# PTE Reading FIB #12: Academic Writing and Source...

Reading: Fill in the Blanks #12 - Level 1 - Feeds Reading

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Paraphrasing is likely the most common way you will ____ your source information. Quoting should be minimal in most research papers. Paraphrasing can be tricky, however. You really have to make changes to the wording. Changing a few words here and there doesn't ____ as a paraphrase, and including exact phrases from the source without putting them in quotation marks can get you into trouble with ____ .

## Answer

Paraphrasing is likely the most common way you will **integrate** your source information. Quoting should be minimal in most research papers. Paraphrasing can be tricky, however. You really have to make changes to the wording. Changing a few words here and there doesn't **count** as a paraphrase, and including exact phrases from the source without putting them in quotation marks can get you into trouble with **plagiarism** .

## Explanation

Blank 2 follows "doesn't" and comes before "as," so you need "count as," meaning qualify as. "Describe as" would need an object. Blank 3 follows "trouble with," and copying exact phrases without quotation marks is "plagiarism." In blank 1, you "integrate" source information into your paper. "Exchange" suggests a swap, not use in writing.

## Hints

- Look for verbs that describe the act of combining information and nouns that describe academic misconduct.
- Consider the sentence structure; the first blank requires a verb, the second a verb, and the third a noun.

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