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Paraphrasing and Plagiarism

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Paraphrasing is...

a)

restating text to make it shorter and then adding ideas

b)

restating text by replacing a few words

c)

restating text using different words and sentence structures

d)

restating text to remove the minor details

e)

restating text so that all of the words are different

2.

Can you paraphrase a single word?

a)

True

b)

False

3.

When should you put a citation with a paraphrase?

a)

Only in essays

b)

In essays and reports

c)

In all written and spoken text

d)

In all academic written text

4.

A paraphrase must...

a)

look beautiful

b)

have the same meaning as the original

c)

be much shorter than the original

d)

be much longer than the original

5.

A word that has a similar meaning to the original is....

a)

an antonym

b)

a phrase

c)

a synonym

d)

a clause

6.

A good way to paraphrase is to change active sentences to...

a)

passive sentences

b)

reported sentences

c)

compound sentences

d)

direct speech

7.

Quotation marks are used when paraphrasing? ex: "{paraphrase}"

a)

true

b)

false

c)

only in academic writing

d)

when the paraphrase is very long

8.

Which citation would be correct for a paraphrase?

a)

{paraphrase} (Smith, 2008).

b)

{paraphrase} (Smith, 2008, p.7).

c)

{paraphrase}. (Smith, 2008)

d)

{paraphrase}. (Smith, 2008, p.7)

9.

plagiarism is...

a)

quoting text from a source

b)

not including enough paraphrases

c)

using ideas from a text without referencing them

d)

using too many quotes

10.

Which of these is NOT a form of plagiarism?

a)

ghost writing

b)

referencing

c)

collusion

11.

You can plagiarise yourself

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Best academic paraphrase?

"All through history, war has made humans come up with new technologies"

a)

Throughout history, was has cause humans to develop new technologies.

b)

Throughout the ages, humans have constantly needed to design new weapons due to the evolution of warfare.

c)

Humans have made new technologies due to war for a long time.

d)

Humans have been pushed to develop new technologies due to war, throughout history.

13.

Best academic paraphrase?

"Some guy called Vincenzo Peruggia stole the Mona Lisa in 1911"

a)

Vincenzo Peruggia purchased the Mona Lisa in 1911

b)

The Mona Lisa was the target of a theft by Vincenzo Peuggia in 1911.

c)

The Mona Lisa was stolen by Vincenzo Peruggia, an Italian thief, in 1911.

d)

Vincenzo Peruggia managed to steal the Mona Lisa in 1911.

14.

Best academic paraphrase?

"Rising sea levels have led to many people becoming 'climate refugees'"

a)

People becoming known as 'climate refugees' is the direct result of rising sea levels.

b)

The rising seas are causing many people to emigrate to other countries.

c)

Climate change is causing a large number or people to need to be relocated.

d)

Many people are climate refugees now.

15.

Replace the underlined words with suitable academic synonyms:

"Crime levels generally rise in places which are very poor"

a)

rates, sometimes, increase, cities, not rich

b)

statistics, usually, go up, zones, really cashless

c)

rates, predominantly, increase, areas, poverty-stricken

d)

statistics, mostly, increase, zones, financially-ravaged