Research Notes, Quotation & Paraphrase — Practice · Grade 7 English

Chapter: Research & Explanatory Writing

What this practice covers

By the end of Research Notes, Quotation & Paraphrase you should be able to:

10 questions, written answer, each with a worked explanation.

Vocabulary used: paraphrase, patchwriting, evidence, qualification, revision.

Problem 1

Explain paraphrase in the assigned reading, distinguishing it from a related idea.
Answer and explanation

A restatement in new wording and structure that preserves a source’s meaning and limits. A source note keeps exact quotation, paraphrase, and your own commentary visibly separate. Record the source label and location immediately. Waiting until the final draft encourages lost attribution and confusion about which wording is yours.

Use the model to discuss reasoning after an independent attempt. A different accurate supported response can be correct; written work needs human marking.

Problem 2

Write an accurate attributed paraphrase and identify the draft’s distortions.
Answer and explanation

According to Source A, two-thirds of the eighteen questionnaire respondents chose quieter drawing rather than shared projects from the offered options. The draft changes respondents into all residents, preference into a demand, and quieter drawing into guaranteed silence. An accurate paraphrase retains those category limits and identifies the source.

Use the model to discuss reasoning after an independent attempt. A different accurate supported response can be correct; written work needs human marking.

Problem 3

Evaluate this claim: “Changing a few synonyms makes copied structure independent writing.” Explain a correction in context.
Answer and explanation

This claim is misleading. Patchwriting replaces a few words while retaining the source’s sentence structure or distinctive wording. It is not a complete paraphrase. Put exact borrowed language in quotation marks, or rewrite the idea with a genuinely different structure and cite it. According to Source A, two-thirds of the eighteen questionnaire respondents chose quieter drawing rather than shared projects from the offered options. The draft changes respondents into all residents, preference into a demand, and quieter drawing into guaranteed silence. An accurate paraphrase retains those category limits and identifies the source.

Use the model to discuss reasoning after an independent attempt. A different accurate supported response can be correct; written work needs human marking.

Problem 4

Does paraphrasing remove the need for a citation?
Answer and explanation

No. The information or idea still comes from the source. Attribute it even when you use your own wording.

Use the model to discuss reasoning after an independent attempt. A different accurate supported response can be correct; written work needs human marking.

Problem 5

Develop an independent response: Write an accurate attributed paraphrase and identify the draft’s distortions. Locate two useful details or choices, and explain one limit or alternative.
Answer and explanation

According to Source A, two-thirds of the eighteen questionnaire respondents chose quieter drawing rather than shared projects from the offered options. The draft changes respondents into all residents, preference into a demand, and quieter drawing into guaranteed silence. An accurate paraphrase retains those category limits and identifies the source.

Use the model to discuss reasoning after an independent attempt. A different accurate supported response can be correct; written work needs human marking.

Problem 6

Answer this transfer question: Does paraphrasing remove the need for a citation? Test your answer against a second detail or a fresh sentence, explaining whether it needs qualification.
Answer and explanation

No. The information or idea still comes from the source. Attribute it even when you use your own wording.

Use the model to discuss reasoning after an independent attempt. A different accurate supported response can be correct; written work needs human marking.

Problem 7

Explain paraphrase in your own words and give an example from the assigned reading or a fresh sentence.
Answer and explanation

A restatement in new wording and structure that preserves a source’s meaning and limits. The unit case offers this example to examine: According to Source A, two-thirds of the eighteen questionnaire respondents chose quieter drawing rather than shared projects from the offered options. The draft changes respondents into all residents, preference into a demand, and quieter drawing into guaranteed silence. An accurate paraphrase retains those category limits and identifies the source. Identify the wording or choice that fits the term. A different accurate example is acceptable.

Use the model to discuss reasoning after an independent attempt. A different accurate supported response can be correct; written work needs human marking.

Problem 8

Explain patchwriting in your own words and give an example from the assigned reading or a fresh sentence.
Answer and explanation

Changing a few words while closely retaining source wording or structure. The unit case offers this example to examine: According to Source A, two-thirds of the eighteen questionnaire respondents chose quieter drawing rather than shared projects from the offered options. The draft changes respondents into all residents, preference into a demand, and quieter drawing into guaranteed silence. An accurate paraphrase retains those category limits and identifies the source. Identify the wording or choice that fits the term. A different accurate example is acceptable.

Use the model to discuss reasoning after an independent attempt. A different accurate supported response can be correct; written work needs human marking.

Problem 9

Correct the misleading statement “Changing a few synonyms makes copied structure independent writing.” and explain a detail that makes your correction necessary.
Answer and explanation

A source note keeps exact quotation, paraphrase, and your own commentary visibly separate. Record the source label and location immediately. Waiting until the final draft encourages lost attribution and confusion about which wording is yours. According to Source A, two-thirds of the eighteen questionnaire respondents chose quieter drawing rather than shared projects from the offered options. The draft changes respondents into all residents, preference into a demand, and quieter drawing into guaranteed silence. An accurate paraphrase retains those category limits and identifies the source.

Use the model to discuss reasoning after an independent attempt. A different accurate supported response can be correct; written work needs human marking.

Problem 10

Correct the misleading statement “Ideas need no attribution when their wording is changed.” and explain a detail that makes your correction necessary.
Answer and explanation

To paraphrase, understand the passage, cover it, restate its meaning, and compare for accuracy. Preserve quantities, groups, and qualifications. Twelve of eighteen respondents means two thirds of respondents, not two thirds of all residents. According to Source A, two-thirds of the eighteen questionnaire respondents chose quieter drawing rather than shared projects from the offered options. The draft changes respondents into all residents, preference into a demand, and quieter drawing into guaranteed silence. An accurate paraphrase retains those category limits and identifies the source.

Use the model to discuss reasoning after an independent attempt. A different accurate supported response can be correct; written work needs human marking.

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