Paraphrasing Practice Worksheet
A Grade 4 ELA worksheet to practice paraphrasing skills, focusing on understanding and rephrasing text in one's own words.
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Read each sentence or passage carefully. Then, rewrite it in your own words. Remember to keep the same meaning as the original text.
1. When you paraphrase, you put information into your own .
2. Paraphrasing helps you show that you what you read.
3. A good paraphrase will have the same as the original text, but different words.
Paraphrase the following sentences:
1. The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2. It was a dark and stormy night, and the rain fell in sheets.
3. My favorite hobby is reading exciting adventure books.
1. When you paraphrase, you should copy the sentence exactly.
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False
2. A paraphrase should be shorter than the original text.
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False
3. The main idea should stay the same when you paraphrase.
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False
Read the passage below and then paraphrase it in your own words.
The sun is a huge star that gives us light and heat. Without the sun, Earth would be a very cold and dark place, and nothing would be able to grow. Plants use sunlight to make their own food, and animals eat plants to get energy. So, the sun is very important for all life on Earth.
Your paraphrase:
Read the original sentence. Then, choose the best paraphrase.
1. Original: "The little bird built a nest in the tall oak tree."
A small bird made a home in the big oak tree.
The little bird built a nest.
The bird's nest was in the tree.
The tall oak tree had a bird's nest.
2. Original: "Penguins are flightless birds that live in cold places."
Birds that cannot fly are called penguins.
Penguins are birds that cannot fly and prefer chilly habitats.
Cold places are where penguins live.
Flightless birds are penguins.