Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 41 · 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: “checking the due date” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pretending you got it (b) saying it in your words (c) staying quiet when lost (d) doing it your own way
3. 3.True or false: “asking “Do you mean…?”” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: nodding without knowing? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
5. 5.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
6. 6.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: staying quiet when lost? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
7. 7.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) nodding without knowing (b) saying it in your words (c) hoping for the best (d) guessing what they meant
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the steps back (b) staying quiet when lost (c) writing the task down (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
9. 9.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) saying it in your words (b) changing the topic (c) copying word for word (d) saying it louder
10. 10.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: guessing what they meant? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
11. 11.True or false: “writing the task down” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying it in your words (b) hoping for the best (c) repeating the steps back (d) asking for an example
13. 13.🔁 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
14. 14.🔁 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 wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
15. 15.True or false: “hoping for the best” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.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
17. 17.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking “Do you mean…?”? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
18. 18.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Coach: “Practice is at 7 AM at the big ground.” You: “7 PM at the small ground?” (a) a correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
19. 19.True or false: this is a wrong 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
20. 20.True or false: “saying it in your words” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
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 wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hoping for the best (b) pretending you got it (c) checking the due date (d) guessing what they meant
23. 23.🤔 Why paraphrase what someone told you? (a) to end the talk (b) to check you understood (c) to waste time (d) to make fun of them
24. 24.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking for an example? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
25. 25.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
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the steps back (b) saying it in your words (c) pretending you got it (d) asking for an example
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the steps back (b) guessing what they meant (c) checking the due date (d) saying it in your words
28. 28.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) asking for an example (b) repeating the steps back (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) guessing what they meant
29. 29.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) pretending you got it (b) guessing what they meant (c) nodding without knowing (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
30. 30.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) nodding without knowing (b) saying it in your words (c) checking the due date (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
31. 31.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: writing the task down? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
32. 32.👍 Your friend says “Yes, exactly!” after your paraphrase. What does that tell you? (a) you understood her (b) she is bored (c) she is angry (d) you got it wrong
33. 33.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) pretending you got it (b) guessing what they meant (c) staying quiet when lost (d) asking for an example
34. 34.💬 Which phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “Stop it…” (b) “Whatever…” (c) “I don’t care…” (d) “So you mean…”
35. 35.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: checking the due date? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
36. 36.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
37. 37.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: doing it your own way? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
38. 38.📝 Ma’am gives four steps quickly and you miss step 3. What should you do? (a) ask her to repeat it (b) guess step 3 (c) copy a friend (d) skip step 3
39. 39.🔁 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
40. 40.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

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