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WorksheetsParaphrase or Plagiarism
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 14mins
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 Earth.
One fifth of the Earth's surface is desert.
Deserts cover one fifth of the Earth.
Deserts cover more than half of the Earth's surface.
Choose the sentence that BEST paraphrases this sentence:
A high school student usually has summer reading assignments.
A high school student always has homework assignments in the summer.
It is common for students in high school to have summer reading assignments.
Usually school aged students have summer reading assignments.
Most summer school students have high school reading to do.
Which is the best paraphrase of the following sentence?
Dragonflies have six legs, but they can’t walk.
Dragonflies have six legs but cannot walk, and I think that this is odd.
Dragonflies have six legs.
Even though they have six legs, dragonflies can’t walk.
Original: Rugby football is the most popular sport in New Zealand. Most villages, towns, and districts have their own teams.
Paraphrase: Of all the sports played in New Zealand, rugby football is the most popular. Most areas even have their own teams.
Acceptable Paraphrase
Plagiarism
Original: Lionel Messi earns a whopping $39.6 million a year for playing striker for La Liga's Barcelona team.
Paraphrase: Lionel Messi earns over $39 million annually playing his position for La Liga's Barcelona team in Spain.
Acceptable Paraphrase
Plagiarism
Original: Taking the bus to Montego Bay is about twice the distance of taking the bus to Ocho Rios.
Paraphrase: A bus ride to Ocho Rios is roughly half the journey of going to Montego Bay by bus.
Acceptable Paraphrase
Plagiarism
Original: Seventy-five percent of university students prefer to live in student housing.
Paraphrase: Campus housing is not a preference for around a quarter of college students.
Acceptable Paraphrase
Plagiarism
Original: Any trip to Jamaica must include a visit to Ocho Rios to climb the falls.
Paraphrase: When vacationing in Jamaica, tourists must visit Ocho Rios to climb the falls.
Acceptable Paraphrase
Plagiarism
Original: If I won the award for laziness, I would send someone to pick it up for me.
Paraphrase: I would send someone to pick up my laziness award if I won the award for laziness.
Acceptable Paraphrase
Plagiarism
If you use your own words, you should use quotation marks when paraphrasing.
true
false
Key terms can remain the same when paraphrasing.
true
false
Paraphrased information from a source should still be cited with the author's last name and a page number.
true
false
