Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 393 · 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. Coach: “Practice is at 7 AM at the big ground.” You: “7 PM at the small ground?” (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔁 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
3. 3.True or false: “saying it in your words” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) doing it your own way (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) guessing what they meant (d) nodding without knowing
5. 5.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
6. 6.👍 Your friend says “Yes, exactly!” after your paraphrase. What does that tell you? (a) she is bored (b) you got it wrong (c) she is angry (d) you understood her
7. 7.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: repeating the steps back? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
8. 8.True or false: “guessing what they meant” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking “Do you mean…?”? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
10. 10.True or false: “hoping for the best” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) doing it your own way (b) repeating the steps back (c) pretending you got it (d) guessing what they meant
12. 12.True or false: “asking for an example” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔁 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
14. 14.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: writing the task down? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) doing it your own way (b) pretending you got it (c) guessing what they meant (d) checking the due date
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing the task down (b) asking for an example (c) guessing what they meant (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pretending you got it (b) asking for an example (c) repeating the steps back (d) saying it in your words
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) doing it your own way (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) pretending you got it (d) guessing what they meant
19. 19.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) saying it in your words (b) guessing what they meant (c) repeating the steps back (d) asking for an example
20. 20.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) writing the task down (b) hoping for the best (c) repeating the steps back (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
21. 21.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) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “asking “Do you mean…?”” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.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
24. 24.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) saying it louder (b) changing the topic (c) copying word for word (d) saying it in your words
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hoping for the best (b) doing it your own way (c) writing the task down (d) guessing what they meant
26. 26.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) repeating the steps back (b) checking the due date (c) writing the task down (d) pretending you got it
27. 27.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) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for an example (b) saying it in your words (c) doing it your own way (d) checking the due date
29. 29.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) saying it in your words (b) nodding without knowing (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) writing the task down
30. 30.💬 Which phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “So you mean…” (b) “I don’t care…” (c) “Stop it…” (d) “Whatever…”
31. 31.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
32. 32.🔁 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
33. 33.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
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing the task down (b) saying it in your words (c) repeating the steps back (d) staying quiet when lost
35. 35.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) saying it in your words (b) writing the task down (c) doing it your own way (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
36. 36.🤔 Why paraphrase what someone told you? (a) to check you understood (b) to waste time (c) to make fun of them (d) to end the talk
37. 37.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) doing it your own way (c) checking the due date (d) hoping for the best
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hoping for the best (b) repeating the steps back (c) asking for an example (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
39. 39.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: staying quiet when lost? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
40. 40.True or false: “writing the task down” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True

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