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Worksheetsparaphrase
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 30mins
What is the first thing you do before you start paraphrasing?
Start writing
Understand the text
Record the source
A good tips to start writing is to
Use a dictionary
Copy the exact words
Put away the material and write
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: 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
If you use your own words, you should use quotation marks 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
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.
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: 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
"Fashion models are contemporary icons of beauty. Hordes of people aspire to look and dress exactly like them. Fashion shows are part of the everyday scene."
Fashion models are modern symbols of beauty, Many people aspire to look and dress similar to them. Fashion shows are part of the regular scene.
Due to the Fashion shows' impact, the beautifulness of fashion models has become influential nowadays. Thus everybody wants to wear and act like them.
One of the most popular places in the world to visit is New York. People love to visit because it is exciting and interesting.
New York is a huge city where people visit because is exciting and interesting.
New York is an attractive city with vibrant places. Is one of the main tourist destinations in the world.
