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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhen you put the words of others into your own words, you are doing what?plagiarizingwritingcheatingparaphrasing
- 2. Multiple Choice
What is the first thing you do before you start paraphrasing?
Start writing
Understand the text
Record the source
- 3. Multiple Choice
A good tips to start writing is to
Use a dictionary
Copy the exact words
Put away the material and write
- 4. Multiple Choice
You use the dictionary to find
Similar words to be used in text
The meaning of the words in the text
The opposite meaning of the words
- 5. Open Ended
Why do you compare your version with the original text?
- 6. Multiple Choice
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
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhen you steal the words or ideas from another person without giving them creditparaphrasingcheatingtextingplagiarizing
- 8. Multiple Choice
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.
- 9. Multiple Choice
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.
- 10. Multiple Choice
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.
- 11. Multiple Choice
Original: Rugby football is the most popular sport in New Zealand. Most villages, towns, and districts have their own teams.
Paraphrase: Of all the sports played in New Zealand, rugby football is the most popular. Most areas even have their own teams.
Acceptable Paraphrase
Plagiarism
- 12. Multiple Choice
Original: Seventy-five percent of university students prefer to live in student housing.
Paraphrase: Campus housing is not a preference for around a quarter of college students.
Acceptable Paraphrase
Plagiarism
- 13. Multiple Choice
If you use your own words, you should use quotation marks when paraphrasing.
true
false
- 14. Multiple Choice
Paraphrased information from a source should still be cited with the author's last name and a page number.
true
false
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