AGRUPAMENTO DE ESCOLAS DE VALE DE OVIL

2019/2020
11th Form
Rephrasing – Exames Nacionais

Teens can become addicted to online gaming from a very early age.
Read the sentences about teens and online gaming. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar
meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. You must use between 3 and 5 words, including the word
given. Do not change the word given.

1. Some teens are obsessed with online gaming, so they forget to eat and sleep.
Some teens forget to eat and sleep __________ with online gaming. (OWING)
2. She looks sleepy; she was probably up all night playing video games.
She looks sleepy; she __________ playing video games all night. (MUST)
3. Quite a few teens prefer socialising offline to joining social media platforms.
Quite a few teens would __________ social media platforms. (RATHER)

KEY
1. Some teens forget to eat and sleep owing to their obsession/owing to (their) being obsessed/owing to an
obsession with online gaming. (OWING)
2. She looks sleepy; she must have been (up) playing video games all night. (MUST)
3. Quite a few teens would rather socialise offline than join/rather socialise offline than use/rather socialise
offline than access/rather socialise offline than on social media platforms. (RATHER)
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Jane Kelly is a young scientist and explorer who has been involved in several ecological expeditions.
Read the sentences about Jane Kelly. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first
sentence, using the word given. You must use between 3 and 5 words, including the word given. Do not change
the word given

1. Jane has always enjoyed books about adventures.

Jane has always __________ adventure books. (ON)
2. So that Jane would be fit for the expeditions, she went to the gym three times a week.
Jane went to the gym three times a week __________ for the expeditions. (AS)
3. Jane has been taking part in expeditions for many years.
Many years __________ Jane started taking part in expeditions. (PASSED)

KEY

1. Jane has always been keen on (reading) adventure books. (ON)

2. Jane went to the gym three times a week so as to be/get fit for the expeditions. (AS)
3. Many years have passed since Jane started taking part in expeditions. (PASSED)

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Sofia and Fred decided to take part in a volunteer project during their summer holidays to build an Ecovillage in
Scotland.
Read the sentences about their experience. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the
first sentence, using the word given. You must use between 3 and 5 words, including the word given. Do not
change the word given.
1. Before Sofia and Fred applied for the project, they did some research.
It was only __________ that they applied for the project. (HAVING)
2. Although Sofia and Fred were not experienced, they soon learnt how to help.
Sofia and Fred soon learnt how to help __________. (SPITE)
3. Sofia and Fred have now gone home and they’re sorry their project was so short.
They wish the project __________. (LONGER)

KEY

1. It was only after having researched/after having done (some) research. (HAVING)
2. Sofia and Fred soon learnt how to help in spite of being inexperienced/in spite of their inexperience. (SPITE)
3. They wish the project had been longer/had gone on for longer. (LONGER)

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Online job opportunities for teens seem to be growing rapidly. Read the sentences about teens and work.
Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. You
must use between 3 and 5 words, including the word given. Do not change the word given.
1. Most young people struggle to be successful at work and school.
Most teens find it hard  __________  and work. (BOTH)
2. Students who have a part-time job have a greater chance of doing well in the future.
Students  __________  successful in the future if they have a part-time job. (LIKELY)
3. Teens tend to be more independent when their parents both work.
Teens  __________  tend to be more independent. (WHOSE)

KEY

1. Most teens find it hard to succeed at both school/to succeed both at school and work. (BOTH)
2. Students are more likely to be/are likely to be more successful in the future if they have a part-time job.
(LIKELY)
3. Teens whose parents (both) work tend to be more independent.

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Meet the Johnsons, a family who have adopted a zero-waste lifestyle. In 2012, Bea Johnson and her family simplified
their life. Today, their house is a temple to minimalism.
Read the sentences about the Johnson family. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to
the first sentence using the word given. You must use between 2 and 5 words, including the word given. Do not
change the word given.
 1. Although the family like their zero-waste lifestyle, they don’t consider it an obsession
In spite of __________ their zero-waste lifestyle, the family don’t consider it an obsession. (KEEN)
2. Bea doesn’t buy her own cosmetics but makes them.
Bea makes her own cosmetics __________ them. (RATHER)
3. The family are even growing their own vegetables.
Even the vegetables they eat __________ the family themselves. (BY)
4. “The truth,” they said, “is that for every disposable product on the market, a reusable alternative exists.”
They said that __________ for every disposable product on the market. (THERE)
5. The change was more difficult for Bea’s husband than he had expected
For her husband, the change was __________ had expected. (AS)
6. The family probably had a very hard time adjusting to all these changes in the beginning.
All these changes __________ really hard to deal with in the beginning. (MUST)

KEY

1. Being keen on
2. Rather than buying / buy
3. Are grown by
4. There is /was a(n) reusable alternative
5. Not as (easy as) he / not so easy as he
6. Must be

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Meet Tyrone “Muggsy” Bogues, a 1.60-metre tall basketball player who was famous in the 80s and 90s. He is a man
who believed that he could do anything he wanted to.

Read the sentences about Muggsy Bogues. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the
first sentence using the word given. You must use between 2 and 5 words, including the word given. Do not
change the word given.

1. People thought Muggsy was too short to succeed as a basketball player.

People thought Muggsy couldn’t succeed as a basketball player __________ unusual height. (OWING)
2. His mother instilled in him a lesson that he still follows.
His mother instilled in him a lesson that __________ since. (EVER)
3. Genetics alone cannot determine a person’s success.
A person’s success __________ genetics alone. (BY)
4. In spite of being the smallest NBA player, he never stopped believing in himself.
He never stopped believing in himself __________ all the other NBA players. (ALTHOUGH)
5. “You have to take steps to make your dream a reality,” says Tyrone.
Tyrone says there is __________ a dream if you don’t take steps towards achieving it. (USE)
6. He was never discouraged by harsh criticism and because of that he became a basketball legend.
If __________ people’s negative opinions, he would never have become a basketball legend. (IGNORED)

KEY

1. owing to his/an
2. he has been following ever / he has followed ever.
3. cannot/can’t be determined by / is not/isn’t determined by.
4. although he was smaller/shorter than / although smaller/shorter than.
5. no use (in) having.
6. Hadn’t ignored/had not ignored.