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WorksheetsSummarizing, Paraphrasing, and In-Text Citations
Total questions: 44
Worksheet time: 30mins
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.
For the walls, Jenny thought she would use a bright yellow paint. She would pick a border that had mostly bright red and green colors, and maybe a little bit of blue. She already had found some curtains that were sky blue with streaks of red, blue and yellow that she thought would go great with the walls. And finally, she had picked a carpet that was mostly blue with specks of red and yellow. Jenny couldn't wait till she was done decorating her room. It was really going to look awesome.
The Summary of this passage is:
Jenny likes bright colors.
Jenny was going to paint her room.
Jenny was picking out colors and materials to decorate her room.
Yellow is a good color to paint your walls.
Read the excerpt below.
Which sentence best restates the ideas?
"Although television was not widely used in American homes until the 1950's, small, experimental television images were broadcast in the 1920's."
Television was not widely used in American homes until the 1950's.
Television became popular in the 1950's, but the first televisions were used thirty years earlier.
Television became popular in the 1920's, and again in the 1950's.
Which is the best paraphrases for this sentence?
"A handshake does not mean the same thing around the world."
A handshake means something different around the world.
Internationally, a greeting by shaking hands is not the same.
A handshake does not mean the same thing around the world.
Read the passage below and choose the best paraphrase/summary:
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.
Read the passage below and choose the best paraphrase/summary:
The storm that blew through Wichita, Kansas, last night dropped buckets of rain before turning more severe. Between 9 PM and 1 AM, Wichita Airport reported six inches of rain. Reports from residents in surrounding counties recorded the rainfall up as high as eight inches in the same time period. Reports of tornados were not correct. However, very strong winds were experienced all over the area.
Around 11 PM, some residents on the western edge of the city reported large hail. The hail was originally reported to be the size of dimes or nickels. Within an hour, reports were received describing hail the size of golf balls or tennis balls. Millions of dollars in damage are expected to be announced. This includes hundreds of thousands of dollars in losses at several local car dealerships.
The severe storm last night in Wichita, Kansas, brought hail that caused millions of dollars in damage and reports of tornadoes that were not correct.
Last night's severe storm caused millions of dollars in damage including hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage at local car dealerships.
The severe storm that struck Wichita, Kansas, last night dropped between six and eight inches of rain and caused millions of dollars in damage.
A severe storm in Wichita, Kansas, last night brought strong wind, rain, and hail that caused millions of dollars in damage.
Read the passage below and choose the best paraphrase/summary:
Walker Evans was a photographer. He is best known for the photographs he took while working for the Farm Security Administration during the Great Depression. His photos documented the effects of the Dust Bowl on average Americans. Evans’ best photographs do not include images that people often find in many Dust Bowl photographs. There are no dirty, starving children. There are no sad adults who look as though they have lost the will to live. There are no families gathered in filthy, collapsing shacks. Instead, people see something that is often missing from Dust Bowl photographs: dignity.
Evans does not use his art to enforce ideas. He does not use his art to show that the people he takes pictures of are different from the people who see the pictures at museums. He uses his photographs to show the dignity of his subjects to the viewer. He shows his subjects’ run-down shacks for what they are—simple, well-kept homes. He does this to remind the viewer that shacks may look different, but they are similar to the viewer’s home. The families who live in these shacks are similar to the viewer’s own family.
Walker Evans was a photographer who worked for the U.S. government. He used his camera to document the effects that the Dust Bowl had on families across America.
Walker Evans worked as a photographer during the Great Depression. He took photographs of the effects of the Dust Bowl on people. His pictures were very popular.
Walker Evans used his camera to document the Dust Bowl. He took pictures of poor people. His photographs have a lot in common with the work of other photographers.
Walker Evans was a photographer who photographed the effects of the Dust Bowl. In his photographs, he focuses on how people kept their dignity during hard times.
Read the passage below and choose the best paraphrase/summary:
When you imagine a desert, what do you see? If you are like most people, you probably picture sand, sand, and more sand. But did you know that only one-fifth of the world's largest non-polar desert, the Sahara, is covered by sand? The rest of the 3.5 million square miles of the desert, in Africa, is made up of rock and rubble. Most people think the Sahara is covered by sand because of the many pictures of the sand dunes of the desert. The sand dunes are very expansive—they measure over one hundred miles wide and two hundred feet tall. These great sand dunes, called whalebacks, are what photographers and filmmakers focus on when they film the Sahara. So, naturally, the image of the Sahara as a sand-covered wasteland is what most people picture.
