Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 507 · 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: this is a wrong paraphrase. Coach: “Practice is at 7 AM at the big ground.” You: “7 PM at the small ground?” (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔁 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
3. 3.🔁 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
4. 4.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) writing the task down (b) asking for an example (c) checking the due date (d) doing it your own way
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) doing it your own way (c) checking the due date (d) writing the task down
6. 6.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Mum: “Buy one packet of milk and six eggs.” You: “Six milk packets, right?” (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: doing it your own way? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
8. 8.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: repeating the steps back? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
9. 9.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) checking the due date (c) guessing what they meant (d) writing the task down
10. 10.🔁 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
11. 11.True or false: “writing the task down” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: pretending you got it? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hoping for the best (b) checking the due date (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) repeating the steps back
14. 14.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) asking for an example (b) nodding without knowing (c) saying it in your words (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
15. 15.🔁 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
16. 16.True or false: “hoping for the best” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
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.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: writing the task down? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
19. 19.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) hoping for the best (b) guessing what they meant (c) staying quiet when lost (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
20. 20.👍 Your friend says “Yes, exactly!” after your paraphrase. What does that tell you? (a) she is angry (b) you got it wrong (c) she is bored (d) you understood her
21. 21.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) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “doing it your own way” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🤔 Why paraphrase what someone told you? (a) to waste time (b) to end the talk (c) to check you understood (d) to make fun of them
24. 24.🔁 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
25. 25.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) changing the topic (b) saying it louder (c) saying it in your words (d) copying word for word
26. 26.True or false: “doing it your own way” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) doing it your own way (b) pretending you got it (c) writing the task down (d) hoping for the best
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) guessing what they meant (c) pretending you got it (d) checking the due date
29. 29.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
30. 30.🔁 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
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing the task down (b) nodding without knowing (c) saying it in your words (d) asking for an example
32. 32.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
33. 33.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
34. 34.True or false: “repeating the steps back” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the steps back (b) writing the task down (c) checking the due date (d) guessing what they meant
36. 36.True or false: “repeating the steps back” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “nodding without knowing” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: staying quiet when lost? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
39. 39.True or false: “pretending you got it” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: hoping for the best? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking

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