Quoting, Paraphrasing, Summarizing Quiz

When should you paraphrase?

• When exact wording is significant

• When text is being referenced as a whole

• When wording is not significant

When should you summarize?

• When the whole work is being referenced

• When the wording is significant

• When the wording is not significant

When should you use a direct quote?

• When exact wording is not significant

• When the whole work is being referenced

• When the exact wording is significant

Direct quoting...

• Captures the overall main idea of a source

• Is used when the author uses clear and concise wording

• Is used when the writer can state an idea more clearly than the author

Paraphrase

• Capture overall point or main idea of text

• Exact words to convey a point

• Use your own words to discuss an idea

Summarize

• Overall point or main idea

• Using your own word to convey a point

• Using exact word to convey a point

Noun

• Person, place, thing

• Person, place, thing, or idea

• Ideas and people

Adjective

• Modifies or describes an adverb

• Modifies or describes an adjective

• Modifies or describes a noun

Adverb

• Modifies nouns

• Modifies adjectives

• Modifies adverbs

Summarizing is useful for...

• quotes marks around the quote

• condensing "big picture" ideas

• brevity or "small picture" ideas