Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 223 · 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.🤔 Why paraphrase what someone told you? (a) to end the talk (b) to check you understood (c) to waste time (d) to make fun of them
2. 2.🔁 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 wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
3. 3.👍 Your friend says “Yes, exactly!” after your paraphrase. What does that tell you? (a) you understood her (b) she is bored (c) you got it wrong (d) she is angry
4. 4.📝 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
5. 5.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) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “repeating the steps back” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) saying it louder (b) copying word for word (c) changing the topic (d) saying it in your words
8. 8.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) nodding without knowing (c) checking the due date (d) saying it in your words
9. 9.True or false: “saying it in your words” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.💬 Which phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “Stop it…” (b) “So you mean…” (c) “I don’t care…” (d) “Whatever…”
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) checking the due date (c) hoping for the best (d) writing the task down
12. 12.True or false: this is a wrong 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
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the steps back (b) saying it in your words (c) asking for an example (d) staying quiet when lost
14. 14.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
15. 15.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: pretending you got it? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) nodding without knowing (b) repeating the steps back (c) staying quiet when lost (d) hoping for the best
17. 17.True or false: “guessing what they meant” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “doing it your own way” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking for an example? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
20. 20.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) guessing what they meant (b) hoping for the best (c) writing the task down (d) pretending you got it
21. 21.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
22. 22.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: saying it in your words? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
23. 23.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: doing it your own way? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
24. 24.🔁 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
25. 25.True or false: “nodding without knowing” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.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
27. 27.🔁 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
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) nodding without knowing (b) staying quiet when lost (c) guessing what they meant (d) asking for an example
29. 29.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: checking the due date? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
30. 30.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Mum: “Buy one packet of milk and six eggs.” You: “Six milk packets, right?” (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) a correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
32. 32.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) nodding without knowing (c) repeating the steps back (d) doing it your own way
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the due date (b) asking for an example (c) nodding without knowing (d) repeating the steps back
34. 34.True or false: “asking “Do you mean…?”” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) doing it your own way (c) repeating the steps back (d) asking for an example
36. 36.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: writing the task down? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
37. 37.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: staying quiet when lost? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
38. 38.True or false: this is a wrong 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
39. 39.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) True (b) False
40. 40.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) True (b) False

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