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Paraphrasing & Supporting details Placement M6

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Paraphrase this sentence.

"She can barely stay awake while at work."

a)

She stays near her workplace.

b)

She hardly stays awake at work.

c)

She works really hard and always stays awake.

2.

The roller coaster is dangerous. The underlined word can be placed by ________________.

a)

safety

b)

amusement

c)

wonderful

d)

risky

3.

She spent a large amount of money.

This sentence means_____________

a)

She has no money to spend.

b)

She had spent a lot of money.

c)

She had a big buying list to spend.

4.

She is a very rude worker. What does "rude" mean?

a)

polite

b)

gentle

c)

aggressive

d)

calm

5.

He always arrives exactly on time for class.

This can be paraphrased as _________________

a)

He is a punctual person.

b)

He is out of control.

c)

He has no time to study in class.

d)

He arrives late every time.

6.

Which one of the following statements is the best supporting idea of "our biology teacher is lazy."?

a)

He always begins the class with 2-3 questions.

b)

He has his top students present the lesson.

c)

He lectures for most of the period.

7.

Which is the best supporting detail for "The meal I cooked for my girlfriend was horrible."?

a)

It took me hours to clean the kitchen and wash the dishes.

b)

We both enjoy eating our dinner which we cooked.

c)

The cake I tried to bake collapsed into itself.

8.

Greg is irresponsible because__________________________

a)

He helps people who are carrying heavy packages.

b)

He doesn't have time to do his work.

c)

He is always too busy with something.

d)

When he borrows things, he returns them damaged, or not at all.

9.

In addition, the social pressure to get a date for the prom makes many people miserable. What does miserable mean?

a)

joyful

b)

proud

c)

uncomfortable

d)

pleased

10.

Paraphrase the sentence "That child is very curious."

a)

The youngster is extremely interested in everything.

b)

The youngster is too lazy to learn.

c)

The child lacks responsibility.

d)

The child is experienced in working alone.

11.

Which statement means "She doesn't mind taking time to answer a customer's question."?

a)

She wastes a lot of time answering the customer's questions.

b)

She is willing to respond to the customer's questions.

12.

She greets employees and customers alike with a warm smile and hearty. She is a _______________ person.

a)

kind

b)

respectful

c)

pride

d)

mad

13.

"ฉันทนผู้ชายคนนั้นไม่ได้" What can be said in English?

a)

I can't stand that man!

b)

I wish I could stay with that man.

c)

That man is very rude.

d)

I can't help falling to him.

14.

"High-school proms should be banned." This statement refers to _________________

a)

Everyone is looking forward to joining the prom.

b)

Participating in the school prom wastes a lot of money.

c)

There are some reasons to cancel having school proms.

15.

He is a hypocrite person because ___________________

a)

He never let others down.

b)

He usually pays his bills on time.

c)

He tends to act opposite to what he says.

d)

He is a gentleman.