paraphrasing quiz

Which is the best paraphrase of the following sentence?
Deserts cover one fifth of the surface of the Earth. 

• Deserts cover one fifth of the Earth.
• One fifth of the Earth's surface is desert.
• Deserts cover one fifth of the Earth.
• Deserts cover more than half of the Earth's surface.

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CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

What is the best paraphrase of the following sentence?
A type of shark called a shortfin mako can leap 20 feet above the surface of the water.

• A shark can leap 20 feet out of the water, it is called a shortfin mako. 
• The shortfin mako shark can jump above the surface of water.
• A shortfin mako is a kind of shark that can leap 20 feet out of the water. 
• A shortfin mako can jump 20 feet above the surface of the water.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

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

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CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RI.4.9

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.
• It is common for students in high school to have summer reading assignments.
• Usually school aged students have summer reading assignments.
• Most summer school students have high school reading to do.

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CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

____________ means putting information into your own words. 

• paraphrasing
• finding the synonym
• finding the antonym
• describing

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CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

A ____________ is a word that has the same or nearly the same meaning as the original word. 

• homophone
• antonym
• synonym
• paraphrase

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CCSS.L.3.1G

Which characteristic is not one of the three that make a good paraphrase? 

• A good paraphrase must be CORRECT.
• A good paraphrase must DESCRIBE new information.
• A good paraphrase must be in my OWN WORDS.
• A good paraphrase must MAKE SENSE. 

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CCSS.L.7.3A

CCSS.W.7.4

How do I know my paraphrase is CORRECT? 

• I check that it has the same meaning as the first phrase.
• I check that I repeated the same words as the first phrase. 

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CCSS.RI.8.4

Will you always be able to change every word in a phrase into your own words?

• yes
• no

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CCSS.L.2.2C

Paraphrase the phrase by putting it into your own words: defeat our opponent

• defeat our opponent
• win your opponent
• beat our rivals
• win our enemies

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CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4