Paraphrasing with Tom Sawyer

Which is the best paraphrase of the following text?

"THERE comes a time in every rightly constructed boy’s life when he has a raging desire to go somewhere and dig for hidden treasure."

• At some point in every boy's life, he wants to dig for hidden treasure.

• There goes a time in every correctly made boy's life when he has an angry want to go to an unknown place and dig for secret treasure.

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CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.W.6.2D

Which is the best paraphrase of the following sentence?

"Tom took him to a private place and opened the matter to him confidentially"

• Tom took him aside and told him a secret.

• Tom carried him to a secret place and opened the stuff to him secretly.

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CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.W.6.2D

The purpose of paraphrasing is to

• make something easier to understand

• use more complicated words to say the same thing

• not copy someone

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CCSS.W.6.8

A well paraphrased sentence

• is easy to undestand

• means the same as the original

• is like a summary of the main ideas from the original sentence

• all of the above

Which is the best paraphrasing of the following sentence?

"Huck was always willing to take a hand in any enterprise that offered entertainment and required no capital, for he had a troublesome superabundance of that sort of time which is NOT money."

• Huck was always willing to put his hands in any project that gave fun and required no money because he had a lot of trouble with having too much time and no money.

• Huck was always willing to help in any project that provided fun and required no money because he had a lot of free time, but little money.

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CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.RL.6.4

Which is the best paraphrasing of the following sentence?

"When Tom reached the little isolated frame school-house, he strode in briskly, with the manner of one who had come with all honest speed."

• When Tom reached the lonely, little school-house, he walked in as if he was rushing to get there in time.

• When Tom reached the little school-house that was all by itself, he marched in quickly, with the act of someone who was being honest about their speed.

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CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.6.3D

Which is the better paraphrasing of the following sentence?

"Tom was about to take refuge in a lie, when he saw two long tails of yellow hair hanging down a back that he recognized by the electric sympathy of love; and by that form was THE ONLY VACANT PLACE on the girls’ side of the school-house"

• Tom was about to lie when he saw the only empty seat on the girls' side of the school-house was next to the blonde girl who he loved.

• Tom was about to take safety in a lie, when he noticed two yellow pigtails hanging down the back of the girl who he loved; and next to her body was the only empty seat on the girls' side of the school-house.

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CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.W.6.2D

Paraphrasing is meant to make a text

• more clear

• more complicated

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.W.6.2D

"He sat down upon the end of the pine bench and the girl hitched herself away from him with a toss of her head'

• When he sat on the end of the bench, the girl turned away.

• He sat down on top of the last part of the bench and the girl got her body and turned it away with a shake of her head.

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CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.3

"As the school quieted down Tom made an honest effort to study, but the turmoil within him was too great."

• As the day went on, Tom really did try to study, but he was too distracted.

• As the school became quiet Tom made a true effort to study, but the inner unrest was too much.

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CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.W.6.9A