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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: "Bees carry pollen between flowers, and without them many fruits would never form." Which is the best paraphrase?
  • A.Flowers grow fruit without any help.
  • B.Many fruits only grow because bees move pollen.
  • C.Bees make fruit taste sweet.
2.A speaker says: "If we leave now, we will miss the worst of the traffic." Which is the best paraphrase?
  • A.We should wait for the traffic to get worse.
  • B.There is no traffic today.
  • C.Leaving now means we avoid most of the traffic.
3.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.Most of the year's rain comes in a short season.
  • C.It never rains for three months.
4.A speaker says: "Please keep the lab door shut, or the mice may escape." Which is the best paraphrase?
  • A.Shut the door so the mice cannot get out.
  • B.The mice have already escaped.
  • C.Leave the door open for the mice.
5.A speaker says: "The museum is closed on Mondays but open late on Fridays." Which is the best paraphrase?
  • A.The museum closes early on Friday.
  • B.You cannot visit on Monday, but you can stay late on Friday.
  • C.The museum is open every day.
6.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.
7.A speaker says: "Coral is not a plant; it is made of tiny animals." Which is the best paraphrase?
  • A.Coral is a kind of seaweed.
  • B.Coral is really animals, not a plant.
  • C.Coral is made only of rock.
8.A speaker says: "The bridge cut the journey from two hours to fifteen minutes." Which is the best paraphrase?
  • A.The bridge made the trip much quicker.
  • B.The bridge took two hours to build.
  • C.The journey became longer.

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Answer key — Paraphrase What You Heard

Set 24. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.Many fruits only grow because bees move pollen.
  2. 2.Leaving now means we avoid most of the traffic.
  3. 3.Most of the year's rain comes in a short season.
  4. 4.Shut the door so the mice cannot get out.
  5. 5.You cannot visit on Monday, but you can stay late on Friday.
  6. 6.A warning came, but too late for most people.
  7. 7.Coral is really animals, not a plant.
  8. 8.The bridge made the trip much quicker.

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