Sixth Grade Library Skills

6.3.5 Understands the concept of plagiarism and

the importance of paraphrasing.

Paraphrasing

• You can use the words someone said or wrote if you rewrite them in your own words. This is called paraphrasing.

Quote

• To quote means to repeat words that a person or character said or wrote. It’s usually okay to quote someone, as long as you place the words in quotation marks and give credit by writing the person’s name at the end of the quote.

Common Knowledge

• Common knowledge is information that you know or can be found in lots of places. They include dates, names, places, and scientific or historical facts.

Read the following statements. Select whether they are:

- Paraphrasing

- Quote

- Common Knowledge

#1

The grass is green in the summer.

a.Paraphrasing

b.Quote

c.Common Knowledge

#2

Humpty Dumpty was injured when he tumbled off the wall. Sadly, he

could not be repaired.

a.Paraphrasing

b.Quote

c.Common Knowledge

#3

In the movie Bambi, Thumper said “If you can't say something nice...

don't say nothing at all”

a.Paraphrasing

b.Quote

c.Common Knowledge

#4

Fireflies can be found on summer nights.

a.Paraphrasing

b.Quote

c.Common Knowledge

#5

Jack and Jill climbed a ridge. Unfortunately, they had an accident, got hurt, and spilled their water from

the well.

a.Paraphrasing

b.Quote

c.Common Knowledge

#6

Three kittens did not take very good care of their mittens. They lost them, got them

dirty, cleaned them and then wanted to have pie.

a.Paraphrasing

b.Quote

c.Common Knowledge

#7

The wolf in the Three Little Pigs frightened the pigs when he said “I’ll huff and I’ll puff and I’ll blow your

house down.”

a.Paraphrasing

b.Quote

c.Common Knowledge

#8

The cat in the hat liked to have fun. He told the children that “I know it is wet and the sun is not sunny, but we can have lots of good fun that is

funny.”

a.Paraphrasing

b.Quote

c.Common Knowledge

#9

Many dinosaur fossils have been found in the United States.

a.Paraphrasing

b.Quote

c.Common Knowledge

#10

When the sky darkens with clouds and it gets windy, rain may be on the way.

a.Paraphrasing

b.Quote

c.Common Knowledge

#11

When the fairy godmother was getting Cinderella ready for the ball

she would say “Fol-de-rol and fiddle dee dee” These magic words helped her to get ready for the ball.

a.Paraphrasing

b.Quote

c.Common Knowledge

#12

Mary had a small lamb who would not stay home while she was in

school. Her teacher did not seem to mind that it came to school with

Mary.

a.Paraphrasing

b.Quote

c.Common Knowledge

#13

Kittens often purr when they are happy.

a.Paraphrasing

b.Quote

c.Common Knowledge

#14

There was a mouse who ran up and down a clock. He became frightened and squeaked when the clock struck

loudly for each hour.

a.Paraphrasing

b.Quote

c.Common Knowledge

The gingerbread man thought he was funny as he ran away yelling “ You can't catch me, I'm the Gingerbread Man !”

a. Paraphrasingb. Quotec. Common Knowledge

#15

Good Job!