Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 468 · 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.True or false: “staying quiet when lost” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.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
3. 3.🔁 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
4. 4.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: repeating the steps back? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
5. 5.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) saying it in your words (b) doing it your own way (c) nodding without knowing (d) pretending you got it
6. 6.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
7. 7.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: pretending you got it? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing what they meant (b) nodding without knowing (c) writing the task down (d) hoping for the best
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the due date (b) guessing what they meant (c) repeating the steps back (d) saying it in your words
10. 10.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: staying quiet when lost? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
11. 11.True or false: “writing the task down” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing what they meant (b) nodding without knowing (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) pretending you got it
13. 13.📝 Ma’am gives four steps quickly and you miss step 3. What should you do? (a) guess step 3 (b) ask her to repeat it (c) copy a friend (d) skip step 3
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hoping for the best (b) checking the due date (c) guessing what they meant (d) staying quiet when lost
15. 15.👍 Your friend says “Yes, exactly!” after your paraphrase. What does that tell you? (a) you got it wrong (b) she is angry (c) you understood her (d) she is bored
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for an example (b) saying it in your words (c) hoping for the best (d) repeating the steps back
17. 17.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) checking the due date (b) pretending you got it (c) asking for an example (d) repeating the steps back
18. 18.🔁 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
19. 19.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: checking the due date? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
20. 20.True or false: “guessing what they meant” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.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) False (b) True
22. 22.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) guessing what they meant (b) staying quiet when lost (c) pretending you got it (d) repeating the steps back
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pretending you got it (b) writing the task down (c) asking for an example (d) checking the due date
24. 24.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) saying it louder (b) copying word for word (c) saying it in your words (d) changing the topic
25. 25.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
26. 26.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
27. 27.🔁 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
28. 28.🔁 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
29. 29.True or false: “staying quiet when lost” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.💬 Which phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “So you mean…” (b) “Whatever…” (c) “Stop it…” (d) “I don’t care…”
31. 31.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: guessing what they meant? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
32. 32.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: nodding without knowing? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
33. 33.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) checking the due date (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) hoping for the best (d) writing the task down
34. 34.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) writing the task down (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) checking the due date (d) guessing what they meant
35. 35.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) asking for an example (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) saying it in your words (d) doing it your own way
36. 36.True or false: this is a correct 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
37. 37.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) asking for an example (b) writing the task down (c) checking the due date (d) nodding without knowing
38. 38.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) True (b) False
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.True or false: “saying it in your words” skips checking. (a) False (b) True

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