Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 359 · 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.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) saying it in your words (b) checking the due date (c) hoping for the best (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
2. 2.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
3. 3.True or false: “nodding without knowing” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “hoping for the best” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “checking the due date” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing the task down (b) pretending you got it (c) staying quiet when lost (d) nodding without knowing
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the steps back (b) writing the task down (c) saying it in your words (d) guessing what they meant
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) nodding without knowing (b) repeating the steps back (c) checking the due date (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) pretending you got it (c) doing it your own way (d) guessing what they meant
11. 11.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: checking the due date? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
12. 12.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
13. 13.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
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 wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
15. 15.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking “Do you mean…?”? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
16. 16.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “doing it your own way” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🤔 Why paraphrase what someone told you? (a) to make fun of them (b) to end the talk (c) to check you understood (d) to waste time
19. 19.🔁 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
20. 20.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) writing the task down (b) asking for an example (c) repeating the steps back (d) doing it your own way
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the steps back (b) nodding without knowing (c) pretending you got it (d) doing it your own way
22. 22.👍 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
23. 23.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) nodding without knowing (b) pretending you got it (c) guessing what they meant (d) asking for an example
24. 24.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: nodding without knowing? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
25. 25.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) staying quiet when lost (c) checking the due date (d) saying it in your words
26. 26.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
27. 27.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: pretending you got it? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
28. 28.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) nodding without knowing (b) writing the task down (c) hoping for the best (d) staying quiet when lost
29. 29.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking for an example? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
30. 30.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
31. 31.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: hoping for the best? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
32. 32.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: writing the task down? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
33. 33.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) saying it in your words (c) guessing what they meant (d) writing the task down
34. 34.💬 Which phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “Whatever…” (b) “Stop it…” (c) “So you mean…” (d) “I don’t care…”
35. 35.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) repeating the steps back (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) nodding without knowing (d) writing the task down
36. 36.🔁 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 correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
37. 37.True or false: “staying quiet when lost” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔁 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
39. 39.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) saying it in your words (b) saying it louder (c) changing the topic (d) copying word for word
40. 40.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) pretending you got it (b) asking for an example (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) writing the task down

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