Paraphrasing

Are you ready to win this PARAPHRASING GAME?

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What does it mean to paraphrase a text?

Paraphrase this sentence:

He was awake all night playing video games.

• He is very tired today.

• He slept all night long.

• He played games last night so he did not sleep.

If you are paraphrasing you are.....

• Rewriting the text in your own words

• Creating a new ending

• Copying and pasting the text

Paraphrase this sentence:

My sister is mad at me for breaking her doll.

• I broke my sister's doll so she is happy.

• My sister is excited that I broke her Barbie.

• My sister is angry because I destroyed her doll.

What is a synonym?

• Words with the same meaning

• Words with the opposite meaning

Paraphrase this sentence:

He was saddened by the news,

• The news upset him.

• He loved watching the news.

• He was excited about the news on the TV.

Paraphrase this sentence:

The dog ran after the brown squirrel.

• The dog attacked the brown cat.

• The dog chased the brown squirrel.

• The squirrel sprinted away from the dog then up a tree.

Paraphrase this sentence:

All of the fourth grade classes had indoor recess today. It was raining outside.

• It was raining outside today, so the fourth grade classes had to stay inside for recess.

• Fourth grade stayed inside for recess because it was sunny.

• The fourth grade classes stayed inside for recess.

Paraphrase this:

Don't forget that you need to bring your money for the field trip, as well as your lunch, next Thursday.

• Next Thursday, bring money and lunch for the field trip.

• On Thursday, I need to bring my lunch because we are going on a field trip.

• I will bring some change for our field trip on Thursday.