Many people think the Sahara Desert is covered by sand, but it is not. The Sahara is made mostly of rock and rubble, though it has hundreds of miles of sand dunes.
The Sahara Desert is an interesting place to photograph. Photographers and filmmakers especially like to focus on the hundreds of miles of sand dunes.
The sand dunes of the Sahara are called whalebacks. They are called this because they look like the backs of whales barely peeking out from the ocean.
The Sahara Desert is the largest hot desert in the world. It is over 3.5 million square miles large, and people usually picture it as a sand-covered wasteland.
Read the passage below and choose the best paraphrase/summary:
Have you always wanted to own your own boat but thought you couldn't afford to? Now there's a way to purchase a small skiff for less than retail price. All you need is time, patience, and skill in working with carpentry tools. For $175 you can obtain a kit to build your own eight-foot rowboat. The kit contains complete instructions, precut wooden parts, metal fittings, sandpaper, sealant, and paint. The only decision left up to you is choosing the color of the hull; everything else has been provided. For purchasing information, log on to our Web site.
Some people think that boats are really expensive. Only large boats cost a lot of money; small ones do not.
You can buy a small boat for under $200. Most people think that boats cost thousands of dollars.
You can build a small, inexpensive rowboat from a kit. The kit has all of the pieces and paint that you need.
People can actually buy a rowboat on the Internet. You can find out more information on the Web site.
The Summary of this passage is:
The Summary of this passage is:
Why is this sentence considered common knowledge?
“We are such stuff as dreams are made on, and our little life is rounded with a sleep” (William Shakespeare 33).
Correct
Incorrect
“A bear, however hard he tries, grows tubby without exercise" (Milne pg. 14).
Correct
Incorrect
“The Answer to the ultimate question of Life, The Universe and Everything is…42!” (Adams 26).
Correct
Incorrect
True or False? "Only direct quotes need to be cited."
True
False
Is this citation formatted correctly? The source is an article by Jack Stolley without page numbers.
The Purdue OWL is accessed by millions of users every year. Its MLA Formatting and Style Guide is one of the most popular resources (Stolley).
Yes
No
Is this citation formatted correctly? The source is an article without an author or page numbers titled "Herzog: A Life."
One online film critic stated that Fitzcarraldo is "...a beautiful and terrifying critique of obsession and colonialism" (“Herzog: A Life”).
Yes
No
Which citation is formatted CORRECTLY?
Many of the students who plagiarize do so out of ignorance rather than deliberately. (Smith 10)
(Smith 10) Many of the students who plagiarize do so out of ignorance rather than deliberately
Many of the students who plagiarize do so out of ignorance rather than deliberately. (Smith p.10)
Many of the students who plagiarize do so out of ignorance rather than deliberately (Smith 10).
A book with page numbers written by Lori Ratliff. Which citation is CORRECT?
English rocks (Ratliff, 14)
According to Ratliff, English rocks (L. Ratliff 14).
English rocks (Ratliff 14).
Ratliff asserts that English rocks. (Ratliff 14)
MLA stands for _______.
Monkeys Lose Apples
Modern Learning Application
Modern Language Association
Multiple Language Association
Select which in-text citation is properly done from the options below:
Students may plagiarize because of lack of understanding about the reason for citations (Cleary).
Students may plagiarize because of lack of understanding about the reason for citations.
Students may plagiarize because of lack of understanding about the reason for citations. (Cleary)
Students may plagiarize because of lack of understanding about the reason for citations (Michelle Cleary).
What is the spacing of your text?
Single
1.25"
Double
1.50"
What is another name for an in-text citation?
hidden citation
parenthetical citation
essay citation
cat citation
A parenthetical citation is the shortened version of what?
your essay or paragraph
a YouTube video
one of the full citations listed in the Works Cited
a bedtime story
What two pieces of information should be included in the in-text citation?
Page numbers, URL
First letter of the author's last name and page numbers
Article title and author
Author's last name and page number
Where should the period go after a direct quote or paraphrase?
After the parenthetical reference
Before the parenthetical reference
In the middle of the sentence
No punctuation is needed
If I write the quote in my own words, then I am not plagiarizing.
True
False
