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Paraphrase What You Heard is a free printable Grade 4 English worksheet on choosing the paraphrase that keeps what a speaker meant, aligned to Common Core standard SL.4.2. It prints 8 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

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Paraphrase What You Heard

SL.4.2

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Circle the right answer.

1.A speaker says: "Most of the rain falls in just three months of the year." Which is the best paraphrase?
  • A.It rains the same amount all year.
  • B.It never rains for three months.
  • C.Most of the year's rain comes in a short season.
2.A speaker says: "Our class collected more cans this semester than in the whole of last year." Which is the best paraphrase?
  • A.Last year we collected no cans.
  • B.We collected fewer cans this semester.
  • C.We collected more cans in one semester than all last year.
3.A speaker says: "The team lost the match, yet the coach said she had never been prouder." Which is the best paraphrase?
  • A.The coach was angry about the loss.
  • B.Even though they lost, the coach was very proud.
  • C.The team won, so the coach was proud.
4.A speaker says: "Please keep the lab door shut, or the mice may escape." Which is the best paraphrase?
  • A.The mice have already escaped.
  • B.Shut the door so the mice cannot get out.
  • C.Leave the door open for the mice.
5.A speaker says: "Although the warning was given, most people did not hear it in time." Which is the best paraphrase?
  • A.A warning came, but too late for most people.
  • B.Everybody heard the warning early.
  • C.Nobody gave a warning.
6.A speaker says: "Fleming spotted the mold by luck, but it took others years to make it useful." Which is the best paraphrase?
  • A.The find was lucky, but others worked for years to make a medicine.
  • B.Fleming made the medicine by himself.
  • C.Nobody ever used the mold.
7.A speaker says: "The museum is closed on Mondays but open late on Fridays." Which is the best paraphrase?
  • A.The museum is open every day.
  • B.The museum closes early on Friday.
  • C.You cannot visit on Monday, but you can stay late on Friday.
8.A speaker says: "If we leave now, we will miss the worst of the traffic." Which is the best paraphrase?
  • A.There is no traffic today.
  • B.We should wait for the traffic to get worse.
  • C.Leaving now means we avoid most of the traffic.

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Answer key — Paraphrase What You Heard

Set 13. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.Most of the year's rain comes in a short season.
  2. 2.We collected more cans in one semester than all last year.
  3. 3.Even though they lost, the coach was very proud.
  4. 4.Shut the door so the mice cannot get out.
  5. 5.A warning came, but too late for most people.
  6. 6.The find was lucky, but others worked for years to make a medicine.
  7. 7.You cannot visit on Monday, but you can stay late on Friday.
  8. 8.Leaving now means we avoid most of the traffic.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to SL.4.2 of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.