A restatement of a text or passage in other words is called what?

• A. Passage
• B. Paraphrase
• C. Mood
• D. Logical

Answer: (B)

Understanding what a paraphrase is helps you see why this term fits. A paraphrase is when you restate a text’s meaning in your own words, keeping the original idea intact but changing the wording and sometimes the sentence structure. This shows you grasp the meaning well enough to express it differently. For example, if the original says, “Climate change is increasing the frequency of severe storms,” a paraphrase would be, “More frequent severe storms are occurring because of climate change.” The other options don’t describe restating in other words: a passage is just a section of text, mood refers to the atmosphere a writer creates, and logical relates to reasoning or thinking rather than rewriting content. So the best fit for “restatement in different words” is paraphrase.