Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 296 · 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: asking “Do you mean…?”? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
2. 2.True or false: “checking the due date” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) nodding without knowing (b) staying quiet when lost (c) guessing what they meant (d) repeating the steps back
4. 4.🔁 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
5. 5.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: doing it your own way? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
6. 6.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) hoping for the best (b) saying it in your words (c) nodding without knowing (d) guessing what they meant
7. 7.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
8. 8.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: checking the due date? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
9. 9.True or false: “asking for an example” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: saying it in your words? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
11. 11.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: repeating the steps back? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
12. 12.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
13. 13.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) guessing what they meant (b) pretending you got it (c) nodding without knowing (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
14. 14.🤔 Why paraphrase what someone told you? (a) to check you understood (b) to make fun of them (c) to waste time (d) to end the talk
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for an example (b) saying it in your words (c) guessing what they meant (d) writing the task down
16. 16.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) changing the topic (b) copying word for word (c) saying it louder (d) saying it in your words
17. 17.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔁 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
19. 19.🔁 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
20. 20.🔁 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
21. 21.True or false: “pretending you got it” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) asking for an example (b) repeating the steps back (c) pretending you got it (d) checking the due date
23. 23.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
24. 24.True or false: “checking the due date” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔁 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
26. 26.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) True (b) False
27. 27.🔁 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
28. 28.True or false: “asking “Do you mean…?”” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.📝 Ma’am gives four steps quickly and you miss step 3. What should you do? (a) skip step 3 (b) ask her to repeat it (c) guess step 3 (d) copy a friend
30. 30.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: nodding without knowing? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
31. 31.True or false: “writing the task down” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.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) True (b) False
33. 33.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) asking for an example (b) nodding without knowing (c) saying it in your words (d) checking the due date
34. 34.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) guessing what they meant (c) asking for an example (d) writing the task down
35. 35.🔁 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
36. 36.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) True (b) False
37. 37.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
38. 38.👍 Your friend says “Yes, exactly!” after your paraphrase. What does that tell you? (a) she is angry (b) you got it wrong (c) you understood her (d) she is bored
39. 39.True or false: “asking “Do you mean…?”” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.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

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