Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 519 · 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.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: repeating the steps back? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
2. 2.True or false: “checking the due date” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “nodding without knowing” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking for an example? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
5. 5.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) pretending you got it (b) saying it in your words (c) checking the due date (d) asking for an example
6. 6.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: guessing what they meant? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
7. 7.True or false: “hoping for the best” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) repeating the steps back (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) writing the task down (d) staying quiet when lost
9. 9.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: doing it your own way? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
10. 10.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) True (b) False
11. 11.💬 Which phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “I don’t care…” (b) “Whatever…” (c) “Stop it…” (d) “So you mean…”
12. 12.👍 Your friend says “Yes, exactly!” after your paraphrase. What does that tell you? (a) you got it wrong (b) she is bored (c) you understood her (d) she is angry
13. 13.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) asking for an example (b) guessing what they meant (c) checking the due date (d) repeating the steps back
15. 15.🔁 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
16. 16.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) hoping for the best (b) writing the task down (c) pretending you got it (d) staying quiet when lost
17. 17.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) doing it your own way (b) repeating the steps back (c) guessing what they meant (d) staying quiet when lost
18. 18.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) hoping for the best (b) doing it your own way (c) guessing what they meant (d) asking for an example
19. 19.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Ma’am: “Bring your art file on Monday.” You: “So, art file on Tuesday?” (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) repeating the steps back (b) doing it your own way (c) saying it in your words (d) writing the task down
21. 21.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
22. 22.🔁 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
23. 23.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) changing the topic (b) copying word for word (c) saying it louder (d) saying it in your words
24. 24.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
25. 25.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking “Do you mean…?”? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
26. 26.🔁 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
27. 27.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: staying quiet when lost? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
28. 28.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
29. 29.🤔 Why paraphrase what someone told you? (a) to end the talk (b) to waste time (c) to check you understood (d) to make fun of them
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hoping for the best (b) asking for an example (c) guessing what they meant (d) pretending you got it
31. 31.True or false: “asking “Do you mean…?”” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.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
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pretending you got it (b) saying it in your words (c) writing the task down (d) repeating the steps back
34. 34.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
35. 35.True or false: “pretending you got it” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for an example (b) repeating the steps back (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) nodding without knowing
37. 37.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔁 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
39. 39.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) checking the due date (b) nodding without knowing (c) pretending you got it (d) guessing what they meant
40. 40.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

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