ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL PURPOSES

ASSESSMENT (MODULE 4)
Instructions: Choose the letter that corresponds to your answer.
1. Which of the following is paraphrasing?
a. integrating ideas from other authors into your own writing
b. presenting ideas and information using one’s own words
c. taking what someone has written and making it your own
d. both a and b
2. Which is plagiarism?
a. integrating ideas from other authors into your own writing
b. presenting ideas and information using one’s own words
c. copying what someone has written and making it your own
d. all of the above
3. Paraphrasing is not necessarily and important academic skill that every learner needs to acquire.
a. True
b. False
4. Most of our academic reading texts are made up of paraphrases.
a. True
b. False
5. A passage to be paraphrased is either spoken or written.
a. True
b. False
6. A paraphrased text is usually longer than the original.
a. True
b. False
7. Which word would render the statement: “A ______ includes only the main ideas of someone else’s
writing, restated in your own words?”
a. paraphrase c. restatement
b. summary d. argument
8. When using a paraphrase or summary, always acknowledge the original author.
a. True
b. False
9. When you paraphrase, change the structure of the _______.
a. word c. clause
b. phrase d. sentence
10. You need not read the original text a number of times to get and understand the main ideas.
a. True
b. False
11. Using active voice is preferable to give impact.
a. True
b. False
12. Which statement is in the active voice?
a. I think therefore I am.
b. The quarantine violators were arrested.
c. The COVID patients have been quarantined.
d. Many places in California were gutted by wild fires.
13. Which statement is in the passive voice?
a. The lady is driving the car.
b. The car is being driven by the lady.
c. She drives the car.
d. She drives the car carefully.
14. Which word would render this statement correct: “One can _______ by using synonyms that reflect
the intended meaning of the original text by the original author.
a. synthesize c. paraphrase
b. summarize d. memorize
15. Simple sentences are preferred in paraphrasing and summarizing.
a. True
b. False