Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

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

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