Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 412 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) asking for an example (c) repeating the steps back (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
2. 2.True or false: “doing it your own way” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: checking the due date? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
4. 4.🔁 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
5. 5.👍 Your friend says “Yes, exactly!” after your paraphrase. What does that tell you? (a) you understood her (b) you got it wrong (c) she is angry (d) she is bored
6. 6.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
7. 7.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) checking the due date (b) writing the task down (c) pretending you got it (d) saying it in your words
8. 8.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking “Do you mean…?”? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
9. 9.True or false: “guessing what they meant” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: repeating the steps back? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) nodding without knowing (b) repeating the steps back (c) saying it in your words (d) asking for an example
12. 12.🤔 Why paraphrase what someone told you? (a) to check you understood (b) to make fun of them (c) to end the talk (d) to waste time
13. 13.💬 Which phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “I don’t care…” (b) “Stop it…” (c) “Whatever…” (d) “So you mean…”
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) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the due date (b) hoping for the best (c) nodding without knowing (d) doing it your own way
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the steps back (b) doing it your own way (c) writing the task down (d) asking for an example
17. 17.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking for an example? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
18. 18.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Mum: “Buy one packet of milk and six eggs.” You: “Six milk packets, right?” (a) a correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
19. 19.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: pretending you got it? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
20. 20.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: doing it your own way? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
21. 21.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) False (b) True
22. 22.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
23. 23.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) nodding without knowing (b) doing it your own way (c) asking for an example (d) pretending you got it
24. 24.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) doing it your own way (b) hoping for the best (c) repeating the steps back (d) guessing what they meant
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) nodding without knowing (b) doing it your own way (c) repeating the steps back (d) guessing what they meant
26. 26.True or false: “nodding without knowing” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “writing the task down” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔁 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
29. 29.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) saying it louder (b) copying word for word (c) saying it in your words (d) changing the topic
30. 30.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: nodding without knowing? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) guessing what they meant (c) staying quiet when lost (d) doing it your own way
32. 32.📝 Ma’am gives four steps quickly and you miss step 3. What should you do? (a) ask her to repeat it (b) skip step 3 (c) guess step 3 (d) copy a friend
33. 33.True or false: “repeating the steps back” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔁 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
35. 35.🔁 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
36. 36.True or false: “hoping for the best” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: hoping for the best? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
38. 38.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) False (b) True
39. 39.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Ma’am: “Bring your art file on Monday.” You: “So, art file on Tuesday?” (a) a wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
40. 40.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) writing the task down (b) staying quiet when lost (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) checking the due date

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