Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 317 · 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 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
2. 2.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) a correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
3. 3.🤔 Why paraphrase what someone told you? (a) to waste time (b) to end the talk (c) to make fun of them (d) to check you understood
4. 4.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: repeating the steps back? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
5. 5.🔁 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
6. 6.🔁 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
7. 7.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: nodding without knowing? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
8. 8.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: guessing what they meant? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
9. 9.True or false: “staying quiet when lost” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the steps back (b) asking for an example (c) doing it your own way (d) checking the due date
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the steps back (b) writing the task down (c) checking the due date (d) staying quiet when lost
12. 12.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: saying it in your words? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the due date (b) guessing what they meant (c) repeating the steps back (d) asking for an example
14. 14.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) staying quiet when lost (c) guessing what they meant (d) hoping for the best
15. 15.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) saying it louder (b) changing the topic (c) saying it in your words (d) copying word for word
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for an example (b) nodding without knowing (c) writing the task down (d) saying it in your words
17. 17.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) writing the task down (b) pretending you got it (c) guessing what they meant (d) doing it your own way
18. 18.True or false: “pretending you got it” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “guessing what they meant” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔁 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
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.👍 Your friend says “Yes, exactly!” after your paraphrase. What does that tell you? (a) you understood her (b) she is angry (c) she is bored (d) you got it wrong
23. 23.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: checking the due date? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
24. 24.🔁 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
25. 25.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Coach: “Practice is at 7 AM at the big ground.” You: “7 PM at the small ground?” (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking for an example? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) checking the due date (c) writing the task down (d) hoping for the best
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing the task down (b) pretending you got it (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) asking for an example
29. 29.🔁 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
30. 30.True or false: “doing it your own way” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: writing the task down? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
32. 32.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) False (b) True
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the due date (b) guessing what they meant (c) staying quiet when lost (d) nodding without knowing
35. 35.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) asking for an example (b) saying it in your words (c) writing the task down (d) staying quiet when lost
36. 36.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
37. 37.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Mum: “Buy one packet of milk and six eggs.” You: “Six milk packets, right?” (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Mum: “Buy one packet of milk and six eggs.” You: “Six milk packets, right?” (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “asking “Do you mean…?”” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.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

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