Paraphrasing Practice 1

What are the replacements of “independence” in the sentence “starting a small business is becoming more popular because it offers independence, creativity, and the chance to make money, but it takes more than just a good idea to succeed"? (Choose 3/4 options)

• freedom

• liberty

• openness

• Dignity

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What are the synonyms of “creativity”? (Choose 2 options)

• imitation

• resourcefulness

• Routine

• innovation

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What are four synonyms of “chance”?

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Which 4 verbs go with “money”?

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Which 6 verbs go with “a business”?

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What does “becoming more popular” mean?

• turning into a growing trend

• Losing relevance and fading from public attention.

• gaining increasingly common

• Remaining unchanged in terms of public perception or interest.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

How can you paraphrase the sentence “Starting a small business is becoming more popular because it offers independence, creativity, and the chance to make money, but it takes more than just a good idea to succeed.”?

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

How can you rewrite the phrase “a good idea”? (give 2 other phrases)

What structure can you use to replace “it takes more than …”?

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CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.5