Summarizing Exam Review

What is the difference between summarizing and paraphrasing?

• Paraphrasing is used for longer text and summarizing is used for just a few sentences

• Summarizing is used for longer text and paraphrasing is used for shorter text.

• There is no difference, they are both the exact same.

• Paraphrasing is when you steal information without giving credit and summarizing is giving the main ideas and important details of a text.

You should include a summary of your source when..

• when you plan to write a long report

• when you plan to use a direct quote to give context for the quote

• when you plan to plagiarize

• when you plan to only use one source

You should only paraphrase or summarize sections of a source that

• are interesting to you as the reader

• are relevant and closely related to your research question

• are short and easy

• are long and sound important

Which sentences should you use as direct quotes in your research paper?

• sentences that are long and wordy

• sentences that are short and easy

• sentences that answer the research question exactly

• sentences that are related to your research question and written in a unique way

Which of these sentences would make a good direct quote for a report about where pizza originated?

• We learn from an old story that in 1889, to honor Queen Margherita of Italy, the pizzamaker Raffaele Esposito created “Pizza Margherita”, with tomatoes, mozzarella, and basil, and the Margherita pizza, the first official pizza, was born.

• The first pizzas were simple, flat breads topped with herbs and olives.

• In Sardinia, French and Italian archaeologists have found bread baked over 7,000 years ago.

• In Ancient Greece, citizens made a flat bread called plakous which was flavored with toppings like herbs, onion, cheese and garlic.

How are transitional tags used in sentences that have direct quotes?

• transitional tags give more information about the quote

• transitional tags introduce the quote and give credit to the original source

• transitional tags combines two sentences that would be fragments

• transitional tags finish off the sentence so that it sounds better

All of these are good ways to make sure you are not plagiarizing except which one?

• keep good notes on the sources you plan to use

• mention the authors name and the title of the article you use

• include the name of the source’s author in a sentence with direct quote.

• Only include the source and author's name if you read the report outloud

What punctuation mark is missing from this direct quote?

Abba Eban writes, some scholars think [pizza] was first made more than 2000 years ago when Roman soldiers added cheese and olive oil to matzah.

• Quotation marks

• a comma

• an exclamation mark

• parentheses

Which punctuation mark is missing from this direct quote?

When interviewed by the Islamic Post newspaper, Layla Ahmad stated "Eid is my favorite holiday! There's just so many fun things to do and people to see."

• Quotation marks at the end of the quote

• Quotation marks at the beginning of the quote

• a comma right after the word stated

• a comma after the word interviewed

How are commas used when using direct quotes?

• commas always come after the quote

• commas are used at the pauses in the quote

• commas are used to separate the quote from other writing in the text

• commas are not even used