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Paraphrasing, Summarizing, and Citing

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 10mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which of these do not need a citation?

a)

None of them

b)

Quotes

c)

Summaries

d)

Paraphrases

2.

Which of the following is the definition of paraphrasing?

a)

You write the main idea in your own words

b)

You

write a passage in your own words. Not the whole text

c)

You use the author's words

d)

Not this answer

3.

Which is the definition of quoting?

a)

Rewriting the details of a passage in your own words

b)

Rewriting the main idea of a text in your own words

c)

Using the author's exact words and putting it in quotation marks

d)

Summarizing the text.

4.

What is a citation?

a)

A ticket

b)

A way of showing readers that you used information from another source

c)

Something annoying

d)

Something that you only have to use if you get caught using information from another source

5.

When should you paraphrase?

a)

When exact wording is significant

b)

When text is being referenced as a whole

c)

When wording is not significant

6.

When should you summarize?

a)

When the whole work is being referenced

b)

When the wording is significant

c)

When the wording is not significant

7.

When should you use a direct quote?

a)

When exact wording is not significant

b)

When the whole work is being referenced

c)

When the exact wording is significant

8.

Paraphrase

a)

Capture overall point or main idea of text

b)

Exact words to convey a point

c)

Use your own words to discuss an idea

9.

Summarize

a)

Overall point or main idea

b)

Using your own word to convey a point

c)

Using exact word to convey a point

10.

What is plagiarism?


Choose TWO (2).

a)

stealing someone else's words or ideas

b)

taking ideas from somewhere without giving credit

c)

coming up with your own ideas

d)

doing research about a topic

11.

What does the word plagiarize mean?

a)

to steal

b)

to see

c)

to create

12.

TRUE or FALSE: Plagiarism and cheating are the same thing.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

13.

A citation shows _____.

a)

where you originally found your information

b)

a summary of your research

14.

To express someone else’s ideas in our own words means . . .

a)

Paraphrasing

b)

Quoting

c)

Summarizing

15.

Which of the following is included in a summary?

a)

A. key points

b)

B. personal opinions

c)

C. background information

d)

D. minor examples

16.

What is the best synonym for "paraphrase"?

a)

Restate

b)

Invent

c)

Copy

17.

6. In paraphrasing, you place the paraphrased information within “quotation marks”

a)

True

b)

False

18.

Which of the following is the best definition of quoting?

a)

When we rephrase an author’s word to use in our work with credit to the original author.

b)

When we repeat an author’s words exactly as they are to use in our work while crediting the original author.

c)

Copy and pasting someone’s work and then passing it off as your own.

19.

A good paraphrase has the _____________ ___________, different words, and different word order.

a)

same ideas

b)

different ideas

c)

weird synonyms