Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 379 · 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? Mum: “Buy one packet of milk and six eggs.” You: “Six milk packets, right?” (a) a wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
2. 2.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) saying it in your words (c) nodding without knowing (d) pretending you got it
3. 3.True or false: this is a wrong 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
4. 4.🤔 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
5. 5.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) saying it in your words (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) repeating the steps back (d) staying quiet when lost
6. 6.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
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the due date (b) pretending you got it (c) doing it your own way (d) staying quiet when lost
8. 8.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: pretending you got it? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
9. 9.📝 Ma’am gives four steps quickly and you miss step 3. What should you do? (a) copy a friend (b) skip step 3 (c) ask her to repeat it (d) guess step 3
10. 10.True or false: “guessing what they meant” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the due date (b) repeating the steps back (c) saying it in your words (d) doing it your own way
12. 12.True or false: “writing the task down” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hoping for the best (b) repeating the steps back (c) checking the due date (d) writing the task down
14. 14.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Ma’am: “Bring your art file on Monday.” You: “So, art file on Tuesday?” (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔁 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
16. 16.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) pretending you got it (b) staying quiet when lost (c) writing the task down (d) nodding without knowing
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hoping for the best (b) staying quiet when lost (c) pretending you got it (d) writing the task down
18. 18.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Ma’am: “Bring your art file on Monday.” You: “So, art file on Tuesday?” (a) a correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
19. 19.💬 Which phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “Whatever…” (b) “So you mean…” (c) “Stop it…” (d) “I don’t care…”
20. 20.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) repeating the steps back (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) asking for an example (d) hoping for the best
21. 21.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
22. 22.True or false: “nodding without knowing” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) copying word for word (b) saying it louder (c) changing the topic (d) saying it in your words
24. 24.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: guessing what they meant? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
25. 25.👍 Your friend says “Yes, exactly!” after your paraphrase. What does that tell you? (a) she is bored (b) you understood her (c) you got it wrong (d) she is angry
26. 26.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) nodding without knowing (c) repeating the steps back (d) asking for an example
27. 27.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) pretending you got it (c) staying quiet when lost (d) guessing what they meant
28. 28.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) pretending you got it (c) asking for an example (d) nodding without knowing
29. 29.True or false: “hoping for the best” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) pretending you got it (b) doing it your own way (c) repeating the steps back (d) staying quiet when lost
31. 31.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: staying quiet when lost? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
32. 32.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking “Do you mean…?”? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pretending you got it (b) staying quiet when lost (c) asking for an example (d) hoping for the best
34. 34.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: doing it your own way? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
35. 35.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking for an example? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
36. 36.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) False (b) True
37. 37.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
38. 38.True or false: “checking the due date” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.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
40. 40.True or false: “pretending you got it” skips checking. (a) False (b) True

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