Paraphrasing

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.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

A good paraphrase:

• is always shorter than the original piece

• doesn't sound like the original

• has no important details

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Commonly used paraphrasing techniques. Which is NOT a paraphrasing technique.

• Synonym

• Moving phrases

• Writing down the words exactly as you see them

• sentence combining

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

You shouldn't talk in school when you are not supposed to.

• Talking in school is only allowed at lunch

• When in class it is best not to talk, but to listen

• You shouldn't talk in school during math class

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

The test grade made him cry.

• He was upset about his test grade.

• He learned that he failed his test.

• He made a bad grade on his test.

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Myrtle Beach is visited by thousands of tourists every year.

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

• Thousands of tourists visit New York each year.

• Each year, many people visit Myrtle Beach.

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

The dress of the bride was designed by Vera Wang.

• Vera designed the dress of the bride.

• Vera Wang designed the bride's dress.

• The bride's dress was designed.

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

The students had a tough time with the biology test.

• The students had a tough time with the biology test.

• The students did not understand the biology test.

• The students did not get it.

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Moby, the orange robot, is best friends with a boy named Tim.

• Moby, the orange robot, is best friends with a boy named Tim

• Moby is an orange robot.

• Tim is best friends with an orange robot named Moby.

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What is plagiarizing?

• Using someone else's ideas as your own.

• Writing original ideas.

• Selling your ideas to a publisher.

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9