Paraphrasing and Tone

What is the best paraphrase of the following sentence?

Brazil is the largest country in South America and Suriname is the smallest.

• The biggest country in South America is Brazil, while the tiniest is Suriname.

• The largest country is Brazil and the smallest country is Suriname, and they are both countries in Brazil.

• Suriname and Brazil the largest and smallest countries in Brazil.

• The two countries of Brazil and Suriname are two countries in Brazil.

Choose the sentence that BEST paraphrases this sentence:

A high school student usually has summer reading assignments.

• A high school student always has homework assignments in the summer.

• Usually school aged students have summer reading assignments.

• It is common for students in high school to have summer reading assignments.

• Most summer school students have high school reading to do.

Which is the best paraphrase of the following sentence?

Dragonflies have six legs, but they can’t walk.

• Dragonflies have six legs but cannot walk, and I think that this is odd.

• Although Dragonflies have six legs, they cannot walk at all.

• Dragonflies have six legs.

• Even though they have six legs, dragonflies can’t walk.

What is the tone of the following text?

"I will not!" she shouted. "I will not be left at the mercy of our enemies while you run away and hide, you coward!"

• pleased

• happy

• suspicious

• angry

Lana was bursting with excitement. She paced up and down, and every few minutes headed to the window to check for the mail carrier. When he finally showed up, she ran down the path and stretched out her hand for the mail. She took a deep breath and, hands shaking, ripped open the envelope.

What word would you use to describe the tone of this passage?

• humorous

• anxious

• persuasive

• cheerful

"Listen to what she says with an open heart and a critical mind. Love her even if she doesn't do what you hope..."

• tragic

• desperate

• cheerful

• sympathetic

Today is very boring, it’s a very boring day, there is nothing much to look at, there is nothing much to say. There’s a peacock on my sneakers, there’s a penguin on my head, there’s a dormouse on my doorstep; I am going back to bed.

• bored

• fanciful

• tired

• exciting