1) When you retell information in your own words, you are... a) summarizing b) paraphrasing c) telling d) inquiring 2) Which is the best paraphrase of the following sentence? Deserts cover one fifth of the surface of the Earth. a) Deserts cover one fifth of the Earth. b) Deserts cover fifth of the Earth. c) One fifth of the Earth's surface is desert. d) Deserts cover more than half of the Earth's surface. 3) What is the best paraphrase of the following sentence? Brazil is the largest country in South America and Suriname is the smallest. a) The biggest country in South America is Brazil, while the tiniest is Suriname. b) The largest country is Brazil and the smallest country is Suriname, and they are both countries in Brazil. c) Suriname and Brazil the largest and smallest countries in Brazil. d) The two countries of Brazil and Suriname are two countries in Brazil. 4) Choose the sentence that BEST paraphrases this sentence: A university student usually has mid semester classes  a) A university student always has classes during the mid-semester. b) It is common for university students to have classes during mid-semester c) Usually aged students have mid-semester classes d) Most mid-semester students have classes 5) Abu's car is RM220,000, while mine is only RM85,000. Abu's car is _______________ more expensive than mine.  a) less b) nowhere near c) far d) not 6) There are far more people watching movies than people reading books. Film is a lot _________ than books. a) more interesting b) more like c) less interesting d) less like 7) Which sentence best restates the ideas in the passage? "Although television was not widely used in American homes until the 1950s, small, experimental television images were broadcast in the 1920s." a) Television was not widely used in American homes until the 1950s. b) Television became popular in the 1920s, and again in the 1950s. c) Television became popular in the 1950s, but the first televisions were used thirty years earlier. 8)  Paraphrasing can help you avoid _____________. It is taking another person's ideas or words and presenting them as your own. This is not only a serious academic offense, but it is also illegal in many cases. Use your own words when you write, and always give credit to others whose ideas you use. a) getting into trouble b) plagiarism c) cheating d) pledging 9) Many countries share the view that drastic measures must be taken to stop the pollution of the seas. a) The pollution of the seas can only be prevented provided that many countries follow the same policy. b) The seas will, it seems, continue to be polluted unless this agreement is accepted by a majority of the countries. c) By putting into practice a series of precautions it is believed that the pollution of the seas will be prevented. d) A lot of countries agree that it is essential to take strong action to put an end to the pollution of the seas. 10) In some parts of Turkey, farming is still carried out with primitive tools despite many advances in technology. a) In many parts of Turkey the use of simple tools has become obsolete as a result of technological advances. b) Although technology has advanced a lot, there are some places in Turkey where farmers still use out-of-date tools. c) Modern agricultural tools should have been introduced to the farmers in Turkey by now. d) In spite of the primitive tools used in farming, Turkey is a leading country from the point of agriculture.

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