Paraphrase a Source
Grade 4 - Writing - Challenge Me
Source: "A complete circuit needs an unbroken path from the battery through the wires and bulb." Which sentence is the best paraphrase?
- Building circuits is the most fun science activity.
- A circuit works best when one wire is missing.
- A bulb lights only when the battery, wires, and bulb form a path with no break.
- A complete circuit needs an unbroken path from the battery through the wires and bulb.
Which choice copies the source too closely? Source: "Compost forms when tiny organisms break down food scraps, leaves, and other once-living materials."
- tiny organisms break down food scraps and leaves
- Compost forms when plastic and metal melt together.
- Compost forms when tiny organisms break down food scraps, leaves, and other once-living materials.
- Compost smells too strange to be useful.
Which paraphrase changes the source meaning and should be rejected? Source: "Rain gardens collect water from roofs and pavement so it can soak slowly into the ground."
- Rain gardens stop all rain from reaching the ground.
- collects runoff; water soaks into soil slowly
- Rain gardens collect water from roofs and pavement so it can soak slowly into the ground.
- Rain gardens catch runoff and let the water sink into soil over time.
Which note would help a writer paraphrase this source? "Primary sources are records from the time of an event, such as letters, photographs, maps, or diary entries."
- Primary sources are guesses written long after an event.
- make up a stronger fact
- Old photographs are always the best primary sources.
- records from the time; examples include letters and photographs
Why is this a strong paraphrase: "A bulb lights only when the battery, wires, and bulb form a path with no break."
- It copies the source exactly.
- It ignores the important information.
- It adds a personal opinion.
- It uses new wording while keeping the source meaning.