Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 443 · 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) nodding without knowing (b) checking the due date (c) pretending you got it (d) doing it your own way
2. 2.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
3. 3.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: writing the task down? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
4. 4.True or false: “staying quiet when lost” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: guessing what they meant? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
6. 6.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) asking for an example (c) saying it in your words (d) repeating the steps back
7. 7.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) doing it your own way (b) checking the due date (c) repeating the steps back (d) writing the task down
8. 8.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: hoping for the best? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
9. 9.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: staying quiet when lost? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
10. 10.True or false: “asking for an example” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) saying it louder (b) changing the topic (c) saying it in your words (d) copying word for word
12. 12.🔁 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
13. 13.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Mum: “Buy one packet of milk and six eggs.” You: “Six milk packets, right?” (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) pretending you got it (b) doing it your own way (c) saying it in your words (d) hoping for the best
15. 15.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
16. 16.True or false: “asking “Do you mean…?”” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.📝 Ma’am gives four steps quickly and you miss step 3. What should you do? (a) skip step 3 (b) guess step 3 (c) copy a friend (d) ask her to repeat it
18. 18.🔁 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
19. 19.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
20. 20.🔁 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
21. 21.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) doing it your own way (b) nodding without knowing (c) asking for an example (d) pretending you got it
22. 22.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: repeating the steps back? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
23. 23.True or false: “repeating the steps back” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “checking the due date” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🤔 Why paraphrase what someone told you? (a) to end the talk (b) to check you understood (c) to make fun of them (d) to waste time
26. 26.True or false: “hoping for the best” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔁 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
28. 28.True or false: “guessing what they meant” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing what they meant (b) pretending you got it (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) hoping for the best
30. 30.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) saying it in your words (b) asking for an example (c) checking the due date (d) nodding without knowing
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 wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
32. 32.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking “Do you mean…?”? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
33. 33.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
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for an example (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) nodding without knowing (d) repeating the steps back
35. 35.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) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pretending you got it (b) guessing what they meant (c) saying it in your words (d) staying quiet when lost
37. 37.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking for an example? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
38. 38.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) hoping for the best (b) doing it your own way (c) guessing what they meant (d) checking the due date
39. 39.True or false: “staying quiet when lost” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Mum: “Buy one packet of milk and six eggs.” You: “One milk packet and six eggs, right?” (a) False (b) True

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