Question

summarize and paraphrase
circle the letter of the best answer.

1. what is the best summary of the first sentence?

a. the weather was bleak and dangerous.
b. dorothy felt like a baby in a cradle.
c. the wind was howling loudly.
d. dorothy and toto were being blown around by the wind.

1. what is the best way to paraphrase sentence 4?

a. dorothy remained calm.
b. toto ran around barking.
c. dorothy ran around barking, but toto remained calm.
d. toto ran around barking, but dorothy remained calm.

1. what is the best way to summarize paragraph 3?

a. toto fell through the trap door, but dorothy saved him.
b. the high air pressure injured toto.
c. toto fell through a hole in the floor.
d. dorothy saved totos life.

1. what is the best way to summarize the last paragraph?

a. dorothy could not sleep.
b. the house was swaying in the wailing wind.
c. dorothy went to sleep in spite of the noisy winds.
d. the wailing winds lured dorothy to sleep.

1. reread sentence 3. which of the choices is an example of plagiarism?

a. toto did not like it.
b. toto didnt like it.
c. toto hated it.
d. toto liked it.

1. on a separate sheet of paper, paraphrase paragraph 2.
2. on a separate sheet of paper, write a summary of the passage. be sure to use your own words.

Explanation:

1. Without the original sentence, we can't be sure, but if the first - sentence is about wind, C might be a good summary.
2. If sentence 4 is about Toto barking and Dorothy being calm, D is the correct paraphrase.
3. If paragraph 3 is about Toto falling through a trap - door and Dorothy saving him, A is the best summary.
4. Without the last paragraph, it's hard to say, but if it's about the house swaying in the wind, B could be correct.
5. Plagiarism involves using someone else's work without proper citation. If the original says "Toto did not like it", B is an example of plagiarism as it's too similar.
6. This requires paraphrasing paragraph 2 on a separate sheet, which can't be done here without the paragraph.
7. This requires writing a summary of the passage on a separate sheet, which can't be done here without the full passage.

Answer:

1. C
2. D
3. A
4. B
5. B
6. (To be done on separate paper)
7. (To be done on separate paper)