Let's solve this
paraphrasing worksheet step by step. The goal is to
underline the correct option that means the same thing as the original sentence, using different words.
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Example:
- Original: *Playing cricket is the thing I like most.*
- Paraphrase: *Playing cricket is my (only, favorite, big) hobby.*
✔ Correct answer: "favorite"
→ "like most" = "favorite"
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Now let’s go through each question:
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1.
- Original: *I gave part of my lunch to my friend.*
- Options: *(shared, spent, donate)* my meal today.
➡️ "Gave part of my lunch" means
sharing food.
- "Shared" matches best.
- "Spent" doesn’t fit (you don’t spend food in this context).
- "Donate" is too formal and implies giving to charity, not a friend.
✔ Answer: shared
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2.
- Original: *It's raining today.*
- Options: It's a (cold, dry, wet) day.
➡️ Rain makes the day
wet, so "wet" is the synonym for "raining".
✔ Answer: wet
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3.
- Original: *She talked about her childhood.*
- Options: She told us (a scientific story, about her life, a fairy tale)
➡️ "Talked about her childhood" = talking about
her life (specifically past experiences).
- "A scientific story" or "a fairy tale" are unrelated.
✔ Answer: about her life
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4.
- Original: *There were lots of people there.*
- Options: The place was very (populated, crowded, desolate)
➡️ "Lots of people" =
crowded or
populated
But “crowded” is more natural with “place” than “populated” (which is often used for cities or regions).
“Desolate” means empty — opposite meaning.
✔ Answer: crowded
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5.
- Original: *I had a nice time.*
- Options: It was a (pleasant, hard, sure) experience.
➡️ "Nice time" =
pleasant experience.
- "Hard" = difficult → opposite
- "Sure" = certain → doesn’t fit
✔ Answer: pleasant
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6.
- Original: *Your father is not so tall as you.*
- Options: Your dad is (shorter, higher, less tall) than you.
➡️ "Not so tall" =
shorter
- "Less tall" is grammatically awkward and not commonly used
- "Higher" refers to elevation, not height of a person
✔ Answer: shorter
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7.
- Original: *Did you have fun in the trip?*
- Options: Did you (enjoy, care for, leave) your trip.
➡️ "Have fun" =
enjoy
- "Care for" means to take care of or like slightly — not quite the same
- "Leave" is the opposite
✔ Answer: enjoy
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✔ Final Answers:
1.
shared
2.
wet
3.
about her life
4.
crowded
5.
pleasant
6.
shorter
7.
enjoy
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🔍 Explanation Summary:
Paraphrasing means saying the same idea using different words. We look for
synonyms or
equivalent expressions that match the meaning of the original sentence. Avoid words that change the meaning or don’t fit the context.
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