Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 506 · 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 phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “So you mean…” (b) “Stop it…” (c) “Whatever…” (d) “I don’t care…”
2. 2.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) copying word for word (b) saying it in your words (c) saying it louder (d) changing the topic
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) nodding without knowing (b) doing it your own way (c) pretending you got it (d) repeating the steps back
4. 4.🤔 Why paraphrase what someone told you? (a) to make fun of them (b) to check you understood (c) to end the talk (d) to waste time
5. 5.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Coach: “Practice is at 7 AM at the big ground.” You: “7 PM at the small ground?” (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) hoping for the best (b) writing the task down (c) nodding without knowing (d) guessing what they meant
7. 7.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) repeating the steps back (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) pretending you got it (d) asking for an example
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for an example (b) repeating the steps back (c) guessing what they meant (d) writing the task down
9. 9.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: hoping for the best? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
10. 10.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: pretending you got it? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
11. 11.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “hoping for the best” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔁 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
14. 14.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Coach: “Practice is at 7 AM at the big ground.” You: “7 PM at the small ground?” (a) a wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
15. 15.🔁 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
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the steps back (b) checking the due date (c) pretending you got it (d) saying it in your words
17. 17.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) repeating the steps back (c) hoping for the best (d) doing it your own way
18. 18.True or false: “asking for an example” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “repeating the steps back” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔁 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 correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
21. 21.True or false: “checking the due date” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “pretending you got it” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: writing the task down? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
24. 24.True or false: this is a wrong 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
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) doing it your own way (c) writing the task down (d) pretending you got it
26. 26.📝 Ma’am gives four steps quickly and you miss step 3. What should you do? (a) guess step 3 (b) skip step 3 (c) copy a friend (d) ask her to repeat it
27. 27.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) repeating the steps back (c) checking the due date (d) guessing what they meant
28. 28.True or false: this is a wrong 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) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) nodding without knowing (c) guessing what they meant (d) staying quiet when lost
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the steps back (b) checking the due date (c) nodding without knowing (d) writing the task down
31. 31.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Coach: “Practice is at 7 AM at the big ground.” You: “7 AM, big ground — got it.” (a) a correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
32. 32.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: doing it your own way? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
33. 33.🔁 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
34. 34.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
35. 35.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: saying it in your words? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
36. 36.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) asking for an example (b) hoping for the best (c) staying quiet when lost (d) guessing what they meant
37. 37.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking “Do you mean…?”? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
38. 38.👍 Your friend says “Yes, exactly!” after your paraphrase. What does that tell you? (a) she is angry (b) she is bored (c) you got it wrong (d) you understood her
39. 39.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking for an example? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
40. 40.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

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