Paraphrase Practice

_____ is shorter than the original text.

• A paraphrase

• A summary

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

When you communicate a particular idea using different words, you are doing what?

• plagiarizing

• writing

• cheating

• paraphrasing

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Choose the best paraphrase.

Cannon Beach is visited by thousands of tourists every year.

• Cannon Beach is seen by thousands of tourists every year.

• Thousands of tourists visit Oregon every year.

• Each year, many people visit Cannon Beach.

• Yearly people travel to Cannon Beach for work.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Choose the best paraphrase.

Giraffes like Acacia leaves and hay, and they can consume 75 pounds of food a day.

• Giraffes eat a lot of food each day.

• A giraffe's legs are taller than most humans.

• Giraffes are interesting creatures with a diet of Acacia leaves and hay.

• A giraffe can eat up to 75 pounds of Acacia leaves and hay daily.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

Choose the best paraphrase.

Symptoms of influenza include fever and nasal congestion.

• A stuffy nose and elevated temperature are signs you may have the flu.

• Symptoms of the flu are fever and nasal congestion.

• Side effects of the flue are fever and nasal congestion.

• Symptoms of influenza include fever and a stuffy nose.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

Choose the best paraphrase.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. famously said, "In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends."

• Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. said we remember the silence of our friends more than the words of our enemies.

• Lack of support from friends impacts us more than our enemies' words.

• Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a famous orator who expressed many important ideas.

• One of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s famous quotes is about how lack of support from friends impacts us more than our enemies' words.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3