Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 307 · 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: 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
2. 2.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: guessing what they meant? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
3. 3.True or false: “pretending you got it” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “asking “Do you mean…?”” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: doing it your own way? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
6. 6.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
7. 7.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Friend: “I’m upset because you didn’t call me back.” You: “So you’re fine, then?” (a) a wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
8. 8.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) guessing what they meant (b) nodding without knowing (c) hoping for the best (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
9. 9.🔁 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 wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
10. 10.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) doing it your own way (c) pretending you got it (d) asking for an example
11. 11.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (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…?”” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔁 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
15. 15.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) nodding without knowing (b) repeating the steps back (c) hoping for the best (d) pretending you got it
16. 16.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Mum: “Buy one packet of milk and six eggs.” You: “Six milk packets, right?” (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “doing it your own way” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.💬 Which phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “Whatever…” (b) “So you mean…” (c) “I don’t care…” (d) “Stop it…”
19. 19.True or false: “guessing what they meant” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing the task down (b) asking for an example (c) repeating the steps back (d) pretending you got it
21. 21.🔁 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
22. 22.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
23. 23.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: checking the due date? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
24. 24.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
25. 25.True or false: “staying quiet when lost” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: pretending you got it? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
27. 27.👍 Your friend says “Yes, exactly!” after your paraphrase. What does that tell you? (a) she is angry (b) you got it wrong (c) she is bored (d) you understood her
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) nodding without knowing (b) staying quiet when lost (c) guessing what they meant (d) repeating the steps back
29. 29.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) guessing what they meant (b) pretending you got it (c) checking the due date (d) nodding without knowing
30. 30.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
31. 31.🤔 Why paraphrase what someone told you? (a) to end the talk (b) to waste time (c) to make fun of them (d) to check you understood
32. 32.🔁 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
33. 33.True or false: “guessing what they meant” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔁 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
35. 35.True or false: “doing it your own way” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for an example (b) guessing what they meant (c) pretending you got it (d) nodding without knowing
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) nodding without knowing (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) asking for an example (d) repeating the steps back
38. 38.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) doing it your own way (b) staying quiet when lost (c) pretending you got it (d) writing the task down
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing the task down (b) doing it your own way (c) saying it in your words (d) checking the due date
40. 40.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) hoping for the best (b) checking the due date (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) writing the task down

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