Paraphrasing Quiz

Which technique helps to avoid plagiarism when paraphrasing?

• Changing only a few words 

• Copying the structure of the original text 

• Using synonyms and changing the sentence structure 

• Omitting some sentences 

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a good paraphrase?

• It conveys the original meaning 

• It is significantly shorter than the original text 

• It uses different words and sentence structures 

• It captures the main ideas of the original text 

When paraphrasing, why is it important to check your version against the original text?

• To ensure that you copied it correctly 

• To make sure you haven’t changed the original meaning 

• To memorize the original text 

• To make your version identical to the original 

Paraphrase can be applied to different kinds of text, except...

• Narrative texts

• Informative texts

• Persuasive texts

• Poetry

Paraphrasing is the process of rewriting information in your __________ words.

The most important rule in paraphrasing is to maintain the original __________ of the text.

To paraphrase effectively, you can replace words with __________ that have similar meaning

Changing the __________ structure of the sentence is necessary while paraphrasing.

Paraphrasing helps writers avoid __________ while still using ideas from other sources.

Which of the following is a key strategy in effective paraphrasing?

• A) Copying the text verbatim

• B) Using synonyms and altering sentence structure

• C) Adding personal opinions

• D) Shortening the text significantly