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B - 2 - Summaries

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

to restate the main ideas and key details of a text clearly and concisely

a)

minimize

b)

summarize

c)

plagiarize

d)

paraphrase

2.

the central thought that is the overall focus of a text

a)

summary

b)

adaptation

c)

main idea

d)

paraphrase

3.

someone who has limited to no specific content knowledge

a)

audience

b)

layperson

c)

SME

d)

jargon

4.

not influenced by personal feelings or opinions in considering and representing facts

a)

irrelevant

b)

persistent

c)

objective

d)

subjective

5.

express the meaning of someone else's words in your own words

a)

paraphrase

b)

summary

c)

analysis

d)

review

6.

taking someone else's work or ideas and passing them off as your own

a)

summarize

b)

Paraphrase

c)

analysis

d)

plagiarism

7.

repeat or copy someone else's original words

a)

summary

b)

paraphrase

c)

quote

d)

plagiarize

8.

technical words used by people of an organization, which may be difficult for others to understand.

a)

jargon

b)

analysis

c)

summary

d)

layperson

9.

a connection from one point to another point in a piece of writing

a)

paragraph

b)

transition

c)

heading

d)

topic

10.

to confirm accuracy

a)

objective

b)

verify

c)

transition

d)

renewal

11.

a person with expert knowledge about what it takes to correctly use a product or tool, do a particular job, complete a process, or develop a program; also known as a SME (pronounced smee)

a)

layperson

b)

jargon

c)

Subject Matter Expert

d)

professor

12.

a verb form that expresses an action that is currently happening

a)

past tense

b)

future tense

c)

present tense

d)

very tense

13.

a type of persuasive message that offers a solution to a problem or need

a)

summary

b)

analysis

c)

proposal

d)

transition

14.

a summary of the key information in each section of a proposal

a)

proposal

b)

executive

c)

analysis

d)

transition