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Worksheetsparaphrasing 1
Total questions: 74
Worksheet time: 1hrs 26mins
Things are well arranged in Naura’s room, but not in Kim Nara’s room.
Naura’s room is …………………………... than Kim Nara’s room.
tidier
more arranged
more tidy
Donald’s car is $1.000.000, while mine is only $35.000.
Donald’s car is ……………………… more expensive than my car.
less
far
nowhere near
not
There are far more people watching movies than people reading books.
Film is a lot …………………………. than books.
more interesting
less interesting
more like
less like
Ramesh never enjoy watching movie.
Ramesh is not ………………………….. in watching movies.
interested
keen
into
fond of
Mom asked my previous teacher to attend our farewell party.
Mom said, “Would you mind …………………………… to our farewell party?”
attending
to attend
if I attend
if you attend
This is the first time the principal plays a guitar in front of all students.
The principal has …………………… played guitar in front of all students before.
never
been
first time
had never
I saw Laura and Janet going to Jack’s house yesterday morning.
Laura and Jane ………………….. to Jack’s house yesterday morning.
went
go
going
have gone
Andin started her career as a professional writer since she was fifteen years old.
Andin ………………………………… books for twelve years.
has been writing
have been writing
have written
wrote
Ramesh stops doing judo because he doesn’t have time to do it.
Ramesh …………………… judo because he doesn’t have time to do it.
quit
gives up
stops
dislikes
Ramesh stops doing judo because he doesn’t have time to do it.
Ramesh …………………… judo because he doesn’t have time to do it.
quit
gives up
stops
dislikes
Students can stay longer in front of their tabs playing games, but not reading e-books.
Students say that playing games is ........ more interesting than reading e-books.
much
more
less
nowhere near
A microwave heats up a bowl of soup in 60 seconds. A fan oven heats it in 15 minutes.
A fan oven is ………………………… as quick as a microwave
nowhere near
not
more
less
Almeida asked his father’s permission to repair his bike on his own.
Almeida said, “Would you mind …………………………..… my bike on my own?”
repairing
to repair
if I repair
if you repair
Sebastian never enjoys English class.
Sebastian is ………………………… English.
into
keen
interested
fond
Darla witnessed an old man taking her bike last night.
An old man ………………….. Darla's bike.
took
take
taking
have taken
We were given some money for the journey by our mum.
Our mum …………………… us some money for the journey.
gave
gives
giving
has given
When paraphrasing, a synonym must be found for each word in the original document.
True
False
It is okay to include your own original ideas when paraphrasing information from another source.
True
False
When paraphrasing, you should not change the sentence structure of the original information.
True
False
To help yourself paraphrase a text, identify the main idea of the passage.
Read this passage:
Thanks to the efforts of volunteers, people in Sauri, Kenya, have much better lives today than in years past. Their hospital now has a generator and running water, and it provides free medications for diseases that are widespread in the community. Cases of malaria have declined as people have been given mosquito nets for beds.
What is the main idea?
Their hospital now has a generator and running water.
It provides free medications for diseases.
People in Sauri have much better lives than in years past.
Cases of malaria have declined.
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 __________________.
Summarizing
Paraphrasing
Quoting
Paraphrasing, or restating ideas in your own words, helps you check your understanding of what you hear and read.
Read the passage below and decide which sentence best restates the ideas presented:
"Although television was not widely used in American homes until the 1950s, small, experimental television images were broadcast in the 1920s."
Television was not widely used in American homes until the 1950s.
Television became popular in the 1950s, but the first televisions were used thirty years earlier.
Television became popular in the 1920s, and again in the 1950s.
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.
Yes
No
A paraphrase is more than a summary of a text's main ideas—it restates each key idea in about the same number of words. Is this passage an accurate paraphrase that helps clarify the meaning of the original text? Select Yes or No.
Original Text:
During the Industrial Revolution, working-class families took for granted that their children would need to be employed to help support the family.
Paraphrase:
At the time of the Industrial Revolution, some children wanted to work in factories.
Yes
No
Read the passage below and choose the best paraphrase:
Thanks to the efforts of volunteers, people in Sauri, Kenya, have much better lives today than in years past. Their hospital now has a generator and running water, and it provides free medications for diseases that are widespread in the community. Cases of malaria have declined as people have been given mosquito nets for beds.
Their hospital now has a generator and running water, and it provides free medications for diseases that are widespread in the community.
Cases of malaria have declined as people have been given mosquito nets for beds.
Thanks to the efforts of volunteers, people in Sauri, Kenya, have much better lives today than in years past. Their hospital now has a generator and running water, and it provides free medications for diseases that are widespread in the community.
Life in Sauri has recently improved.The hospital offers electricity and plumbing, and Free medicine and mosquito nets help prevent common diseases and malaria.
Which of the following require a parenthetical citation and an entry on the Works Cited page?
