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Paraphrase a Source

Grade 4 Writing Worksheet - Challenge Me

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Read each source. Circle the best paraphrase.

  1. Source: "Coral reefs cover less than one percent of the ocean floor. Yet about a quarter of all ocean fish live near them." Which is the best paraphrase?

    • Coral reefs cover less than one percent of the sea floor. But about a quarter of ocean fish live near them.
    • Reefs use only a tiny bit of the sea floor. Still, most ocean fish live near them.
    • Reefs use only a tiny bit of the sea floor. Still, about one in four ocean fish lives near them.
    • Coral reefs cover about a quarter of the ocean floor. Few ocean fish live near them.

  2. Source: "The Sahara is the largest hot desert in the world. It stretches across much of northern Africa." Which is the best paraphrase?

    • The Sahara is the biggest desert in the world. It reaches across all of Africa.
    • The Sahara is the most beautiful desert on Earth. It stretches across northern Africa.
    • The Sahara is the largest hot desert in the world. It stretches across a lot of northern Africa.
    • No other hot desert is bigger than the Sahara. It covers a large part of northern Africa.

  3. Source: "Spiders are not insects. They have eight legs, while insects have six." Which is the best paraphrase?

    • Spiders are not insects. They have eight legs, and insects have six legs on their bodies.
    • Spiders are a different group from insects. Spiders have eight legs; insects have six.
    • Spiders are a kind of insect, but they have eight legs instead of the usual six.
    • Spiders are not insects, and they are much scarier because they have eight legs.

  4. Source: "The first Ferris wheel was built for a fair in Chicago in 1893. It was meant to rival the Eiffel Tower." Which is the best paraphrase?

    • Chicago's 1893 fair had the first Ferris wheel. Builders copied the shape of the Eiffel Tower.
    • The first Ferris wheel was made for a fair in Chicago in 1893. It was meant to compete with the Eiffel Tower.
    • Chicago's 1893 fair had the first Ferris wheel. Builders hoped it would match the Eiffel Tower.
    • The first Ferris wheel was built in Paris in 1893 to stand next to the Eiffel Tower.
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Paraphrase a Source

Answer Key - Grade 4 Writing Worksheet - Challenge Me

Read each source. Circle the best paraphrase.

  1. Source: "Coral reefs cover less than one percent of the ocean floor. Yet about a quarter of all ocean fish live near them." Which is the best paraphrase?

    • Coral reefs cover less than one percent of the sea floor. But about a quarter of ocean fish live near them.
    • Reefs use only a tiny bit of the sea floor. Still, most ocean fish live near them.
    • Reefs use only a tiny bit of the sea floor. Still, about one in four ocean fish lives near them.
    • Coral reefs cover about a quarter of the ocean floor. Few ocean fish live near them.

  2. Source: "The Sahara is the largest hot desert in the world. It stretches across much of northern Africa." Which is the best paraphrase?

    • The Sahara is the biggest desert in the world. It reaches across all of Africa.
    • The Sahara is the most beautiful desert on Earth. It stretches across northern Africa.
    • The Sahara is the largest hot desert in the world. It stretches across a lot of northern Africa.
    • No other hot desert is bigger than the Sahara. It covers a large part of northern Africa.

  3. Source: "Spiders are not insects. They have eight legs, while insects have six." Which is the best paraphrase?

    • Spiders are not insects. They have eight legs, and insects have six legs on their bodies.
    • Spiders are a different group from insects. Spiders have eight legs; insects have six.
    • Spiders are a kind of insect, but they have eight legs instead of the usual six.
    • Spiders are not insects, and they are much scarier because they have eight legs.

  4. Source: "The first Ferris wheel was built for a fair in Chicago in 1893. It was meant to rival the Eiffel Tower." Which is the best paraphrase?

    • Chicago's 1893 fair had the first Ferris wheel. Builders copied the shape of the Eiffel Tower.
    • The first Ferris wheel was made for a fair in Chicago in 1893. It was meant to compete with the Eiffel Tower.
    • Chicago's 1893 fair had the first Ferris wheel. Builders hoped it would match the Eiffel Tower.
    • The first Ferris wheel was built in Paris in 1893 to stand next to the Eiffel Tower.