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In Your Own Words is a free printable Grade 5 English worksheet on choosing the note that paraphrases without copying or changing the meaning, aligned to Common Core standard W.5.8. 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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In Your Own Words

W.5.8

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Circle the right answer.

1.Source: "The glacier has shrunk by half in the last hundred years." Which note is a fair paraphrase?
  • A.In a century, the glacier has lost about half its size.
  • B.The glacier has shrunk by half in the last hundred years.
  • C.The glacier has doubled in size in a century.
2.Source: "Recycling one can saves enough energy to run a television for three hours." Which note is a fair paraphrase?
  • A.The energy saved by recycling a single can would power a television for three hours.
  • B.Recycling cans uses up three hours of energy.
  • C.Recycling one can saves enough energy to run a television for three hours.
3.Source: "Most of the town's workers once had jobs at the mill." Which note is a fair paraphrase?
  • A.At one time, the mill employed most people who worked in the town.
  • B.Most of the town's workers once had jobs at the mill.
  • C.Nobody in the town ever worked at the mill.
4.Source: "Bees carry pollen from flower to flower, which helps the plants make seeds." Which note is a fair paraphrase?
  • A.Bees carry pollen from flower to flower, which helps the plants make seeds.
  • B.Moving pollen between flowers, bees help plants produce seeds.
  • C.Bees eat pollen so that plants cannot make seeds.
5.Source: "Sea otters wrap themselves in kelp so they do not drift away while they sleep." Which note is a fair paraphrase?
  • A.Sea otters wrap themselves in kelp so they do not drift away while they sleep.
  • B.To keep from drifting while they sleep, sea otters wind kelp around their bodies.
  • C.Sea otters eat kelp before they swim away.
6.Source: "Penguins cannot fly, but they are strong, fast swimmers." Which note is a fair paraphrase?
  • A.Penguins fly well but cannot swim.
  • B.Although penguins are unable to fly, they swim powerfully and quickly.
  • C.Penguins cannot fly, but they are strong, fast swimmers.
7.Source: "Owls can turn their heads much further than people can." Which note is a fair paraphrase?
  • A.An owl can twist its head a lot further than a human.
  • B.Owls can turn their heads much further than people can.
  • C.Owls cannot move their heads at all.
8.Source: "Lightning is hotter than the surface of the sun." Which note is a fair paraphrase?
  • A.Lightning is much cooler than the sun's surface.
  • B.A bolt of lightning reaches a higher temperature than the sun's surface.
  • C.Lightning is hotter than the surface of the sun.

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Answer key — In Your Own Words

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  1. 1.In a century, the glacier has lost about half its size.
  2. 2.The energy saved by recycling a single can would power a television for three hours.
  3. 3.At one time, the mill employed most people who worked in the town.
  4. 4.Moving pollen between flowers, bees help plants produce seeds.
  5. 5.To keep from drifting while they sleep, sea otters wind kelp around their bodies.
  6. 6.Although penguins are unable to fly, they swim powerfully and quickly.
  7. 7.An owl can twist its head a lot further than a human.
  8. 8.A bolt of lightning reaches a higher temperature than the sun's surface.

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to W.5.8 of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.