undergone cycles of rise and fall, New York's position as the United States' corporate headquarters remains intact.


Paraphrased version: New York has seen its stature as the nation's "corporate headquarters" diminish.


Is it an acceptable paraphrase?

a)

Yes

b)

No

13.
When you put the words of others into your own words, you are doing what?
a)
plagiarizing
b)
writing
c)
cheating
d)
paraphrasing
14.
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."
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.
15.
Is the passage below an accurate paraphrase that helps clarify the meaning of the original text? Select Yes or No.
Original Text: Toward the end of the 1800s, the Industrial Revolution caused a change in many people's employment. When agricultural work in rural areas became harder to find, many left to seek industrial work in urban areas.
Paraphrase: The Industrial Revolution in the late 1800s changed what jobs were available. People left farms in the country to work in factories in the cities.
a)
Yes
b)
No
16.

Which direct quote is formatted correctly?

a)

The novel stated, "And Grim, bless his pointed little head, he goes,'Maxwell can handle himself, can't you, uh, Max?

b)

The novel stated, "And Grim, bless his pointed little head, he goes, 'Maxwell can handle himself, can't you, uh, Max?'" (43).

c)

The novel stated, 'And Grim, bless his pointed little head, he goes, Maxwell can handle himself, can't you, uh, Max? (43).

17.

An example of a direct quote is

a)

Trevor Pepper wishes he was a tougher player.

b)

Trevor Pepper said, “We practice together, or hang out at school."

c)

Trevor Pepper said that they bond well as a team because they practice together and hang out at school.

d)

The seventh grade team bonds well according to Trevor Pepper.

18.

Which direct quote is formatted correctly?

a)

Max said in the novel, "They finally have to use ropes to pull me out of there" (39)...

b)

Max said in the novel, "They finally have to use ropes to pull me out of there"

c)

Max said in the novel, "They finally have to use ropes to pull me out of there" (39).

19.
What is the national animal of Scotland?
a)
Goat
b)
Unicorn
c)
Lion
d)
Dragon
20.
Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
a)
"Jon," his father called out "we're in a hurry."
b)
"Jon," his father called out, "we're in a hurry."
c)
"Jon, his father called out, "we're in a hurry."
d)
"Jon," his father called out, "We're in a hurry."