Paraphrasing Practice: Grade 3
A Grade 3 worksheet to help students practice paraphrasing short sentences and understanding the meaning of text in their own words.
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Paraphrasing Practice
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Read each sentence carefully. Then, write the sentence in your own words. Remember to keep the same meaning!
1. The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog.
2. Birds fly south for the winter because it gets too cold.
3. My favorite thing to do is read books about animals.
4. Which sentence best paraphrases: "The cat slept soundly on the soft rug."
The cat was on the rug.
The cat woke up from its nap.
The cat was sleeping deeply on the comfy carpet.
The cat ran off the rug.
5. Which sentence best paraphrases: "The sun is a giant star that gives us light and warmth."
The sun is hot.
A huge star called the sun provides us with light and heat.
Stars are far away.
The sun is very small.
6. Original: The boy was very happy to get a new toy. Paraphrase: The child was to receive a new plaything.
7. Original: My mom drove me to school every morning. Paraphrase: Each day, my mother me to school.
8. Paraphrasing means copying the sentence exactly as it is written.
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False
9. When you paraphrase, you should use your own words but keep the main idea the same.
True
False
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