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Paraphrasing Exercise

Exercise 1

Original text:

Technology can improve the quality of life and governments need to plan carefully
for the future (Turnbull, 2015).

Paraphrase:

Governments need to plan carefully for the future as technology can improve the
quality of life.

This example of paraphrasing is a □ Bad example □ Good example

Why? __Because paraphrasing is expressing the meaning of something written or

spoken using different words which is what this person did not do this just swaped
the words around_____________________________________________________

Exercise 2

Original text:
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The hardest language to learn is Mandarin as fluency requires memorising

thousands of characters (Johnson, 2014).

Paraphrase:

Mandarin is one of the most difficult languages to master because fluency requires
remembering thousands of characters (Johnson, 2014).

This example of paraphrasing is a □ Bad example □ Good example

Why?

_This person changed some of the words, but didn’t exacly express the context to
his own meaning _____________________________________________________

Exercise 3

Original text:

In recent years there has been growing concern among environmentalists and some
car owners about the pollutants that cars emit into the atmosphere (Elliot, 2005).

Paraphrase:

Recently, there has been increasing concern among environmentalists and some car
owners about the pollutants that cars send out into the atmosphere.

This example e of paraphrasing is a □ Bad example □ Good example

Why
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__ This person changed some of the words and mixed them a little, but didn’t
express the context to his own meaning ___________________________________

Exercise 4

Original text:

The first Chinese immigrants to Australia arrived in 1848 as shepherds, land clearers
and general farm hands (Irwin, 2001, p.8).

Paraphrase:

Chinese immigrants to Australia in the mid-nineteenth century initially found

employment in the rural sector (Irwin, 2001, p.8).

This example of paraphrasing a □ Bad example □ Good example

Why?

__This person was able to express the context in their own words but still meaning
the same thing as the original context_____________________________________

Exercise 5
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Original text:

Brazil’s Amazon jungle is alive with millions of plant and animal species. But the
jungle is shrinking. Loggers cut down trees for wood and paper (Better Lesson,
2011).

Paraphrase:

There is an abundance of plant and animal life in the Amazon rainforest in Brazil.
However, it is decreasing in size due to loggers who are sawing down trees for wood
products (Better Lesson, 2011).

This example of paraphrasing is a □ Bad example □ Good example

Why?

___ This person was able to express the context in their own words but still meaning
the same thing as the original context _____________________________________

Exercise 6

Original text:

Cleopatra ruled Egypt more than 2000 years ago. Much is known about the powerful
queen. But a mystery remains as to where she was buried (Better Lesson, 2011).

Paraphrase:

Searchers have never been able to locate the burial site of the powerful queen
Cleopatra who governed Egypt late BC, even though a lot is known about her and
the life she led (Better Lesson, 2011).
This assignment was taken from the Government of Western Australia North Metropolitan
TAFE Library Services: https://guides.dtwd.wa.gov.au/nmtafe-assignments/paraphrasing

This example of paraphrasing is a □ Bad example □ Good example

Why?

_____ This person was able to express the context in their own words but still
meaning the same thing as the original context _____________________________