Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 561 · 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.🔁 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
2. 2.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: writing the task down? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
3. 3.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) repeating the steps back (b) writing the task down (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) staying quiet when lost
4. 4.👍 Your friend says “Yes, exactly!” after your paraphrase. What does that tell you? (a) you understood her (b) she is angry (c) she is bored (d) you got it wrong
5. 5.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) a wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
6. 6.True or false: “guessing what they meant” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.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) True (b) False
8. 8.🔁 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
9. 9.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking for an example? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
10. 10.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Ma’am: “Bring your art file on Monday.” You: “So, art file on Tuesday?” (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “writing the task down” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.💬 Which phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “Whatever…” (b) “I don’t care…” (c) “So you mean…” (d) “Stop it…”
13. 13.📝 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
14. 14.True or false: “doing it your own way” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.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
16. 16.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) False (b) True
17. 17.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) copying word for word (b) saying it louder (c) changing the topic (d) saying it in your words
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing what they meant (b) checking the due date (c) hoping for the best (d) doing it your own way
19. 19.🔁 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
20. 20.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: nodding without knowing? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
21. 21.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: pretending you got it? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
22. 22.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) hoping for the best (b) nodding without knowing (c) repeating the steps back (d) guessing what they meant
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) asking for an example (c) writing the task down (d) doing it your own way
24. 24.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🤔 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
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hoping for the best (b) writing the task down (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) repeating the steps back
27. 27.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: checking the due date? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
28. 28.True or false: “asking for an example” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pretending you got it (b) doing it your own way (c) hoping for the best (d) saying it in your words
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing what they meant (b) staying quiet when lost (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) hoping for the best
31. 31.True or false: “guessing what they meant” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.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
33. 33.True or false: “hoping for the best” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) writing the task down (b) guessing what they meant (c) nodding without knowing (d) staying quiet when lost
35. 35.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) checking the due date (b) guessing what they meant (c) asking for an example (d) writing the task down
36. 36.🔁 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
37. 37.🔁 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
38. 38.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: guessing what they meant? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
39. 39.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) asking for an example (b) guessing what they meant (c) pretending you got it (d) staying quiet when lost
40. 40.True or false: “writing the task down” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True

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