Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 187 · 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.👍 Your friend says “Yes, exactly!” after your paraphrase. What does that tell you? (a) you got it wrong (b) she is bored (c) she is angry (d) you understood her
2. 2.True or false: “staying quiet when lost” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Coach: “Practice is at 7 AM at the big ground.” You: “7 PM at the small ground?” (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) writing the task down (b) hoping for the best (c) repeating the steps back (d) asking for an example
5. 5.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Mum: “Buy one packet of milk and six eggs.” You: “Six milk packets, right?” (a) a correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
6. 6.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) writing the task down (b) staying quiet when lost (c) pretending you got it (d) nodding without knowing
7. 7.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
8. 8.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
9. 9.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) a wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
10. 10.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) writing the task down (b) staying quiet when lost (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) repeating the steps back
11. 11.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) guessing what they meant (b) checking the due date (c) nodding without knowing (d) hoping for the best
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 wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
13. 13.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: hoping for the best? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
14. 14.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking for an example? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
15. 15.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Coach: “Practice is at 7 AM at the big ground.” You: “7 PM at the small ground?” (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the steps back (b) doing it your own way (c) staying quiet when lost (d) nodding without knowing
17. 17.📝 Ma’am gives four steps quickly and you miss step 3. What should you do? (a) skip step 3 (b) copy a friend (c) ask her to repeat it (d) guess step 3
18. 18.True or false: “guessing what they meant” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for an example (b) pretending you got it (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) saying it in your words
20. 20.🤔 Why paraphrase what someone told you? (a) to check you understood (b) to waste time (c) to end the talk (d) to make fun of them
21. 21.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) doing it your own way (b) hoping for the best (c) asking for an example (d) staying quiet when lost
22. 22.🔁 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 wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
23. 23.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Friend: “I’m upset because you didn’t call me back.” You: “So you’re fine, then?” (a) a correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
24. 24.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
25. 25.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) asking for an example (b) checking the due date (c) guessing what they meant (d) saying it in your words
26. 26.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: saying it in your words? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
27. 27.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: staying quiet when lost? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
28. 28.True or false: “repeating the steps back” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the steps back (b) writing the task down (c) saying it in your words (d) nodding without knowing
30. 30.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) writing the task down (b) pretending you got it (c) repeating the steps back (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing the task down (b) hoping for the best (c) repeating the steps back (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
32. 32.True or false: “asking for an example” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Friend: “I’m upset because you didn’t call me back.” You: “You felt hurt that I didn’t call back?” (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔁 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
35. 35.💬 Which phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “So you mean…” (b) “Whatever…” (c) “I don’t care…” (d) “Stop it…”
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) hoping for the best (c) guessing what they meant (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
37. 37.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Mum: “Buy one packet of milk and six eggs.” You: “One milk packet and six eggs, right?” (a) a wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
38. 38.True or false: “nodding without knowing” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: doing it your own way? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
40. 40.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: writing the task down? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking

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