WorksheetsSynthesizing and Citing Sources
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 34mins
When built-up energy is released from the Sun, it causes a bright spot to suddenly appear on the Sun’s surface. These bright spots are what scientists call a solar flare. When energy is released in this manner, high-energy particles are also heated and discharged into the Sun’s outermost atmosphere. The first time a solar flare was observed was on September 1, 1859. Scientists Richard Carrington and Richard Hodgson had been both looking at sunspots on their own. They noticed some of the sunspots brightened. After this discovery, scientists observed that the solar flares occurred in roughly an 11-year period. When the Sun’s cycle reached its height, the number of detected solar flares increased. Even though solar flares stay near the Sun, they impact the space around the Sun. A solar flare can release radiation that can come in such forms as radio waves and gamma rays. A solar flare poses a threat to astronauts out in space because it can expose them to high levels of radiation. It can also damage space equipment. On Earth, radiation can disrupt the radio communication from satellites. The extra currents of energy that reach Earth can overheat power lines. This, in turn, will affect power grids around the world
Solar flares occur almost every 11 years.
Communication systems can be disrupted.
Radio waves and gamma rays are types of radiation.
The solar flares occur often at the height of the cycle.
What is the first thing you do before you start paraphrasing?
Start writing
Understand the text
Record the source
When do you use quotation marks in paraphrasing?
Using unique words from the original passage
Using a synonym in the new version
To indicate a source
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.
What is a summary?
briefly retelling a story using important details
a short story you write
a paragraph
a detailed piece of writing that tells a story
What information should go in your summary?
small details
the most important information
your opinion
a list of characters
True or False? You should be able to understand what a story is about when you read the summary.
True
False
Which of the following statements about SUMMARIZING is true?
The Summary is a thought that is true but is not in the passage.
The Summary is what the passage is mostly about.
The Summary is specific, detailed information contained in the passage.
The Summary is always found in the first sentence of the passage.
When some people think about Texas, they think of cowboys on the open range-herding cattle up a dusty trail. However, Texas has much more than open prairie with large herds of cows. There are the mountains of West Texas, the piney hills of east Texas, and the emerald waters off the coast of Padre Island. Texas also has large coastal harbors with numerous sailboats, powerboats, inland lakes, rivers, swamps of southeast Texas with alligators and other exotic wildlife.
The Summary of this passage is:
There are a lot of cows in Texas.
There are many different, varied parts of Texas.
Texas is one of the biggest states in the United States.
There are alligators in the swampland of southeast Texas.
Tomorrow is Jill's birthday. She is excited because she gets to pick where she will eat dinner. Will it be Mexican food at the Big Enchilada House? Or will it be fried chicken at the Chicken Shack, or a big cheeseburger at Al's Hamburger Palace. She just couldn't decide. Then there was always the Pizza Shop with that great pepperoni pizza. How would she ever decide? Maybe she would just flip a coin.
The Summary of this passage is:
Jill has many restaurants to choose from for her birthday.
Jill loves Mexican food.
The Pizza Shop has the best pizza in town.
Jill will choose a place by flipping a coin.
Parkour by Jet Feller
Parkour is a recreational activity that involves running, jumping, and climbing. The purpose of the activity is to move forward without letting obstacles get in the way. Males who practice parkour are traceurs, and females who practice parkour are traceuses. Traceurs and traceuses train so that they can jump without injuring themselves. They learn basic moves such as climbing up walls, vaulting over obstacles, jumping, landing, and rolling. Then, each person uses the moves to progress through the environment in an efficient, creative way. David Belle of France is recognized as one of the main founders of parkour. David was influenced by his father Raymond Belle. Raymond was a military firefighter in Paris. Raymond went through the “natural method” of training while he was in the French military. A military commander named Georges Herbert developed the “natural method.” This method uses physical obstacles to help people overcome fears, solve problems, and gain strength. Raymond introduced his son David to the “natural method.” David Belle was also inspired by martial arts. He paid special attention to Bruce Lee. He admired the way that Lee combined the traditional martial arts movements with free form. With encouragement from his father and help from some of his close friends, Belle began to develop a discipline of movement that can be used to overcome obstacles in the environment. In the late 1980s, David and his friends formed a group called Yamakasi and began practicing what is now known as parkour. Freerunning is a recreational activity that is very similar to parkour. Like traceurs and traceuses, free runners use movements to overcome obstacles in their environment. The main difference between freerunning and parkour is that free runners do flips and other movements that are for show. Traceurs and traceuses focus on using the most efficient ways to move forward.
Which of the following is an accurate paraphrase of ideas from the Web article?
Freerunning is only for overcoming obstacles, but parkour is for show (Feller 2010).
Free runners do flips and cool moves, and traceurs and traceuses just run (Feller 2010).
Freerunning includes some movements that are less efficient than the ones in parkour (Feller 2010).
Free runners like to do stunts that are risky, and traceurs and traceuses never do anything dangerous (Feller 2010).
