A word-for-word reference to a text is called a . paraphrase
summary
direct quotation
thesis statement

A word-for-word reference to a text is called a direct quotation.

Explanation:

The term you're looking for is direct quotation. When writing a research paper or essay, you can take words from another author's work or from your own previously published work and directly quote them.

A paraphrase is a reference to a text put in your own words.

A summary is a shortened version of a piece of writing (e.g. an article, poem, book chapter, entire book).

A thesis statement is one sentence that expresses the main idea of a research paper or essay.

a. beside the fence

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over the two days of the convention, presided over by lucretia’s husband james mott, the declaration of sentiments was read and its resolutions debated. the ninth resolution continued to be the most controversial, particularly because the attendees were predominantly quaker, and quaker men often declined to vote. freed slave and newspaper editor frederick douglass argued for approval of the resolution and convinced the audience of its necessity. at the end of the convention, about 100 of the attendees signed the declaration, although some removed their names later due to criticism.