Distinguish and produce paraphrases and direct quotations with source attribution
Exercise Difficulty 2 ~4 min eng.g3.s.ex_19

Identify Paraphrase Or Quote

Prompt

Identify each as a PARAPHRASE, a QUOTE, or NEITHER. Mark each P / Q / N. (1) 'Honeybees are amazing creatures.' (no source named) (2) 'Sandra Markle writes, "Honeybees do a special dance."' (3) 'According to Sandra Markle, honeybees use a dance to share information about flower locations.' (4) 'Jeanette Winter says in her book that Wangari Maathai planted millions of trees.' (5) '"Wangari planted millions of trees," Jeanette Winter writes.'

How it's presented
mode marking
Answer criteria
type category sort
correct
  1. N
  2. Q
  3. P
  4. P
  5. Q
Hints
  1. Quote = quotation marks + exact words + attribution.
  2. Paraphrase = no quotation marks + own words + named source.
Misconceptions to watch
  • Marks any source-named sentence as 'quote'.
  • Marks sentences without sources as paraphrases.
Used in lessons