What a blunt fellow is this grown to be! He was quick mettle when he went to school. blunt – adj. Not smart. mettle – n. Wit; in
telligence. Which statement paraphrases this excerpt best? This guy is really smart, just like he was when he was in school! This man has gone to blacksmith school and has become very dull. This man has gone to school but should not have done because he is just a blacksmith. This man, who was smart in school, has grown up to be unintelligent.
Answer: D) This man, who was smart in school, has grown up to be unintelligent.
Explanation: paraphrasing is to express the meaning of something written or spoken using different words, especially to achieve greater clarity. From the given options, the statement that phraphrases the given excerpt the best, is the corresponding to option D, because it changes the words (mettle=smart, and blunt=unintelligent) but it mantains the meaning of the original phrase.
