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Paraphrasing Self Assessment

This document is a self-assessment test to evaluate one's knowledge of paraphrasing. It contains 10 multiple choice questions about paraphrasing, including the definition of paraphrasing, strategies for effective paraphrasing such as rewriting ideas from a passage in your own words while maintaining the original meaning, and understanding that a citation is still needed even when paraphrasing since the ideas originated from another author.

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Paraphrasing Self Assessment

This document is a self-assessment test to evaluate one's knowledge of paraphrasing. It contains 10 multiple choice questions about paraphrasing, including the definition of paraphrasing, strategies for effective paraphrasing such as rewriting ideas from a passage in your own words while maintaining the original meaning, and understanding that a citation is still needed even when paraphrasing since the ideas originated from another author.

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Paraphrasing Self-Assessment:

Test Your Knowledge!


Name: _________________________
Directions:
See the key below. Date: __________________________

1. What is paraphrasing?
a. Including your opinion about text from a passage
b. Replacing a few words from a passage with synonyms
c. A brief statement of the content of a passage
d. A restatement of ideas of a passage written in your own words

2. A strategy for paraphrasing is to copy a passage and change a few words.


a. True
b. False

3. A paraphrased passage should have the same meaning as the original passage.
a. True
b. False

4. When paraphrasing, as long as the author is cited in the passage the wording can be exactly
the same as the original.
a. True
b. False

5. Which of the following best describes paraphrasing?


a. Identifying the main idea of a passage and simplifying the text to fit your requirements
b. Providing evidence for an author’s claim by including a direct quote in your essay
c. Rewriting ideas from a passage after understanding the main idea from the original source
d. Writing an overview including key points of a passage in your own words

6. Paraphrasing is the same as summarizing.


a. True
b. False

7. Paraphrasing a passage is an alternative to using direct quotes in an essay.


a. True
b. False

8. Incorporating paraphrased text in your essay will:


a. Allow you to provide definitions for unfamiliar terms
b. Strengthen your writing by providing support for your ideas
c. Change ideas from other authors to fit your needs
d. All of the above

9. A strategy for effective paraphrasing is:


a. Becoming familiar with vocabulary and ideas around the topic
b. Determining the main idea and supporting details from the text
c. Explaining the main idea of the text aloud to a partner
d. All of the above

10. It is unneccessary to include a citation when paraphrasing since you are sharing the ideas from another
author in your own words.
a. True
b. False

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