Paraphrasing Practice

Do you know what paraphrasing is?

• Yes

• No

• I have heard of it, but I cannot remember the exact definition.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

A good paraphrase has the _____________ ___________, different words, and different word order.

• same ideas

• different ideas

• weird synonyms

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

What is the best definition for what it means to paraphrase?

• Finding pairs of words

• Putting somebody else's words into your own words

• Making sentences sound better

• Showing how much you know

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

When paraphrasing, a synonym must be found for each word in the original document.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

It is okay to include your own original ideas when paraphrasing information from another source.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

When paraphrasing, you should not change the sentence structure of the original information.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

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.

• Deserts cover a lot of area.

• Deserts cover more than half of the Earth's surface.

• One fifth of the Earth's surface is desert.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

Paraphrase the phrase by putting it into your own words: beside my father

• next to my dad

• along my father

• beside the man

• beside my father

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CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

Paraphrase the phrase by putting it into your own words: harmless to pets

• nontoxic to animals

• harmful to animals

• damaging to dogs

• painless to pets

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Changing every other word in a sentence means you have paraphrased well.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9