Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 138 · 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.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: nodding without knowing? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
2. 2.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking “Do you mean…?”? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
3. 3.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) False (b) True
4. 4.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: doing it your own way? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
5. 5.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
6. 6.True or false: “writing the task down” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.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
8. 8.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) saying it in your words (b) saying it louder (c) copying word for word (d) changing the topic
9. 9.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
10. 10.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Ma’am: “Bring your art file on Monday.” You: “So, art file on Tuesday?” (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying it in your words (b) asking for an example (c) nodding without knowing (d) repeating the steps back
12. 12.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: saying it in your words? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) guessing what they meant (c) saying it in your words (d) nodding without knowing
14. 14.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
15. 15.True or false: “staying quiet when lost” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Coach: “Practice is at 7 AM at the big ground.” You: “7 PM at the small ground?” (a) a wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
17. 17.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) asking for an example (b) nodding without knowing (c) writing the task down (d) repeating the steps back
18. 18.👍 Your friend says “Yes, exactly!” after your paraphrase. What does that tell you? (a) you understood her (b) you got it wrong (c) she is bored (d) she is angry
19. 19.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) nodding without knowing (b) writing the task down (c) guessing what they meant (d) doing it your own way
20. 20.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) pretending you got it (b) doing it your own way (c) guessing what they meant (d) checking the due date
21. 21.📝 Ma’am gives four steps quickly and you miss step 3. What should you do? (a) skip step 3 (b) guess step 3 (c) ask her to repeat it (d) copy a friend
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing what they meant (b) doing it your own way (c) nodding without knowing (d) checking the due date
23. 23.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) writing the task down (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) staying quiet when lost (d) checking the due date
24. 24.True or false: “staying quiet when lost” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Ma’am: “Bring your art file on Monday.” You: “So, art file on Tuesday?” (a) a correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
26. 26.True or false: “pretending you got it” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.💬 Which phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “So you mean…” (b) “I don’t care…” (c) “Whatever…” (d) “Stop it…”
28. 28.True or false: “asking for an example” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🤔 Why paraphrase what someone told you? (a) to make fun of them (b) to waste time (c) to check you understood (d) to end the talk
30. 30.True or false: “checking the due date” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) pretending you got it (c) staying quiet when lost (d) nodding without knowing
32. 32.🔁 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
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for an example (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) repeating the steps back (d) staying quiet when lost
34. 34.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) pretending you got it (c) nodding without knowing (d) guessing what they meant
35. 35.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
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hoping for the best (b) nodding without knowing (c) asking for an example (d) staying quiet when lost
37. 37.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) pretending you got it (b) asking for an example (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) repeating the steps back
38. 38.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Mum: “Buy one packet of milk and six eggs.” You: “Six milk packets, right?” (a) a wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
39. 39.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15 and answer Q1 and Q2.” You: “Pages 10 to 15, then Q1 and Q2?” (a) a correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
40. 40.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Ma’am: “Bring your art file and two pencils on Monday.” You: “So, art file and two pencils on Monday?” (a) True (b) False

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