Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 553 · 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 correct paraphrase. Coach: “Practice is at 7 AM at the big ground.” You: “7 PM at the small ground?” (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) changing the topic (b) saying it louder (c) saying it in your words (d) copying word for word
3. 3.🤔 Why paraphrase what someone told you? (a) to waste time (b) to make fun of them (c) to end the talk (d) to check you understood
4. 4.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: repeating the steps back? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
5. 5.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: saying it in your words? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
6. 6.True or false: “checking the due date” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: pretending you got it? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
8. 8.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) writing the task down (b) guessing what they meant (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) saying it in your words
9. 9.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Ma’am: “Bring your art file and two pencils on Monday.” You: “So, art file and two pencils on Monday?” (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) doing it your own way (b) saying it in your words (c) hoping for the best (d) guessing what they meant
11. 11.🔁 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
12. 12.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
13. 13.True or false: “writing the task down” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.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
15. 15.💬 Which phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “Whatever…” (b) “I don’t care…” (c) “Stop it…” (d) “So you mean…”
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) nodding without knowing (b) asking for an example (c) repeating the steps back (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
17. 17.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
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) hoping for the best (c) repeating the steps back (d) writing the task down
19. 19.🔁 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
20. 20.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
21. 21.True or false: “asking for an example” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the due date (b) saying it in your words (c) guessing what they meant (d) repeating the steps back
23. 23.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: hoping for the best? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
24. 24.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) writing the task down (c) staying quiet when lost (d) checking the due date
25. 25.🔁 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
26. 26.True or false: “checking the due date” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: doing it your own way? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
28. 28.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: checking the due date? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
29. 29.True or false: “staying quiet when lost” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔁 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
31. 31.True or false: “saying it in your words” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔁 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
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) doing it your own way (b) guessing what they meant (c) saying it in your words (d) hoping for the best
34. 34.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) guessing what they meant (b) doing it your own way (c) staying quiet when lost (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) nodding without knowing (b) doing it your own way (c) repeating the steps back (d) staying quiet when lost
36. 36.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) writing the task down (b) hoping for the best (c) asking for an example (d) repeating the steps back
37. 37.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) a correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
38. 38.📝 Ma’am gives four steps quickly and you miss step 3. What should you do? (a) copy a friend (b) guess step 3 (c) ask her to repeat it (d) skip step 3
39. 39.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) repeating the steps back (b) asking for an example (c) saying it in your words (d) nodding without knowing
40. 40.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) guessing what they meant (b) nodding without knowing (c) pretending you got it (d) writing the task down

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