Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 429 · 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? Ma’am: “Bring your art file and two pencils on Monday.” You: “So, art file and two pencils on Monday?” (a) a correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
2. 2.🔁 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
3. 3.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: checking the due date? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
4. 4.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: writing the task down? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
5. 5.💬 Which phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “I don’t care…” (b) “Stop it…” (c) “So you mean…” (d) “Whatever…”
6. 6.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) checking the due date (b) repeating the steps back (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) pretending you got it
7. 7.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
8. 8.True or false: “nodding without knowing” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) a wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
10. 10.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) hoping for the best (b) pretending you got it (c) doing it your own way (d) saying it in your words
11. 11.True or false: “checking the due date” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) saying it louder (b) changing the topic (c) copying word for word (d) saying it in your words
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) nodding without knowing (b) pretending you got it (c) doing it your own way (d) saying it in your words
14. 14.🤔 Why paraphrase what someone told you? (a) to waste time (b) to make fun of them (c) to end the talk (d) to check you understood
15. 15.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
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) pretending you got it (c) writing the task down (d) nodding without knowing
17. 17.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: staying quiet when lost? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying it in your words (b) hoping for the best (c) repeating the steps back (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
19. 19.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) nodding without knowing (b) hoping for the best (c) doing it your own way (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) checking the due date (c) asking for an example (d) staying quiet when lost
21. 21.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
22. 22.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) nodding without knowing (b) staying quiet when lost (c) asking for an example (d) hoping for the best
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) hoping for the best (d) pretending you got it
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for an example (b) guessing what they meant (c) pretending you got it (d) hoping for the best
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) nodding without knowing (b) doing it your own way (c) guessing what they meant (d) repeating the steps back
26. 26.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: hoping for the best? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for an example (b) checking the due date (c) saying it in your words (d) nodding without knowing
28. 28.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: repeating the steps back? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
29. 29.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
30. 30.🔁 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
31. 31.🔁 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 correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
32. 32.🔁 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
33. 33.🔁 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
34. 34.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
35. 35.👍 Your friend says “Yes, exactly!” after your paraphrase. What does that tell you? (a) she is angry (b) you understood her (c) you got it wrong (d) she is bored
36. 36.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking “Do you mean…?”? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
37. 37.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) checking the due date (b) hoping for the best (c) nodding without knowing (d) doing it your own way
38. 38.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: pretending you got it? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
39. 39.True or false: “guessing what they meant” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) asking for an example (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) doing it your own way (d) saying it in your words

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