Summary
Paraphrase
Quote
All: Summary, Paraphrase, Quote
Which of the following presents a general overview, so it is usually much shorter than the original text (a paragraph becomes a sentence)?
Summary
Paraphrase
Quote
All: Summary, Paraphrase, Quote
Which of the following involves putting a section of a text into your own words and is about the same length as the original text?
Summary
Paraphrase
Quote
All: Summary, Paraphrase, Quote
How many direct quotes can you have in your paper?
0
1
2
3
4
True or False?
You only use a quote when the diction (word choice) and/or sentence structure is so unique that it cannot be said any better.
True
False
What is it called when you copy short sentences or passages from an original text word-for-word and include it in your papper?
Summary
Paraphrase
Quote
All: Summary, Paraphrase & Quote
"Although television was not widely used in American homes until the 1950s, small, experimental television images were broadcast in the 1920s."
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.
Is this passage an accurate paraphrase that helps clarify the meaning of the original text? Select Yes or No.
Original Text: During the Industrial Revolution, working-class families took for granted that their children would need to be employed to help support the family.
Paraphrase: At the time of the Industrial Revolution, some children wanted to work in factories.
During the Industrial Revolution, children as young as three worked in factories.
Read this passage:
Thanks to the efforts of volunteers, people in Sauri, Kenya, have much better lives today than in years past. Their hospital now has a generator and running water, and it provides free medications for diseases that are widespread in the community. Cases of malaria have declined as people have been given mosquito nets for beds.
What is the main idea?
Read the passage:
Thanks to the efforts of volunteers, people in Sauri, Kenya, have much better lives today than in years past. Their hospital now has a generator and running water, and it provides free medications for diseases that are widespread in the community. Cases of malaria have declined as people have been given mosquito nets for beds.
What is a generator?
Choose the best paraphrase.
Which is NOT a key idea in this quote: "Spring in Minneapolis and St. Paul is often frustratingly slow to arrive. Traditional spring months in other parts of the country, like March, are mostly below freezing in Minnesota. April is usually the first month to have tantalizingly warm days. But even so, the weather in April is typically unpredictable." -Clara James, Tripsavvy.com
Spring is frustratingly slow to arrive in the Twin Cities compared to other parts of the country.
During March, it is spring in other parts of the country, but it is still mostly below freezing here.
April is when the Twin Cities start to warm up, but it is still unpredictable.
April is when it gets hot finally.
What is wrong with this paraphrase?
spring sometimes comes early
It is missing key ideas from the original quote.
It is missing the source information.
It has wrong information.
All of the above.
What is wrong with this paraphrase?
in march it is mostly freezing and in april it starts to get warm
It is missing key ideas from the original quote and source information.
It is missing the source information.
It has wrong information.
It is missing key ideas.
Nothing!
What is wrong with this paraphrase?
In Minneapolis and St. Paul spring is arrives very slowly . In March it is freezing but in April it starts getting warmer but is still sometimes unpredictable.
It is missing key ideas from the original quote and source information.
It is missing the source information and 1 key idea.
It has wrong information.
It is missing key ideas.
What is wrong with this paraphrase?
According to Clara James; It is cold in spring in Minnesota. April is the month when it gets warm and the snow starts melting.
It is missing a key idea from the original quote.
It is missing the source information.
It has wrong information.
It is missing many key ideas.
Nothing!
What is wrong with this paraphrase?
Compared to other parts of the country, spring in the Twin Cities is slow in coming and very unpredictable.
It is missing a key idea from the original quote.
It is missing the source information.
It has wrong information.
It is missing many key ideas and the source.
Nothing!
Which key idea is missing from this paraphrase?
According to Clara James; unlike other places in the country it is cold in spring in Minnesota. April is the month when it gets warm and the snow starts melting.
Spring is frustratingly slow to arrive in the Twin Cities compared to other parts of the country.
During March, it is spring in other parts of the country, but it is still mostly below freezing here.
April is when the Twin Cities start to warm up.
Apri is still unpredictable.
Which key idea is missing from this paraphrase?
it is normally cold during spring unlike other places in the country and it gets warmer in april. But the weather is unpredictable (Clara James).
Spring is frustratingly slow to arrive in the Twin Cities.
During March, it is spring in other parts of the country, but it is still mostly below freezing here.
April is when the Twin Cities start to warm up.
Apri is still unpredictable.
What is wrong with this paraphrase?
''Spring in minneapolis also St. saul is usually frustratingly slow to arrive. Traditional spring months in other parts of our country, like March, are often below freezing in Minnesota. April is usually the first month to have tantalizingly warm days.However even so, the weather in April is mostly unpredictable.''' -Clara James,
It is missing key ideas from the original quote and source information.
This is is not a paraphrase. It's a quote with a few tiny words changed.
It has wrong information.
