Paraphrase or Plagiarism

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.

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

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.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

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.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

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

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Original: Lionel Messi earns a whopping $39.6 million a year for playing striker for La Liga's Barcelona team.

Paraphrase: Lionel Messi earns over $39 million annually playing his position for La Liga's Barcelona team in Spain.

• Acceptable Paraphrase

• Plagiarism

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Original: Taking the bus to Montego Bay is about twice the distance of taking the bus to Ocho Rios.

Paraphrase: A bus ride to Ocho Rios is roughly half the journey of going to Montego Bay by bus.

• Acceptable Paraphrase

• Plagiarism

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

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

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Original: Any trip to Jamaica must include a visit to Ocho Rios to climb the falls.

Paraphrase: When vacationing in Jamaica, tourists must visit Ocho Rios to climb the falls.

• Acceptable Paraphrase

• Plagiarism

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Original: If I won the award for laziness, I would send someone to pick it up for me.

Paraphrase: I would send someone to pick up my laziness award if I won the award for laziness.

• Acceptable Paraphrase

• Plagiarism

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

If you use your own words, you should use quotation marks when paraphrasing.

• true

• false

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9