Paraphrasing Practice: Grade 8 ELA
This worksheet helps 8th-grade students practice paraphrasing skills by rewriting sentences and short passages in their own words.
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Paraphrasing Practice: Grade 8 ELA
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Read each sentence or passage carefully. Then, rewrite it in your own words, ensuring you maintain the original meaning without copying phrases directly. Your paraphrase should be roughly the same length as the original.
1. Paraphrasing means expressing someone else's ideas in your own while keeping the original .
2. Unlike summarizing, which shortens a text, paraphrasing aims to maintain a similar to the original.
3. When paraphrasing, it is important to avoid simply replacing a few with synonyms; instead, restructure the entire sentence.
4. Original: "The rapid advancement of technology has significantly altered the way individuals communicate and access information."
5. Original: "Despite facing numerous obstacles, the determined athlete persevered and ultimately achieved her goal of winning the championship."
6. Original: "The intricate plot of the novel kept readers engrossed from the first page to the last, making it a true literary masterpiece."
7. Original Passage: "Climate change refers to long-term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns. These shifts may be natural, but since the 1800s, human activities have been the main driver of climate change, primarily due to the burning of fossil fuels like coal, oil, and gas, which produces heat-trapping gases."
8. A good paraphrase will always be shorter than the original text.
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9. Changing a few words in a sentence with synonyms is sufficient for effective paraphrasing.
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False
10. Which of the following is the best paraphrase of: "The student diligently studied for hours, hoping to achieve a perfect score on the challenging exam."
The student studied hard for many hours to get a perfect score.
Hoping for a flawless result on the difficult test, the student spent many hours preparing.
The student studied to get a perfect score on the exam.
The challenging exam required the student to study diligently for hours.
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