WorksheetsParaphrasing H.W.
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 50mins
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.
A type of shark called a shortfin mako can leap 20 feet above the surface of the water.
Brazil is the largest country in South America and Suriname is the smallest.
A high school student usually has summer reading assignments.
Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan, has been an important market and trading place for hundreds of years.
(World Book Illustrated Atlas page 103)
Lionel Messi earns a whopping $39.6 million a year for playing striker for La Liga's Barcelona team.
(Scholastic Book of World Records 2011 page 99)
Dragonflies have six legs, but they can’t walk.
Rugby football is the most popular sport in New Zealand. Most villages, towns, and districts have their own teams.
(World Book Atlas page 212)
The giant rafflesia, also known as "the stinking corpse lily" has blossoms that can reach three feet in diameter and weigh up to twenty five pounds. The flowers give off a smell similar to rotting meat.
Original: Taking the bus to Montego Bay is about twice the distance of taking the bus to Ocho Rios.
Paraphrase: A bus ride to Ocho Rios is roughly half the journey of going to Montego Bay by bus.
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Original: Seventy-five percent of university students prefer to live in student housing.
Paraphrase: Campus housing is not a preference for around a quarter of tertiary level students.
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Orignal: Every accomplishment starts with the decision to try.
Paraphrase: "Deciding to attempt something is the first step to success."
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Original: Any trip to Jamaica must include a visit to Ocho Rios to climb the falls.
Paraphrase: You should go up the falls positioned in Ocho Rios when vacationing in Jamaica.
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Original: If you exercise regularly, you will be healthier.
Paraphrase: Improved health results from habitual exercise.
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Original: If I won the award for laziness, I would send someone to pick it up for me.
Paraphrase: I would get someone to collect my laziness prize if given such an award.
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Select the best paraphrase for the following excerpt: "His life lasted many winters; Wise men all over the Earth surely remember him still."
He lived a long life and is considered famous even now.
He survived the difficult winter months, and hopefully others know of him too.
Many men know of him.
He was killed in the winter by wise men.
Select the best paraphrase for the following excerpt: "Our errand is a great one, our business with the glorious king of the Danes no secret; there's nothing dark or hidden in our coming."
We are running fun errands with the King and hope to be finished by dark.
Our mission is huge, but is only to be shared with the king of the Danes. It is no longer a secret that we are coming.
No darkness can hide our intentions to meet with your king. Our errands with him will be splendid.
We come with an honorable, pure mission that we will share with the king. We have no ill intentions.
Select the best paraphrase for the following excerpt: "A single request! I have come so far, O shelterer of warriors and your people's loved friend, that this one favor you should not refuse me-that I, alone and with the help of my men, may purge all evil from this hall."
I traveled very far to meet the one your people love. Please do me a favor and help me to fight the beast.
Please let me shelter your people so that they learn to love me like you. Then you can have peace again in your hall.
I have one request that I travelled far to complete. Please allow me to defeat Grendel with the help of my fellow warriors, so that your mead hall may be free again.
I would like to set up a purge of your people to rid your mead hall of evil. That way, those who are left will look up to you. Then they will help me with my requests.
Select the best paraphrase for the following excerpt: "My lord Higlac might think less of me if I let my sword go where my feet were afraid to, if I hid behind some broad linden shield: my hands alone shall fight for me, struggle for life against the monster."
My king will think I am weak and a coward if I fight the beast with armor and a sword. I will fight using only my hands to defeat the monster.
My lord will think less of me if I do not bring my armor and sword. I will allow them to guide me where I should go while I fight for my life.
Higlac will think less of me if I use my armor while he fights bare handed. I am afraid that my feet will not lead me into the fight due to fear. I believe I will have to struggle for my life.
Hiding behind a shield will protect me from the monster while I use my bare hands to defeat him. Then my lord may think less of me, but I will still be victorious thanks to my equipment.
When paraphrasing, a synonym must be found for each word in the original document.
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