Paraphrasing Quiz

How could you paraphrase the following sentence: "Moby, the orange robot, is best friends with a boy named Tim."

Moby, the orange robot, is best friends with a boy named Tim

Tim is best friends with an orange robot named Moby

Moby is an orange robot

Tim and Moby are friends

Why should you close a book before paraphrasing a passage it contains?

To make sure you're not just copying what you read

In order to add your own thoughts and ideas to the passage

To test yourself on how well you remember the passage

Because paraphrasing with an open book is a form of cheating

What might happen if you paraphrase without carefully reading the material first?

You may wind up paraphrasing from a completely different source

You may wind up quoting directly from the material you've read

You may wind up with a more creative interpretation of the material you've read

You may not gain a full understanding of the passage you're trying to paraphrase

What should you do after you have written a paraphrase?

Close the book you were copying from

Check your paraphrase against the original

Write three questions based on the passage

Enclose your paraphrase in quotation marks

When should you use quotation marks?

When you have used words or phrases that are unique to the original material

When you want to remember a particular piece of information

When you are not sure if what the author is saying is correct

When you want to offer your own opinion on a text

What is the difference between paraphrasing and plagiarizing? Choose the best answer.

Paraphrasing is stating someone else's idea in your own words; plagiarizing is claiming someone else's idea as your own

Paraphrasing is copying someone else's idea; plagiarizing is stating someone else's idea in your own words

Paraphrasing involves coming up with original ideas; plagiarizing involves borrowing someone else's ideas

Paraphrasing involves borrowing someone else's ideas; plagiarizing involves coming up with original ideas

What's a good way to avoid accidentally plagiarizing when you're trying to paraphrase?

Make sure you don't include a bibliography at the end of your essay or report

Don't use sources like books or articles when you're writing an essay or report

Put everything you write into quotation marks

Write down the sources of the works you're paraphrasing from

A good paraphrase:

Is always shorter than the original piece

Contains exact words and phrases from the original

Doesn't sound like the original piece of writing

Shares no details with the original piece

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