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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: "Camels can go for days without water because they lose very little through sweating." Which note is a fair paraphrase?
  • A.Camels sweat a lot, so they need water every hour.
  • B.Because camels sweat so little, they can survive days with no water.
  • C.Camels can go for days without water because they lose very little through sweating.
2.Source: "Bees carry pollen from flower to flower, which helps the plants make seeds." Which note is a fair paraphrase?
  • A.Moving pollen between flowers, bees help plants produce seeds.
  • B.Bees carry pollen from flower to flower, which helps the plants make seeds.
  • C.Bees eat pollen so that plants cannot make seeds.
3.Source: "The bridge took eight years to build and opened in 1932." Which note is a fair paraphrase?
  • A.The bridge was built in eight days in 1932.
  • B.After eight years of building, the bridge opened in 1932.
  • C.The bridge took eight years to build and opened in 1932.
4.Source: "The first trains were slow, but they could carry far more than a horse and cart." Which note is a fair paraphrase?
  • A.Early trains moved slowly yet carried much bigger loads than horse-drawn carts.
  • B.The first trains were slow, but they could carry far more than a horse and cart.
  • C.The first trains were faster than anything but carried very little.
5.Source: "Lightning is hotter than the surface of the sun." Which note is a fair paraphrase?
  • A.Lightning is hotter than the surface of the sun.
  • B.A bolt of lightning reaches a higher temperature than the sun's surface.
  • C.Lightning is much cooler than the sun's surface.
6.Source: "The glacier has shrunk by half in the last hundred years." Which note is a fair paraphrase?
  • A.The glacier has doubled in size in a century.
  • B.In a century, the glacier has lost about half its size.
  • C.The glacier has shrunk by half in the last hundred years.
7.Source: "Most of the town's workers once had jobs at the mill." Which note is a fair paraphrase?
  • A.Nobody in the town ever worked at the mill.
  • B.At one time, the mill employed most people who worked in the town.
  • C.Most of the town's workers once had jobs at the mill.
8.Source: "Children need more sleep than adults because their brains and bodies are still growing." Which note is a fair paraphrase?
  • A.Growing bodies and brains mean children need extra sleep compared with adults.
  • B.Adults need more sleep than children.
  • C.Children need more sleep than adults because their brains and bodies are still growing.

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Answer key — In Your Own Words

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  1. 1.Because camels sweat so little, they can survive days with no water.
  2. 2.Moving pollen between flowers, bees help plants produce seeds.
  3. 3.After eight years of building, the bridge opened in 1932.
  4. 4.Early trains moved slowly yet carried much bigger loads than horse-drawn carts.
  5. 5.A bolt of lightning reaches a higher temperature than the sun's surface.
  6. 6.In a century, the glacier has lost about half its size.
  7. 7.At one time, the mill employed most people who worked in the town.
  8. 8.Growing bodies and brains mean children need extra sleep compared with adults.

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