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Block 7 Paraphrasing Assessment
Name
Circle the correct answer.
Question #1:
Read the selected portions of "The Legend of Sleepy
Hollow."
Choose the best paraphrase of sentence 1.
A.
A small town lies on the Hudson called Tarry
Town.
B.
In Tarry Town, the broad expansion of the river
is denominated by the ancient Dutch
navigators.
C.
Sailors asked St. Nicholas for protection.
Question #2:
Read the selected portions of "The Legend of Sleepy
Hollow."
How did the town get its name?
A.
market days
B.
the husbands lingering around the tavern
C.
former days
D.
the housewives' activities around town
Question #3:
Read the selected portions of "The Legend of Sleepy
Hollow."
Choose the best paraphrase for sentence 4.
A.
A valley sits among high hills.
B.
Two miles away, there is a quiet lap of land.
C.
A quiet place sits in a valley not far away.
D.
The whole world is quiet in the valley.
Question #4:
Read the selected portions of "The Legend of Sleepy
Hollow."
Choose the best synonym for "brook" in sentence 5.
A.
puddle
B.
river
C.
lake
D.
stream
Question #5:
Read the selected portions of "The Legend of Sleepy
Hollow."
Choose the best synonym for "peculiar" in sentence 6.
A.
distant
B.
distinct
C.
wacky
D.
crazy
Question #6:
Read the selected portions of "The Legend of Sleepy
Hollow."
Choose the best paraphrase for sentence 7.
A.
Everyone has nightmares in Sleepy Hollow.
B.
The neighborhood is a ghost town.
C.
Sleepy Hollow is popular with star gazers.
D.
Sleepy Hollow is known for superstitious people
and tales of hauntings.
Question #7:
Read the selected portions of "The Legend of Sleepy
Hollow."
What does the author mean by "twilight superstitions"?
A.
early morning constellations
B.
belief in nighttime
C.
fear of a sign that will come at night
D.
sleeping peacefully
Question #8:
Read the selected portions of "The Legend of Sleepy
Hollow."
Choose the best synonym for "dominant" in sentence 1.
A.
tyrannical
B.
bossy
C.
main
D.
influential
Question #9:
Read the selected portions of "The Legend of Sleepy
Hollow."
Choose the best paraphrase of sentence 1.
A.
The ghost commands like a god.
B.
The main ghost is the headless horseman.
C.
The big spirit is magical.
D.
The main ghost haunts horses.
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Block 7 Paraphrasing Assessment
Name
Circle the correct answer.
Question #10:
Read the selected portions of "The Legend of Sleepy
Hollow."
Choose the best synonym for the word "trooper" in
sentence 2.
A.
highway patrol
B.
soldier
C.
good sport
D.
girl scout group
Question #11:
Read the selected portions of "The Legend of Sleepy
Hollow."
Choose the best paraphrase of "as if on the wings of the
wind" in sentence 2.
A.
walking on wind
B.
like he is flying
C.
flying like an airplane
D.
turning into wind
Question #12:
Read the selected portions of "The Legend of Sleepy
Hollow."
Why does the headless horseman pass "like a midnight
blast" back to the churchyard?
A.
He has to be back before daybreak.
B.
He is replaying the battle he died in.
C.
He looks black like midnight.
Question #13:
Read the selected portions of "The Legend of Sleepy
Hollow."
Choose the best paraphrase of sentence 4.
A.
Ichabod Crane left Sleepy Hollow because he
did not like the children.
B.
Ichabod Crane lived thirty years ago.
C.
Ichabod Crane taught the children of Sleepy
Hollow.
D.
Ichabod Crane was thirty when he taught in
Sleepy Hollow.
Question #14:
Read the selected portions of "The Legend of Sleepy
Hollow."
What does the author mean by "feet that might have
served for shovels" in sentence 5?
A.
gardening feet
B.
big feet
C.
tiny feet
D.
steel feet
Question #15:
Select the best answer.
_______ is putting a story in your own words.
A.
Generalizing
B.
Paraphrasing
C.
Plotting
Question #16:
Is this statement true or false?
It is important to describe a book you are reading in
your own words.
A.
false
B.
true
Question #17:
Choose the correct answer.
_______ is taking credit for work that is not yours.
A.
Plagiarizing
B.
Paraphrasing
C.
Generalizing
Question #18:
Is this statement true or false?
It is not illegal to copy an author's book word for word.
A.
false
B.
true
Question #19:
Select the best answer to complete the sentence.
When taking notes, write down details in ________
sentences.
A.
incomplete
B.
complete
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Block 7 Paraphrasing Assessment
Name
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Question #20:
Read the selected portions of "The Legend of Sleepy
Hollow."
Choose the best paraphrase of Ichabod as "some
scarecrow eloping from a cornfield" in sentence 7.
A.
a man made of corn
B.
skinny and wearing baggy clothes
C.
a scary farmer
D.
bulging like a fat scarecrow
Question #21:
Choose the best definition of this word.
paraphrase
A.
a shorter version of a story that tells only the
main idea
B.
retelling a story in your own words
C.
copying another person's work and claiming it
as your own
Question #22:
Choose the best definition of this word.
plagiarize
A.
retelling a story in your own words
B.
a shorter version of a story that tells only the
main idea
C.
copying someone's work and taking credit for it
yourself
Question #23:
Is this statement true or false?
When taking notes, it is best to write in complete
sentences, being sure to get every word correct.
A.
false
B.
true
Beach Park
Block 7 Paraphrasing Assessment
Answer Key
1. A -A small town lies on the Hudson called Tarry Town.
2. B -the husbands lingering around the tavern
3. C -A quiet place sits in a valley not far away.
4. D -stream
5. B -distinct
6. D -Sleepy Hollow is known for superstitious people and tales
of hauntings.
7. C -fear of a sign that will come at night
8. C -main
9. B -The main ghost is the headless horseman.
10. B -soldier
11. B -like he is flying
12. A -He has to be back before daybreak.
13. C -Ichabod Crane taught the children of Sleepy Hollow.
14. B -big feet
15. B -Paraphrasing
16. B -true
17. A -Plagiarizing
18. A -false
19. A -incomplete
20. B -skinny and wearing baggy clothes
21. B -retelling a story in your own words
22. C -copying someone's work and taking credit for it yourself
23. A -false