Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 262 · 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.True or false: “nodding without knowing” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🤔 Why paraphrase what someone told you? (a) to check you understood (b) to waste time (c) to make fun of them (d) to end the talk
3. 3.True or false: “pretending you got it” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.📝 Ma’am gives four steps quickly and you miss step 3. What should you do? (a) copy a friend (b) ask her to repeat it (c) guess step 3 (d) skip step 3
5. 5.🔁 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
6. 6.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking for an example? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
7. 7.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “checking the due date” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔁 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
10. 10.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) pretending you got it (d) guessing what they meant
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing the task down (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) checking the due date (d) guessing what they meant
12. 12.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
13. 13.🔁 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
14. 14.🔁 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
15. 15.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: guessing what they meant? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
16. 16.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: pretending you got it? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
17. 17.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: doing it your own way? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
18. 18.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) writing the task down (b) doing it your own way (c) checking the due date (d) repeating the steps back
19. 19.True or false: “repeating the steps back” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) doing it your own way (b) nodding without knowing (c) pretending you got it (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
21. 21.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) hoping for the best (c) checking the due date (d) doing it your own way
22. 22.True or false: “writing the task down” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: repeating the steps back? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
24. 24.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) nodding without knowing (b) pretending you got it (c) asking for an example (d) staying quiet when lost
25. 25.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Coach: “Practice is at 7 AM at the big ground.” You: “7 AM, big ground — got it.” (a) a wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) doing it your own way (b) saying it in your words (c) hoping for the best (d) pretending you got it
27. 27.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) False (b) True
28. 28.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) writing the task down (b) staying quiet when lost (c) hoping for the best (d) guessing what they meant
29. 29.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) writing the task down (b) saying it in your words (c) nodding without knowing (d) asking for an example
30. 30.👍 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 angry (d) she is bored
31. 31.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
32. 32.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) writing the task down (b) repeating the steps back (c) staying quiet when lost (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
33. 33.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: nodding without knowing? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
34. 34.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
35. 35.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) repeating the steps back (c) nodding without knowing (d) doing it your own way
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pretending you got it (b) repeating the steps back (c) asking for an example (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
37. 37.True or false: “doing it your own way” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.💬 Which phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “Stop it…” (b) “Whatever…” (c) “So you mean…” (d) “I don’t care…”
39. 39.🔁 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
40. 40.True or false: “pretending you got it” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False

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