Paraphrasing Practice: Grade 10 ELA
This worksheet helps 10th-grade students practice paraphrasing complex texts while maintaining meaning and avoiding plagiarism.
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Paraphrasing Practice: Grade 10 ELA
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Read each original passage carefully. Then, paraphrase the passage in your own words, ensuring you maintain the original meaning, provide proper citation, and avoid plagiarism. Do not simply change a few words; aim to rephrase the entire idea.
Passage 1:
Original Text: "The rapid advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) presents both unprecedented opportunities for societal progress and significant ethical challenges that demand careful consideration. As AI systems become more autonomous and integrated into daily life, questions surrounding bias, accountability, and job displacement require robust policy frameworks and ongoing public discourse." (Smith, 2023)
1. Paraphrase the passage above in your own words. Remember to include an in-text citation.
Passage 2:
Original Text: "Climate change, largely driven by human activities such as the burning of fossil fuels, is leading to a measurable increase in global temperatures, more frequent extreme weather events, and significant disruptions to ecosystems worldwide. Mitigating these effects requires a global effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and adapt to unavoidable changes." (Johnson, 2022)
2. Which of the following is the BEST paraphrase of the passage above?
Human actions, primarily burning fossil fuels, are causing climate change, resulting in higher global temperatures, intense weather, and ecological damage. A worldwide effort to cut emissions and adjust to changes is needed (Johnson, 2022).
Climate change is happening because people burn fossil fuels, making the world hotter and causing bad weather. We need to stop this to save the planet. (Johnson, 2022)
The burning of fossil fuels by humans is the main cause of climate change, which is increasing global temperatures and causing extreme weather. Reducing emissions and adapting to changes are necessary (Johnson, 2022).
Global warming is a big problem caused by people. We need to do something about it quickly or things will get worse. (Johnson, 2022)
3. When paraphrasing, you must always cite the to avoid plagiarism.
4. A good paraphrase will retain the original but express it in different words.
5. Changing only a few words in a sentence is considered effective paraphrasing.
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False
Passage 3:
Original Text: "The digital age has transformed how information is accessed and disseminated, making it crucial for individuals to develop strong critical thinking skills to evaluate the credibility and bias of online sources. Without such discernment, misinformation can easily proliferate and influence public opinion." (Lee, 2021)
6. Paraphrase the passage above. In addition to paraphrasing, explain in your own words the importance of critical thinking in the digital age, as suggested by the passage.
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