Dave ate his food quickly.

At a rapid speed, Dave devoured his food.

The team's soccer jerseys were designed by Nike.

Nike created the team's uniforms.

Symptoms of the flu include fever and nasal congestion.

Stuffiness and an elevated temperature are signs of the flu.

The test grade made him cry.

He was upset about his test grade.

Willy Wonka was famous for his delicious candy.

Tasty candy is what Willy Wonka was very well known for.

Myrtle Beach is visited by thousands of tourists every year.

Each year, many people go to Myrtle Beach.

All of these are characteristics of a paraphrase except which one?

you copy the exact words in order

In ancient times, pigeons were used to carry mail.

Long ago, the mail was delivered by pigeons.

The dress of the bride was designed by Vera Wang.

Vera Wang created the design for the bride's dress.

Laura had the chubbiest cheeks in her family.

In her family, Laura's cheeks were the plumpest.

What does the word paraphrase mean?

to put written or spoken words in your own words

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1
Dave ate his food quickly.
Dave is a fat cat.
Dave gulped down his food at a high speed.
At a rapid speed, Dave devoured his food.
Dave wasn't really that hungry.
2
The team's soccer jerseys were designed by Nike.
The team's jerseys were designed.
The team's jerseys were designed by Nike.
The team's soccer jerseys were awesome.
Nike created the team's uniforms.
3
When you paraphrase you _________ change names, dates, titles, etc.
cannot
always
should
may
4
Summarizing and paraphrasing are the same thing.
False
True
5
Symptoms of the flu include fever and nasal congestion.
Stuffiness and an elevated temperature are signs of the flu.
The person they are talking about is sick.
Symptoms of the flu include fever and nasal congestion.
Signs of the flu include fever and nasal congestion.
6
When you paraphrase, you mainly replace words and phrases with __________ whenever you can.
antonyms
synonyms
hyperboles
quotation marks
7
The test grade made him cry.
He was upset about his test grade.
Crying, the test grade made him.
He wanted to retake his test.
He made a bad grade on his test.
8
Willy Wonka was famous for his delicious candy.
Tasty candy is what Willy Wonka was very well known for.
Willy Wonka had a chocolate factory.
Willy Wonka was known for his delicious candy.
A man was famous for his delicious candy.
9
Myrtle Beach is visited by thousands of tourists every year.
Thousands of tourists visit New York each year.
Yearly people travel to Myrtle Beach to work.
Myrtle Beach is seen by thousands of tourists every year.
Each year, many people go to Myrtle Beach.
10
All of these are characteristics of a paraphrase except which one?
you arrange the words in a different order
you keep to overall meaning
you copy the exact words in order
you put it in your own words
11
In ancient times, pigeons were used to carry mail.
Long ago, eagles were used to deliver mail.
Long ago, the mail was delivered by pigeons.
Pigeons were used to carry mail in ancient times.
Pigeons received mail in ancient times.
12
The dress of the bride was designed by Vera Wang.
The bride's dress was designed.
The dress of the bride was created by Vera Wang.
Vera Wang created the design for the bride's dress.
A famous artist designed the dress of the bride.
13
Laura had the chubbiest cheeks in her family.
Laura's family had chubby cheeks.
Christie actually had chubbier cheeks than Laura.
Laura had the plumpest cheeks in her family.
In her family, Laura's cheeks were the plumpest.
14
What does the word paraphrase mean?
to summarize a paragraph
to copy someone's exact words
to put quotations around the words you copy from text
to put written or spoken words in your own words
15
Make sure you ______ words to ensure they are not in the same order as the original text.
regulate
realize
recount
rearrange

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