Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 528 · 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) “I don’t care…” (c) “Stop it…” (d) “Whatever…”
2. 2.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Ma’am: “Bring your art file on Monday.” You: “So, art file on Tuesday?” (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Ma’am: “Bring your art file on Monday.” You: “So, art file on Tuesday?” (a) a correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
4. 4.True or false: “checking the due date” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔁 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 wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
6. 6.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) saying it in your words (b) guessing what they meant (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) writing the task down
7. 7.👍 Your friend says “Yes, exactly!” after your paraphrase. What does that tell you? (a) you got it wrong (b) you understood her (c) she is angry (d) she is bored
8. 8.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: hoping for the best? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
10. 10.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) False (b) True
11. 11.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: pretending you got it? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
12. 12.📝 Ma’am gives four steps quickly and you miss step 3. What should you do? (a) ask her to repeat it (b) guess step 3 (c) skip step 3 (d) copy a friend
13. 13.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) nodding without knowing (b) hoping for the best (c) repeating the steps back (d) staying quiet when lost
14. 14.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🤔 Why paraphrase what someone told you? (a) to make fun of them (b) to end the talk (c) to check you understood (d) to waste time
16. 16.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Mum: “Buy one packet of milk and six eggs.” You: “One milk packet and six eggs, right?” (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) a wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
18. 18.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) pretending you got it (b) nodding without knowing (c) staying quiet when lost (d) writing the task down
19. 19.True or false: “pretending you got it” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing what they meant (b) nodding without knowing (c) pretending you got it (d) asking for an example
21. 21.🔁 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
22. 22.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
23. 23.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking for an example? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the steps back (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) doing it your own way (d) checking the due date
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) doing it your own way (c) staying quiet when lost (d) hoping for the best
26. 26.True or false: “nodding without knowing” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: staying quiet when lost? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
28. 28.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) doing it your own way (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) checking the due date (d) repeating the steps back
29. 29.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
30. 30.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
31. 31.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) nodding without knowing (b) guessing what they meant (c) doing it your own way (d) asking for an example
32. 32.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) hoping for the best (b) nodding without knowing (c) guessing what they meant (d) checking the due date
33. 33.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) saying it in your words (b) changing the topic (c) copying word for word (d) saying it louder
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.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) nodding without knowing (c) checking the due date (d) writing the task down
36. 36.True or false: “asking “Do you mean…?”” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: repeating the steps back? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
38. 38.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Mum: “Buy one packet of milk and six eggs.” You: “Six milk packets, right?” (a) a wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
39. 39.True or false: “guessing what they meant” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
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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