Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 474 · 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.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) copying word for word (b) changing the topic (c) saying it louder (d) saying it in your words
2. 2.🔁 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 wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
3. 3.True or false: “saying it in your words” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.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) True (b) False
5. 5.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: saying it in your words? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
6. 6.True or false: “guessing what they meant” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) doing it your own way (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) guessing what they meant (d) nodding without knowing
8. 8.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) hoping for the best (b) doing it your own way (c) saying it in your words (d) nodding without knowing
9. 9.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
10. 10.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: writing the task down? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
11. 11.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Friend: “I’m upset because you didn’t call me back.” You: “So you’re fine, then?” (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔁 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
13. 13.🤔 Why paraphrase what someone told you? (a) to end the talk (b) to check you understood (c) to waste time (d) to make fun of them
14. 14.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) hoping for the best (c) saying it in your words (d) checking the due date
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) nodding without knowing (b) writing the task down (c) checking the due date (d) repeating the steps back
16. 16.🔁 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
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) nodding without knowing (b) pretending you got it (c) guessing what they meant (d) asking for an example
18. 18.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
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing what they meant (b) writing the task down (c) staying quiet when lost (d) pretending you got it
20. 20.True or false: “hoping for the best” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.👍 Your friend says “Yes, exactly!” after your paraphrase. What does that tell you? (a) you understood her (b) she is angry (c) you got it wrong (d) she is bored
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying it in your words (b) asking for an example (c) doing it your own way (d) checking the due date
23. 23.True or false: “writing the task down” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) nodding without knowing (b) doing it your own way (c) saying it in your words (d) pretending you got it
25. 25.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Friend: “I’m upset because you didn’t call me back.” You: “So you’re fine, then?” (a) a wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying it in your words (b) asking for an example (c) pretending you got it (d) writing the task down
28. 28.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
29. 29.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) pretending you got it (b) guessing what they meant (c) asking for an example (d) doing it your own way
30. 30.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: checking the due date? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
31. 31.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking “Do you mean…?”? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
32. 32.True or false: “saying it in your words” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.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
34. 34.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: pretending you got it? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
35. 35.💬 Which phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “I don’t care…” (b) “Whatever…” (c) “So you mean…” (d) “Stop it…”
36. 36.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Coach: “Practice is at 7 AM at the big ground.” You: “7 PM at the small ground?” (a) False (b) True
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) False (b) True
38. 38.📝 Ma’am gives four steps quickly and you miss step 3. What should you do? (a) copy a friend (b) skip step 3 (c) guess step 3 (d) ask her to repeat it
39. 39.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) pretending you got it (b) nodding without knowing (c) hoping for the best (d) writing the task down
40. 40.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: repeating the steps back? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding

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