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WorksheetsParaphrasing and Plagiarism
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 9mins
Paraphrasing is...
restating text to make it shorter and then adding ideas
restating text by replacing a few words
restating text using different words and sentence structures
restating text to remove the minor details
restating text so that all of the words are different
Can you paraphrase a single word?
True
False
When should you put a citation with a paraphrase?
Only in essays
In essays and reports
In all written and spoken text
In all academic written text
A paraphrase must...
look beautiful
have the same meaning as the original
be much shorter than the original
be much longer than the original
A word that has a similar meaning to the original is....
an antonym
a phrase
a synonym
a clause
A good way to paraphrase is to change active sentences to...
passive sentences
reported sentences
compound sentences
direct speech
Quotation marks are used when paraphrasing? ex: "{paraphrase}"
true
false
only in academic writing
when the paraphrase is very long
Which citation would be correct for a paraphrase?
{paraphrase} (Smith, 2008).
{paraphrase} (Smith, 2008, p.7).
{paraphrase}. (Smith, 2008)
{paraphrase}. (Smith, 2008, p.7)
plagiarism is...
quoting text from a source
not including enough paraphrases
using ideas from a text without referencing them
using too many quotes
Which of these is NOT a form of plagiarism?
ghost writing
referencing
collusion
You can plagiarise yourself
True
False
Best academic paraphrase?
"All through history, war has made humans come up with new technologies"
Throughout history, was has cause humans to develop new technologies.
Throughout the ages, humans have constantly needed to design new weapons due to the evolution of warfare.
Humans have made new technologies due to war for a long time.
Humans have been pushed to develop new technologies due to war, throughout history.
Best academic paraphrase?
"Some guy called Vincenzo Peruggia stole the Mona Lisa in 1911"
Vincenzo Peruggia purchased the Mona Lisa in 1911
The Mona Lisa was the target of a theft by Vincenzo Peuggia in 1911.
The Mona Lisa was stolen by Vincenzo Peruggia, an Italian thief, in 1911.
Vincenzo Peruggia managed to steal the Mona Lisa in 1911.
Best academic paraphrase?
"Rising sea levels have led to many people becoming 'climate refugees'"
People becoming known as 'climate refugees' is the direct result of rising sea levels.
The rising seas are causing many people to emigrate to other countries.
Climate change is causing a large number or people to need to be relocated.
Many people are climate refugees now.
Replace the underlined words with suitable academic synonyms:
"Crime levels generally rise in places which are very poor"
rates, sometimes, increase, cities, not rich
statistics, usually, go up, zones, really cashless
rates, predominantly, increase, areas, poverty-stricken
statistics, mostly, increase, zones, financially-ravaged
