Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 394 · 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 phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “Stop it…” (b) “So you mean…” (c) “Whatever…” (d) “I don’t care…”
2. 2.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: staying quiet when lost? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
4. 4.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Ma’am: “Bring your art file on Monday.” You: “So, art file on Tuesday?” (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “pretending you got it” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: saying it in your words? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
7. 7.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) copying word for word (b) changing the topic (c) saying it louder (d) saying it in your words
8. 8.True or false: “nodding without knowing” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.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) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: this is a correct 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
11. 11.True or false: “writing the task down” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: doing it your own way? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
13. 13.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking “Do you mean…?”? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
14. 14.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) hoping for the best (c) checking the due date (d) nodding without knowing
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) doing it your own way (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) hoping for the best
16. 16.True or false: “hoping for the best” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: writing the task down? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
18. 18.🔁 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
19. 19.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) doing it your own way (b) saying it in your words (c) guessing what they meant (d) staying quiet when lost
20. 20.🔁 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
21. 21.True or false: “repeating the steps back” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.👍 Your friend says “Yes, exactly!” after your paraphrase. What does that tell you? (a) she is bored (b) she is angry (c) you got it wrong (d) you understood her
23. 23.True or false: “writing the task down” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “saying it in your words” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.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) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “guessing what they meant” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🤔 Why paraphrase what someone told you? (a) to waste time (b) to end the talk (c) to check you understood (d) to make fun of them
28. 28.True or false: “staying quiet when lost” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.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
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the due date (b) nodding without knowing (c) saying it in your words (d) repeating the steps back
31. 31.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
32. 32.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) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pretending you got it (b) hoping for the best (c) writing the task down (d) nodding without knowing
34. 34.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: checking the due date? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
35. 35.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: repeating the steps back? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
36. 36.🔁 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 wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
37. 37.True or false: “staying quiet when lost” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.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
39. 39.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) hoping for the best (b) staying quiet when lost (c) guessing what they meant (d) writing the task down
40. 40.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Mum: “Buy one packet of milk and six eggs.” You: “Six milk packets, right?” (a) False (b) True

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