Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 458 · 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? Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) a correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
2. 2.🔁 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
3. 3.👍 Your friend says “Yes, exactly!” after your paraphrase. What does that tell you? (a) she is bored (b) she is angry (c) you understood her (d) you got it wrong
4. 4.🤔 Why paraphrase what someone told you? (a) to check you understood (b) to waste time (c) to end the talk (d) to make fun of them
5. 5.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: checking the due date? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
6. 6.True or false: “saying it in your words” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) nodding without knowing (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) pretending you got it (d) staying quiet when lost
8. 8.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) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “hoping for the best” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “writing the task down” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “pretending you got it” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking “Do you mean…?”? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
13. 13.True or false: “checking the due date” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) doing it your own way (c) pretending you got it (d) hoping for the best
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing the task down (b) pretending you got it (c) saying it in your words (d) asking for an example
16. 16.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: nodding without knowing? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
17. 17.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) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “checking the due date” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.📝 Ma’am gives four steps quickly and you miss step 3. What should you do? (a) skip step 3 (b) copy a friend (c) ask her to repeat it (d) guess step 3
20. 20.🔁 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
21. 21.True or false: “nodding without knowing” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “asking for an example” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) pretending you got it (b) hoping for the best (c) writing the task down (d) staying quiet when lost
24. 24.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
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying it in your words (b) doing it your own way (c) nodding without knowing (d) pretending you got it
26. 26.🔁 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
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the due date (b) nodding without knowing (c) guessing what they meant (d) pretending you got it
28. 28.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
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the steps back (b) staying quiet when lost (c) pretending you got it (d) guessing what they meant
30. 30.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
31. 31.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Friend: “I’m upset because you didn’t call me back.” You: “You felt hurt that I didn’t call back?” (a) a wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
32. 32.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) saying it in your words (b) copying word for word (c) saying it louder (d) changing the topic
33. 33.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) doing it your own way (b) pretending you got it (c) hoping for the best (d) asking for an example
34. 34.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: doing it your own way? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
35. 35.🔁 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
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the due date (b) asking for an example (c) writing the task down (d) nodding without knowing
37. 37.True or false: “staying quiet when lost” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) repeating the steps back (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) writing the task down (d) pretending you got it
39. 39.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) doing it your own way (b) guessing what they meant (c) repeating the steps back (d) hoping for the best
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) True (b) False

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