Which of the following answers best paraphrases this sentence: The strange, dirty, hairy man stood in the shadows between the tall buildings watching as the people passed by in the late afternoon. When he saw the beautiful lady pass by with her fancy purse and her books under her arm, he knew who his next contact would be. He walked up to her and asked nicely if she could tell him where the public library was. She looked startled but when she realized he was lost in the city, she offered to walk with him, so that he could arrive quickly and get home before dark.
Paraphrasing Worksheet

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English
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6th Grade
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Hard
Sarah Williams
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25 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Dude gets help with his books.
A man who seems sketchy at first asks a lady for help, and she actually helps him. He was just lost in the city.
This creepy man was following this lady all over the city and he was super smelly, ate trash, and wore only one shoe. He had a fake eye.
This snobby lady went to the library.
2.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is a paraphrase?
To tell what happened in the last novel we read
To tell what happened in your own words
to talk trash to a friend you are mad at in the hall
to talk trash to your reading teacher and think that you will actually get away with it.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Paraphrasing is when you...
change the story completely
put everything someone said in quotes
parasail
use your own words to retell information
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Rewording the ideas of an author or source
Citation
Plagiarize
Paraphrase
Quote
5.
DRAG AND DROP QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
(a) is when the speaker restates the meaning of something in different words.
Paraphrase
Synthesize
Summarize
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is paraphrase?
To restate information using different words but keeping the same meaning
A type of evidence
A type of argumentative text
A short, interesting story about something that happened
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is paraphrasing?
When you restate the central idea of what your sibling read in your sibling's words.
When you state the central idea using all the words of what you read.
When you state your opinion of the central idea of what you read.
When you restate the central idea of what you read in your own words.
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