Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 435 · 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) guessing what they meant (b) asking for an example (c) checking the due date (d) saying it in your words
2. 2.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
3. 3.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) hoping for the best (b) nodding without knowing (c) checking the due date (d) guessing what they meant
4. 4.🔁 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
5. 5.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: nodding without knowing? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
6. 6.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) a correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
7. 7.🔁 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
8. 8.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: guessing what they meant? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
9. 9.True or false: “writing the task down” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking for an example? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) nodding without knowing (b) pretending you got it (c) saying it in your words (d) hoping for the best
12. 12.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Ma’am: “Bring your art file on Monday.” You: “So, art file on Tuesday?” (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “writing the task down” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) saying it louder (b) changing the topic (c) copying word for word (d) saying it in your words
15. 15.True or false: “staying quiet when lost” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) pretending you got it (b) nodding without knowing (c) saying it in your words (d) doing it your own way
17. 17.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) saying it in your words (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) asking for an example (d) staying quiet when lost
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the due date (b) asking for an example (c) repeating the steps back (d) nodding without knowing
19. 19.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) asking for an example (b) writing the task down (c) guessing what they meant (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
20. 20.True or false: “guessing what they meant” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.👍 Your friend says “Yes, exactly!” after your paraphrase. What does that tell you? (a) you got it wrong (b) she is bored (c) you understood her (d) she is angry
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing the task down (b) checking the due date (c) hoping for the best (d) saying it in your words
23. 23.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
24. 24.🤔 Why paraphrase what someone told you? (a) to end the talk (b) to waste time (c) to check you understood (d) to make fun of them
25. 25.True or false: “hoping for the best” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Mum: “Buy one packet of milk and six eggs.” You: “One milk packet and six eggs, right?” (a) a wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
27. 27.True or false: “guessing what they meant” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) saying it in your words (c) writing the task down (d) doing it your own way
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing what they meant (b) pretending you got it (c) checking the due date (d) staying quiet when lost
30. 30.True or false: “nodding without knowing” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Ma’am: “Bring your art file on Monday.” You: “So, art file on Tuesday?” (a) a correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
32. 32.🔁 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
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying it in your words (b) repeating the steps back (c) checking the due date (d) pretending you got it
34. 34.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) True (b) False
35. 35.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
36. 36.True or false: “nodding without knowing” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.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
38. 38.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: repeating the steps back? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
39. 39.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) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “doing it your own way” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True

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