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Paraphrasing

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A ____________ is a word that has the same or nearly the same meaning as the original word. 
a)
homophone
b)
antonym
c)
synonym
d)
paraphrase
2.

What is the best synonym for "paraphrase"?

a)

Restate

b)

Invent

c)

Copy

3.

Which is NOT a correct paraphrasing technique?

a)

Synonym

b)

Moving phrases

c)

Writing down the words exactly as you see them

d)

sentence combining

4.

A good paraphrase:

a)

is always shorter than the original piece

b)

doesn't sound like the original

c)

has no important details

5.
Which characteristic is not one of the three that make a good paraphrase? 
a)
A good paraphrase must be CORRECT.
b)
A good paraphrase must DESCRIBE new information.
c)
A good paraphrase must be in my OWN WORDS.
d)
A good paraphrase must MAKE SENSE. 
6.
A phrase is a small group of __________ grouped together to mean something. 
a)
words
b)
phrases
c)
synonyms 
d)
descriptions
7.
Paraphrase the phrase by putting it into your own words: a wonderful aroma
a)
a terrible stench
b)
an odor wonderful
c)
a wonderful aroma
d)
a pleasant scent
8.
Paraphrase the phrase by putting it into your own words: the steamy night
a)
the starry evening
b)
the hot evening
c)
the steamy night
d)
the smelly evening
9.

Paraphrase the phrase by putting it into your own words: the difficult assignment

a)
the challenging task
b)
the difficult assignment
c)
the hard assignment
d)
it's too much
10.

There was a very large rat in the kitchen earlier.

a)

There was a huge rodent in the kitchen before.

b)

There was a rat in the kitchen.

c)

There was a very large rat in the kitchen earlier.

11.

The students had a tough time with the biology test.

a)

The students had a tough time with the biology test.

b)

The students did not understand the biology test.

c)

The students did not get it.

12.

Myrtle Beach is visited by thousands of tourists every year.

a)

Myrtle Beach is seen by thousands of tourists every year.

b)

Thousands of tourists visit New York each year.

c)

Each year, many people visit Myrtle Beach.

13.

A handshake does not mean the same thing around the world.

a)

A handshake means something different around the world.

b)

Internationally, a greeting by shaking hands is not the same.

c)

A handshake does not mean the same thing around the world.

14.

You can paraphrase:

a)

a single word or a phrase

b)

a sentence

c)

a paragraph

d)

an entire page

e)

all of the above