Paraphrasing Information from Texts and Presentations Practice Test

Yuki read the story summary. How does Yuki’s paraphrase compare to the original?

Text passage: “In the story, Lena loses her library book and feels worried. She retraces her steps and asks her brother for help. They find the book under the couch, and Lena feels relieved. She decides to put books in one special spot next time.”

Yuki’s paraphrase: “Lena loses a library book, looks for it with help, finds it, and plans to be more careful.”​​

Chen listened to the directions. How could Chen improve this paraphrase?

Directions (read aloud): “To measure perimeter, add the lengths of all the sides of a shape. Use the same unit for each side, like centimeters. If two sides are the same length, you can add that length twice. Perimeter tells the distance around the outside.”

Chen’s paraphrase: “Perimeter is about shapes.”​​