Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 280 · 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.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) a correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
2. 2.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) repeating the steps back (b) checking the due date (c) pretending you got it (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
3. 3.🔁 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
4. 4.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) doing it your own way (b) pretending you got it (c) nodding without knowing (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
5. 5.True or false: “guessing what they meant” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) doing it your own way (b) checking the due date (c) pretending you got it (d) staying quiet when lost
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) True (b) False
8. 8.🤔 Why paraphrase what someone told you? (a) to waste time (b) to make fun of them (c) to check you understood (d) to end the talk
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hoping for the best (b) guessing what they meant (c) checking the due date (d) pretending you got it
10. 10.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
11. 11.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) nodding without knowing (b) saying it in your words (c) checking the due date (d) asking for an example
12. 12.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) writing the task down (c) nodding without knowing (d) guessing what they meant
13. 13.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Ma’am: “Bring your art file and two pencils on Monday.” You: “So, art file and two pencils on Monday?” (a) a wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
14. 14.🔁 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
15. 15.True or false: “staying quiet when lost” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying it in your words (b) doing it your own way (c) pretending you got it (d) hoping for the best
17. 17.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Mum: “Buy one packet of milk and six eggs.” You: “One milk packet and six eggs, right?” (a) a correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
18. 18.True or false: “checking the due date” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Ma’am: “Bring your art file on Monday.” You: “So, art file on Tuesday?” (a) a wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
20. 20.💬 Which phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “I don’t care…” (b) “So you mean…” (c) “Whatever…” (d) “Stop it…”
21. 21.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: repeating the steps back? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
22. 22.True or false: “asking “Do you mean…?”” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.👍 Your friend says “Yes, exactly!” after your paraphrase. What does that tell you? (a) she is angry (b) she is bored (c) you understood her (d) you got it wrong
24. 24.True or false: “pretending you got it” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) doing it your own way (b) staying quiet when lost (c) hoping for the best (d) asking for an example
26. 26.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking “Do you mean…?”? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
27. 27.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) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the due date (b) pretending you got it (c) saying it in your words (d) asking for an example
29. 29.True or false: “saying it in your words” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) asking for an example (c) repeating the steps back (d) saying it in your words
31. 31.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
32. 32.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) writing the task down (b) asking for an example (c) checking the due date (d) guessing what they meant
33. 33.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: pretending you got it? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
34. 34.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) nodding without knowing (b) repeating the steps back (c) doing it your own way (d) hoping for the best
35. 35.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) saying it in your words (b) asking for an example (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) hoping for the best
36. 36.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) copying word for word (b) changing the topic (c) saying it louder (d) saying it in your words
38. 38.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) True (b) False
39. 39.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) doing it your own way (b) repeating the steps back (c) writing the task down (d) saying it in your words
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) doing it your own way (c) writing the task down (d) repeating the steps back

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