It is missing key ideas.
Nothing!
Deserts cover one fifth of the surface of the Earth.
A type of shark called a shortfin mako can leap 20 feet above the surface of the water.
Brazil is the largest country in South America and Suriname is the smallest.
Identify the main idea :
Filling the darkness with light disturbs human and natural life and comes with disadvantages as well as benefits.
Filling the darkness comes with disadvantages as well as benefits.
Light disturbs human and natural life
Darkness comes with disadvantages as well as benefits.
Filling the darkness with light disturbs human
Paraphrase this :
Light disturbs human and natural life.
(Pick 2 answers)
Human and natural life are disturbed
Light affects human and natural life.
Humans are disturbed because of light.
Light disturbs life, both human and natural.
Find the main idea :
Most of us live in towns and suburbs, which suffer from too much light coming from homes, offices, factories and roads. In these areas, we are often unable to control the light that invades our homes and private lives.
Most of us live in towns and suburbs
Light coming from homes, offices, factories and roads
Live in towns and suburbs, which suffer from too much light coming from homes, offices, factories and roads
Unable to control the light that invades our homes and private lives.
Paraphrase this :
Artificial light has confused and harmed many creatures.
(Pick 3 answers)
Many creatures are confused and harmed.
Numerous species have been confused and harmed by artificial light.
Creatures are confused because of the presence of light.
Many animals have been disturbed and harmed
Light has caused many creatures to be extinct.
Identify the main idea :
Finally, we must not ignore the amount of energy that is wasted throughout the world as a result of our desire for extra light.
Energy is wasted throughout the world
Our desire for extra light must be ignored
Ignore the amount of energy that is wasted throughout the world
Energy is wasted because of our desire for extra light.
Paraphrase this :
Energy is wasted throughout the world
(Pick 4 answers)
Energy is used all over the world
All over the world, energy is wasted.
Energy is wasted the world over
Power is wasted across the globe
Energy is wasted around the world
It is okay to share your opinion when writing a paraphrase.
"Although television was not widely used in American homes until the 1950s, small, experimental television images were broadcasted in the 1920s."
Original Text: During the Industrial Revolution, working-class families took for granted that their children would need to be employed to help support the family.
Paraphrase: Some children wanted to work in factories during the same time period of the Industrial Revolution.
We were concerned about her health.
We had some (a) about her health.
We were concerned about her health.
We had some (a) about her health.
For many people across Europe, the introduction of the Euro has lead to price rises
in many everyday goods.
Women have traditionally been seen as mothers and home makers and it is only in recent years that they have been making significant inroads into the job market. There is still a long way to go before they achieve complete equality with men but the situation has definitely improved.
In the 1920s, an American academic, Elton Mayo, researched the effects of the physical environment on the productivity of workers. The result, known as the Hawthorne Studies, named after the electrics company where it took place, showed that workers could be motivated to work harder by making small changes
to the workplace, such as altering the lighting or the layout of a room.
Research on children’s advertising would not seem to support a ban. Psychology professor, Adrian Furnham, argues against any restrictions, noting “Peer influences
and parenting styles are massively more influential in determining children’s behaviour and achievements than advertising” (Stokes and Brown, 2011). Furthermore, a German study points out that, on average, children between three and thirteen years old spend only 1.4% of their waking time watching adverts. That said, in the UK, this translates into 18 000 adverts a year (Grissom, 2010).
However until there has been definitive research linking behaviour to advertising, it would seem premature to argue for a ban, but perhaps some regulation is needed, especially given parents’ concerns.
PARAPHRASING means . . .
writing down exactly what a passage says
putting information
into your own words
Why paraphrase?
If we think about what we’ve read we’ll understand it better
You remember your own words easier
Paraphrasing sentences, thoughts, and questions in the language we know helps to increase vocabulary, recall information more quickly, and helps us to become more fluent in grammar.
All of the above
What are the characteristics of A GOOD PARAPHRASE
A good paraphrase must be correct. Right people, right place, right time, right amount It has the same meaning as the original phrase, sentence, or paragraph.
A paraphrase must include your own words. Use words that you understand, that you yourself use. You won’t be able to change every word, but you should always try to use as many synonyms as you can.
A good paraphrase must make sense. Right information, right order Use good complete sentences, other people must be able to understand what you’ve said.
All of the Above
What is the best summary of the following passage?
The Elk River flows from the far northern part of the state all the way to the southern tip. All kinds of animals rely on it for drinking water, people eat the fish they catch in it, and farmers in the state depend on it for irrigating their crops. Since there is very little rain in this state, the Elk River gives animals and humans the water they need to stay alive. Even though the river is not nearly the biggest in the nation, it is very important to the people and animals that live near it.
The Elk River is a small river.
The Elk River starts in the northern part of the state.
The Elk River is very important to people and animals.
People catch fish in the Elk River.
