Paraphrasing Exercises

Paraphrasing exercises sentences: Change Word Order

1. The posi+on of women in society has changed greatly in the past 20 years.
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2. Some people think that parents should teach their children how to be good members of society.
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3. Some people believe that car emissions have a massive impact on the environment.
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4. The amount of fish consumed in the world has increased drama+cally.
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Paraphrasing exercises sentences: Change Word Form
1. Nowadays, crimes are becoming more violent.
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2. The level of crime has increased no+ceably in different ways.
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Paraphrasing exercises sentences: Ac8ve to Passive

1. Over one third of the applicants to the school failed the entrance exam.
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2. Technological advances have replaced people in the workforce.
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3. Children today play very violent video games.
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Paraphrasing exercises paragraph

“…Another problem that needs to be considered is that lack of exercise contributes to obesity. As a result
of leading a busy life and pressures at work, many people are just too tired to go to the gym or join a
sports club. For example after a hard day at work many people prefer to just come home and sit in front of
the TV and on weekends go out with friends. When people do have time off or a vacation they tend to
relax and recover….”

• being overweight / laze / hectic / an additional / free time / holiday

• take it easy / due to / issue / activity / fat / thought about / adds to

• should be / tough / as opposed to / citizens / taken into consideration / recreation club
• non stop / would rather / not enough / exhausted / take part in / responsibilities
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 Suggested paraphrased sentences
a) The Internet, which is a huge source of knowledge, has created opportunities
for people worldwide to study.

b) The world wide web is a massive source of information and has given people
the ability to study all over the world.

My answer. (two variations)

a) People residing in large urban areas have to deal with a lot of issues in their
day to day lives.

b) There are a number of issues that people living in cities have to cope with in
their everyday lives.

Suggested paraphrased sentences

a) The Internet, which is a huge source of knowledge, has created opportunities
for people worldwide to study.

b) The world wide web is a massive source of information and has given people
the ability to study all over the world.

My answer. (two variations)

a) People residing in large urban areas have to deal with a lot of issues in their
day to day lives.

b) There are a number of issues that people living in cities have to cope with in
their everyday lives.
Suggested paraphrased sentences
a) The Internet, which is a huge source of knowledge, has created opportunities
for people worldwide to study.

b) The world wide web is a massive source of information and has given people
the ability to study all over the world.

My answer. (two variations)

a) People residing in large urban areas have to deal with a lot of issues in their
day to day lives.

b) There are a number of issues that people living in cities have to cope with in
their everyday lives.

Suggested paraphrased sentences

a) The Internet, which is a huge source of knowledge, has created opportunities
for people worldwide to study.

b) The world wide web is a massive source of information and has given people
the ability to study all over the world.

My answer. (two variations)

a) People residing in large urban areas have to deal with a lot of issues in their
day to day lives.

b) There are a number of issues that people living in cities have to cope with in
their everyday lives.
 Suggested paraphrased paragraph
“..An additional issue that should be taken into consideration is that lack of exercise adds
to being overweight. Due to leading a busy life and responsibilities at work, many people are just
too exhaustedto go to the gym or take part in a sports club. For example, after a hard day at work ,
many people would rather just come home and sit in front of the TV and on weekends go out with
friends. When people do have free time or a holiday, they tend to take it easy and recover as
opposed to going to a gym…..”

Suggested paraphrased paragraph

“..An additional issue that should be taken into consideration is that lack of exercise adds
to being overweight. Due to leading a busy life and responsibilities at work, many people are just
too exhaustedto go to the gym or take part in a sports club. For example, after a hard day at work ,
many people would rather just come home and sit in front of the TV and on weekends go out with
friends. When people do have free time or a holiday, they tend to take it easy and recover as
opposed to going to a gym…..”

Suggested paraphrased paragraph

“..An additional issue that should be taken into consideration is that lack of exercise adds
to being overweight. Due to leading a busy life and responsibilities at work, many people are just
too exhaustedto go to the gym or take part in a sports club. For example, after a hard day at work ,
many people would rather just come home and sit in front of the TV and on weekends go out with
friends. When people do have free time or a holiday, they tend to take it easy and recover as
opposed to going to a gym…..”

Suggested paraphrased paragraph

“..An additional issue that should be taken into consideration is that lack of exercise adds
to being overweight. Due to leading a busy life and responsibilities at work, many people are just
too exhaustedto go to the gym or take part in a sports club. For example, after a hard day at work ,
many people would rather just come home and sit in front of the TV and on weekends go out with
friends. When people do have free time or a holiday, they tend to take it easy and recover as
opposed to going to a gym…..”
The A-LIST: Essential Academic Words
1 Analyze break something down methodically into its parts
break down • deconstruct • examine

2 Argue provide reasons or evidence to support or oppose

claim • persuade • propose

3 Compare/Contrast identify similarities or differences between items

delineate • differentiate • distinguish

4 Describe report what one observes or does

illustrate • report • represent

5 Determine make a decision or arrive at a conclusion after considering

all possible options, perspectives, or results
establish • identify • define

6 Develop improve the quality or substance of

formulate • generate • elaborate

7 Evaluate establish value, amount, importance, or effectiveness

assess • figure out • gauge

8 Explain provide reasons for what happened or one’s actions

clarify • demonstrate • discuss

9 Imagine create a picture in one’s mind; speculate or predict

anticipate • hypothesize • predict

10 Integrate make whole by combining the different parts into one

combine • incorporate • synthesize

11 Interpret draw from a text or data set some meaning or significance

deduce • infer • translate

12 Organize arrange or put in order

arrange • classify • form

13 Summarize retell the essential details of what happened

outline • paraphrase • report

14 Support offer evidence or data to illustrate your point

cite • justify • maintain

15 Transform change in form, function, or nature to reveal or emphasize

alter • change • convert

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15 Matching questions

1. Describe A. change in form, function, or nature to reveal or

emphasize

2. Summarize
B. provide reasons for what happened or for one's
actions
3. Evaluate

C. consider all possible options, perspectives, results

4. Determine

D. retell the essential details of what happened

5. Support

E. report what one observes or does

6. Interpret
F. provide reasons or evidence to support or oppose
7. Argue
G. establish value, amount, importance, or effectiveness
8. Analyze
H. identify similarities or differences between items
9. Organize
I. improve the quality or substance of
10. Integrate
J. make whole by combining the different parts into
11. Imagine one

12. Explain K. offer evidence or data in order to illustrate your

point

13. Develop
L. form a picture in one's mind; speculate or predict

14. Transform
M. arrange or put in order

15. Compare/Contrast
N. draw from a text or data set some meaning or
significance

O. break something down methodically into its parts