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- 1. Multiple Choice
What is a paraphrase?
a restatement of the information in a text
a persuasive argument about the information in a text
a genre of storytelling
an essay about a specific topic
- 2. Multiple Choice
What should you do while reading a text that you’re going to paraphrase later?
cross out any words you don’t know
ignore the main idea
scribble over sentences you’ve already read
look up unfamiliar words in the dictionary
- 3. Multiple Choice
A paraphrase should include
the main idea but not the supporting details.
the main idea and the supporting details.
the supporting details but not the main idea.
neither the supporting details nor the main idea.
- 4. Multiple Choice
True or False: A paraphrase is about the same length as the original text.
True
False
- 5. Multiple Choice
Which of these should not be changed when writing a paraphrase?
people’s names
important dates in history
names of countries
all of the above
- 6. Multiple Choice
True or False: You can paraphrase a text just by swapping out a couple of words.
True
False
- 7. Multiple Choice
Which of these is plagiarism?
giving credit to the author of a book
presenting someone else’s ideas as your own
telling your friend about a great book you just read
writing a short summary of a text
- 8. Multiple Choice
Which of these is a way to give credit to your sources?
looking up unfamiliar words in the dictionary
timing yourself while writing your paraphrase
including a bibliography or works cited
underlining the passages that you paraphrased
- 9. Multiple Choice
A successful paraphrase
copies the original text word for word.
is similar to the original text but swaps out few words.
uses different wording from the original text, and also includes new and different information.
uses different wording from the original text, but includes the same information.
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