Restating a part of the story in one's own words is called a

• A. Paraphrase
• B. Summarize
• C. Synthesize
• D. Analyze

Answer: (A)

Restating a part of the story in your own words is called paraphrase. Paraphrasing keeps the original meaning and important details but changes the wording and sentence structure to show you understand that portion without copying the exact phrasing. It’s about rephrasing a specific section, not just shortening the text.

This differs from summarizing, which focuses on condensing the entire passage into its main ideas, omitting details. It also isn’t about combining ideas from different texts (synthesizing) or breaking the text into parts to examine its components (analyzing). For example, if the original line describes a windy night with wolves gathering, a paraphrase would express the same scene in different words while preserving the meaning; a summary would state the scene is tense and nighttime, a synthesis would blend this with other sources, and an analysis would explore why the author chose those images.