Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 115 · 40 questions

Communication tip (Say it back to check): Checks understanding: repeating the steps back, asking “Do you mean…?”, writing the task down, asking for an example, saying it in your words. Skips checking: nodding without knowing, guessing what they meant, pretending you got it, staying quiet when lost, hoping for the best. A correct paraphrase keeps every detail: “Practice is at 7 AM at the big ground.” → “7 AM, big ground — got it.” A wrong one changes them: “7 PM at the small ground?”

1. 1.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) saying it in your words (c) hoping for the best (d) doing it your own way
2. 2.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking for an example? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing the task down (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) pretending you got it (d) saying it in your words
4. 4.👍 Your friend says “Yes, exactly!” after your paraphrase. What does that tell you? (a) you got it wrong (b) she is angry (c) she is bored (d) you understood her
5. 5.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) saying it louder (b) copying word for word (c) saying it in your words (d) changing the topic
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) doing it your own way (c) hoping for the best (d) repeating the steps back
7. 7.True or false: “pretending you got it” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “checking the due date” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing the task down (b) guessing what they meant (c) repeating the steps back (d) checking the due date
10. 10.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Ma’am: “Bring your art file on Monday.” You: “So, art file on Tuesday?” (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “asking “Do you mean…?”” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Coach: “Practice is at 7 AM at the big ground.” You: “7 PM at the small ground?” (a) a correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
13. 13.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Mum: “Buy one packet of milk and six eggs.” You: “One milk packet and six eggs, right?” (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Coach: “Practice is at 7 AM at the big ground.” You: “7 AM, big ground — got it.” (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) guessing what they meant (b) nodding without knowing (c) staying quiet when lost (d) asking for an example
16. 16.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) guessing what they meant (b) checking the due date (c) saying it in your words (d) repeating the steps back
17. 17.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Ma’am: “Bring your art file on Monday.” You: “So, art file on Tuesday?” (a) False (b) True
18. 18.📝 Ma’am gives four steps quickly and you miss step 3. What should you do? (a) guess step 3 (b) copy a friend (c) ask her to repeat it (d) skip step 3
19. 19.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: guessing what they meant? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
20. 20.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Friend: “I’m upset because you didn’t call me back.” You: “So you’re fine, then?” (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) checking the due date (b) staying quiet when lost (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) writing the task down
22. 22.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Mum: “Buy one packet of milk and six eggs.” You: “One milk packet and six eggs, right?” (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) nodding without knowing (c) staying quiet when lost (d) doing it your own way
24. 24.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) doing it your own way (b) hoping for the best (c) checking the due date (d) nodding without knowing
25. 25.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) repeating the steps back (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) hoping for the best (d) writing the task down
26. 26.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) saying it in your words (b) nodding without knowing (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) repeating the steps back
27. 27.🤔 Why paraphrase what someone told you? (a) to waste time (b) to end the talk (c) to make fun of them (d) to check you understood
28. 28.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Coach: “Practice is at 7 AM at the big ground.” You: “7 AM, big ground — got it.” (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Mum: “Buy one packet of milk and six eggs.” You: “Six milk packets, right?” (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) asking for an example (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) repeating the steps back (d) pretending you got it
31. 31.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) repeating the steps back (b) guessing what they meant (c) hoping for the best (d) pretending you got it
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) repeating the steps back (c) hoping for the best (d) saying it in your words
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing the task down (b) staying quiet when lost (c) checking the due date (d) asking for an example
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) nodding without knowing (b) pretending you got it (c) saying it in your words (d) staying quiet when lost
35. 35.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: doing it your own way? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
36. 36.True or false: “writing the task down” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: saying it in your words? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
38. 38.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15 and answer Q1 and Q2.” You: “Pages 10 to 15, then Q1 and Q2?” (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15 and answer Q1 and Q2.” You: “Pages 10 to 15, then Q1 and Q2?” (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Friend: “I’m upset because you didn’t call me back.” You: “You felt hurt that I didn’t call back?” (a) a correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase

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