Paraphrasing Phrases

____________ means putting information into your own words. 

• paraphrasing
• finding the synonym
• finding the antonym
• describing

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.W.8.8

A ____________ is a word that has the same or nearly the same meaning as the original word. 

• homophone
• antonym
• synonym
• paraphrase

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4B

CCSS.L.8.5B

Which characteristic is not one of the three that make a good paraphrase? 

• A good paraphrase must be CORRECT.
• A good paraphrase must DESCRIBE new information.
• A good paraphrase must be in my OWN WORDS.
• A good paraphrase must MAKE SENSE. 

Tags

CCSS.L.7.3A

CCSS.W.7.4

When I paraphrase phrases, I must find the ___________ for each word of the phrase. 

• paraphrase
• antonym
• homonym
• synonym

A phrase is a small group of __________ grouped together to mean something. 

• words
• phrases
• synonyms 
• descriptions

How do I know my paraphrase is CORRECT? 

• I check that it has the same meaning as the first phrase.
• I check that I repeated the same words as the first phrase. 

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

Will you always be able to change every word in a phrase into your own words?

• yes
• no

Tags

CCSS.L.7.3A

Paraphrase the phrase by putting it into your own words: defeat our opponent

• defeat our opponent
• win your opponent
• beat our rivals
• win our enemies

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5C

CCSS.RL.8.4

Paraphrase the phrase by putting it into your own words: the steamy night

• the starry evening
• the hot evening
• the steamy night
• the smelly evening

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5C

CCSS.RL.8.4

the difficult assignment

• the challenging task
• the difficult assignment
• the hard assignment
• it's too much

Tags

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5C