PARAPHRASING (EXERCISES)

EXAMPLE:
Original Source: “DALLAS (Reuters) – Holy Bargain, Batman! The original Batmobile fetched $137,000 at
auction on Saturday, a small fraction of the $4.2 million that a buyer paid last year for another version built for
the television show that aired during the 1960s.”
Paraphrase: The original Batmobile only sold for $137,000 at auction, but the Batmobile built for the 1960’s
TVs show sold for $4.2 million the year before (“Original Batmobile, built in 1963, fetches $137,000”)

1. Antarctica is the source of cold on the planet just as the sun is the main source of heat wherein it
exerts great control to climate said by Jacques Cousteau. The cold ocean water in Antarctica is
flowing north to mix with warm water from tropics and the upwellings help in cooling surface water
and the atmosphere.
2. The twenties are the years where drinking is against the law wherein the law is a bad joke since
everybody knows that a local bar is a place where liquor be had. It is the years where organized
crime ruled cities and police were powerless in doing anything against it.
3. “AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Police have arrested a 28-year-old man who they say broke into an Austin
business, stole a couple of sausages and fell asleep.”
4. “VINELAND, N.J. (AP) — Police in New Jersey say a man told officers he fled the scene of an auto
accident because he ‘didn’t want to deal with his girlfriend yelling at him.’”
5. “The video of Topen’s dancing has racked up more than 400,000 views since it was posted on
YouTube last week, and the plumber says he’s already been approached in public for his autograph.”
6. “According to Heat magazine, Miley has a list of intense rules for her men-to-be while out on dates.
Apparently her assistant arranges what the guy must wear, do, and talk about on the date. She’s also
not into flowers, so he’s banned from bringing her those.”
7. “Often, a dog will chase an animal with the focus of a heat-seeking missile. But a wheelbarrow planter
was not part of Belgian sheepdog Rider’s focus. Rider collided with the wheelbarrow while the squirrel
escaped up a cedar tree in Joyce Biethan’s backyard.
“He’s kind of an all-or-nothing dog and he went into ‘all,'” Biethan said. “He chased after that squirrel
with total disregard of what might be in front of him.”
His collision left Rider with a broken scapula, a broken rib and a punctured lung.
“He was in so much pain that I think he just tried to lay low,” Biethan said. “He prescribed himself
bedrest.”
Biethan said Rider did not need surgery and made a full recovery.”
8. “For some reason, cheese-topped donuts are quite popular in Indonesia, and in September 2013 KFC
decided to get in on the action, offering a glazed donut topped with shredded Swiss and cheddar
cheese.”
9. “TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — A Washington state man is accused of swapping furniture with his neighbors
while they were away.
“The News Tribune reports the Lakewood man and a friend who is accused of helping him pleaded not
guilty Wednesday to charges of residential burglary.
“Court papers say a couple who returned to their apartment Monday found their love seat, matching chair
and other belongings gone. A recliner and TV stand were left in their place.
Information on a traffic ticket and pizza receipt pointed to the neighbor.
“The man told police he thought the couple had moved and abandoned their furniture. Police say he told
them he was drunk when he decided to switch furniture, calling his buddy for help.”
10. “A 68-year-old Gastonia man says he scared off two men in ski masks trying to break in his home with
his gun he can keep on his walker. And then he taped a note to his door saying if they try to break in his
house again, he will be waiting on them.”
Answers: (Paraphrasing)

1. According to Jacques Cousteau, she said that Antarctica is the main source of cold to the planet wherein
the sun is also the source of heat. The importance of the Antarctic waters flows north at the same time cool
atmosphere and oceans.

2. During the twenties, social nonconformity and lawlessness prevailed. In cities, most of the organized crimes
flourished with any police interference even though there is a nationwide prohibition on selling liquor.

3. A 28 year old man in Austin, Texas didn’t break into a business and run, like most criminals. Instead, he took
several sausages then simply fell asleep inside the business (“Police: Man breaks into Austin meat
business, sleeps”).

4. A man in New Jersey seemed to think leaving the scene of a car crash and being arrested was a better
option than listening to his girlfriend yell. He told the police he fled because he didn’t want to listen to her yell
at him (“Police: Man fled crash to avoid yelling girlfriend”

5. Even though the YouTube video of the dancing plumber was only posted last week, it has already had more
than 400,000 views. Topen has become an almost instant celebrity as strangers have even asked him for
autographs (“Plumber Caught Dancing On The Job Has All The Fly Moves”

6. As stated in Heat magazine, Miley Cyrus has a number of bizarre rules for dating. She’s so specific about
what her dates wear, say, and do, that she has her assistant enforce these rules on dates. Cyrus doesn’t
even like flowers and won’t let her dates buy them for her (“These Are Miley Cyrus’ Crazy Dating Rules”

7. Like many dogs, a Belgian sheepdog named Rider became so focused on chasing down a squirrel that he
paid no attention to the wheelbarrow directly in front of him. The squirrel got away, but Rider collided head
on with the wheelbarrow. Rider broke his scapula, broke a rib, and also punctured a lung. Though he was
likely in a lot of pain, he only needed rest. He did not have to have surgery” (“Top 12 Bizarre Pet
Accidents”).

8. In 2013, a KFC in Indonesia began selling shredded Swiss and cheddar cheese topped glazed donuts, a
treat that is popular in this Asian country. (“Over the top international fast-food items”).

9. A man pleaded not guilty to residential burglary even though he switched furniture with his neighbors while
they were away. He was drunk at the time and claimed he thought his neighbors had moved and abandoned
their furniture (“Police: Man Swapped furniture while neighbors away”).

10. Two men attempted to break into a 68-year-old man’s home; however, they were scared off by the gun the
man kept on his walker. Afterwards, the man taped a note to the door warning that he’d be waiting for the
burglars if they came back” (“Man Scares off Thieves with Gun on Walker”)