Paraphrasing 2

Task

Which sentences are closest in meaning to the five sentences below? Please share your answers here, we will also discuss the reason why in class.
1.    25% of adolescents who have one baby have a second baby within two years of the first baby’s birth.

• a.    25% of babies are born to mothers who are adolescents.
• b.    One out of four adolescent mothers has another baby before the first baby reaches his second
  birthday.
• c.    A quarter of adolescent mothers gives birth when their first born is two.
• d.    25% of adolescent mothers become pregnant again when their first babies are two years old.

2.    It has been reported that the richest one percent of Americans own 40% of the country’s wealth.

• a.    The richest 1% are 40 times as wealthy as the rest of Americans.
• b.    If the gap between rich and poor continues to grow at the current rate, the richest one percent will
  soon own 40% of the country’s wealth.
• c.    40% of the country’s wealth is in the hands of only 1% of Americans.
• d.    99% of Americans own 40% as much as the richest 1%.

3.    The judge was relieved when the jury was finally ready to announce its verdict.

• a.    When the jury announced its verdict, the judge was relieved.
• b.    The judge asked the jury to arrive at a verdict.
• c.    The judge welcomed the prospect of an imminent verdict.
• d.    The jury welcomed the judge’s relief.

4.    Research data suggest that girls who witnessed maternal abuse may tolerate abuse as adults more than girls who did not.

• a.    Women who witnessed the abuse of their mother as teens are more likely to become abusive adults.
• b.    Women who observed the abuse of their mothers when they were young are more likely to endure
  abuse themselves.
• c.    Women who were abused as children are more likely to abuse their own children.
• d.    Girls who testify about maternal abuse tolerate abuse as adults more readily.

5.    Martha thinks that the issue of adolescent problems is important to write about.

• a.    Martha thinks that adolescents like to write about their problems.
• b.    Martha feels that writing about adolescent problems is worthwhile.
• c.    Martha believes that the dream of most adolescents is to write something important.
• d.    Martha thinks that adolescents can write about their problems.