Paraphrasing

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 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.

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

What is the best synonym for "paraphrase?"

• Restate

• Copy

• Plagairize

• Invent

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 type of shark called a shortfin mako shark can jump 20 feet above the surface of the water.

• A shortfin mako is a kind of shark that can leap 20 feet out of the water. 

____________ means putting information into your own words. 

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

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

• defeat our rivals

• beat our rivals

Paraphrase the phrase by putting it into your own words: the steamy night

• the humid evening

• the steamy evening

the difficult assignment

• the challenging task

• the difficult task

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

• next to my dad

• beside my dad

Paraphrase this sentence-

The tiger is the largest living cat species, and it is most recognizable for its dark vertical stripes on orange fur.

• Tigers are the biggest cats, and have black and orange stripes.

• Tigers are much bigger than other kinds of cats, like lions or bobcats, and they have a very interesting pattern.