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WorksheetsHow Good are You?
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 3mins
1. Choose the sentence that best paraphrases this sentence: Cita Hati students usually have Myon reading assignments.
Cita Hati students always have Myon reading assignments.
Cita Hati students typically have Myon reading assignments.
2. Which is the best paraphrase of the following sentence?
Dragonflies have six legs, but they can’t walk.
Although Dragonflies have six legs, they cannot walk at all.
Dragonflies have six legs but cannot walk, and I think that this is odd.
3. What is the best paraphrase of the following sentence?
Brazil is the largest country in South America and Suriname is the smallest.
Suriname and Brazil are the largest and smallest countries in Brazil.
The biggest country in South America is Brazil, while the tiniest is Suriname.
4. Which is the best paraphrase of the following sentence?
Deserts cover one-fifth of the surface of the Earth.
One-fifth of the Earth's surface is desert.
Deserts cover one-fifth of the Earth.
5. 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.
The shortfin mako shark can jump above the surface of the water.
A shortfin mako is a kind of shark that can leap 20 feet out of the water.
6. Paraphrasing can help you avoid _____________. It is taking another person's ideas or words and presenting them as your own.
getting into a trouble
cheating
plagiarism
teacher's anger
7. When you paraphrase, you should______
include your opinions
use quotation marks
insert some important information
restate the main ideas by using your own words
8. What is the benefit of paraphrasing?
Paraphrasing is easier than directly quoting a source.
Paraphrasing a source lends credibility to your writing.
You have to use your own words when paraphrasing.
Paraphrasing makes your writing longer.
9. What is the best paraphrase of this sentence?
Lisbeth and Lana go hiking every weekend.
Lisbeth and Lana like hiking every weekend.
Each weekend, Lisbeth and Lana go hiking.
Hiking is Lisbeth's and Lana's favorite sport.
In their leisure time, Lisbeth and Lana go hiking.
10. What is the best paraphrase of this sentence?
Jesselyn is one of the hard-working students in our class.
Jesselyn is an awesome student in our class.
Jesselyn is very punctual in our class.
Our class has one of the hard-working students named Jesselyn.
Jesselyn is a diligent student.
