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Paraphrasing Practice

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a paraphrase?

a)

a restatement of the information in a text

b)

a persuasive argument about the information in a text

c)

a genre of storytelling

d)

an essay about a specific topic

2.

Which of these is not a reason why you might paraphrase a text?

a)

You want to show that you understand the text.

b)

You need to include the information in a research paper.

c)

You need a one-sentence explanation of what you read.

d)

You want to remember the information for later.

3.

What should you do while reading a text that you’re going to paraphrase later?

a)

cross out any words you don’t know

b)

ignore the main idea

c)

scribble over sentences you’ve already read

d)

look up unfamiliar words in the dictionary

4.

Which of these should not be changed when writing a paraphrase?

a)

people’s names

b)

important dates in history

c)

names of countries

d)

all of the above

5.

Which of these is plagiarism?

a)

giving credit to the author of a book

b)

presenting someone else’s ideas as your own

c)

telling your friend about a great book you just read

d)

writing a short summary of a text

6.

What is a paraphrase?

a)

a restatement of the information in a text

b)

a persuasive argument about the information in a text

c)

a genre of storytelling

d)

an essay about a specific topic

7.

True or False: You can paraphrase a text just by swapping out a couple of words.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Which of these is plagiarism?

a)

giving credit to the author of a book

b)

presenting someone else’s ideas as your own

c)

telling your friend about a great book you just read

d)

writing a short summary of a text

9.

Crabby:Cranky::Boring:

a)

Fun

b)

nice

c)

dull

d)

sharp

10.

Tired: Fatigued :: Disgusting

a)

Fall

b)

Sickened

c)

Agree

d)

Doubt

11.

Elegant: Exquisite:: Pretty

a)

Caring

b)

Sincere

c)

Plain

d)

Attractive

12.

Guide: Lead ::Instruct

a)

Follow

b)

Push

c)

Pull

d)

Teach

13.

mask: conceal::

a)

face:avoid

b)

hidden: reveal

c)

discover: find

d)

shirt: attire

14.

quiver: shiver::

a)

quicksand : sink

b)

recall: remember

c)

jelly: jiggle

d)

slide: slippery

15.

rule: govern::

a)

show: demonstration

b)

decide: opinion

c)

ruler: kingdom

d)

king: queen