Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 567 · 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? 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
2. 2.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) nodding without knowing (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) doing it your own way (d) guessing what they meant
3. 3.👍 Your friend says “Yes, exactly!” after your paraphrase. What does that tell you? (a) you understood her (b) you got it wrong (c) she is angry (d) she is bored
4. 4.🤔 Why paraphrase what someone told you? (a) to make fun of them (b) to check you understood (c) to waste time (d) to end the talk
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing the task down (b) doing it your own way (c) guessing what they meant (d) nodding without knowing
6. 6.📝 Ma’am gives four steps quickly and you miss step 3. What should you do? (a) skip step 3 (b) ask her to repeat it (c) copy a friend (d) guess step 3
7. 7.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) a wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
8. 8.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: repeating the steps back? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
9. 9.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) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “asking “Do you mean…?”” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) pretending you got it (b) guessing what they meant (c) hoping for the best (d) repeating the steps back
12. 12.True or false: “hoping for the best” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) nodding without knowing (b) saying it in your words (c) staying quiet when lost (d) guessing what they meant
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying it in your words (b) writing the task down (c) checking the due date (d) hoping for the best
15. 15.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) repeating the steps back (b) asking for an example (c) hoping for the best (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
16. 16.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15 and answer Q1 and Q2.” You: “Pages 10 to 15, then Q1 and Q2?” (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Mum: “Buy one packet of milk and six eggs.” You: “One milk packet and six eggs, right?” (a) a wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
18. 18.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) checking the due date (b) pretending you got it (c) guessing what they meant (d) staying quiet when lost
19. 19.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: hoping for the best? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
20. 20.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: writing the task down? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
21. 21.🔁 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
22. 22.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) saying it louder (b) copying word for word (c) changing the topic (d) saying it in your words
23. 23.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: guessing what they meant? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
24. 24.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: saying it in your words? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
25. 25.True or false: “asking for an example” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.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
27. 27.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking “Do you mean…?”? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
28. 28.🔁 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
29. 29.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: checking the due date? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) checking the due date (c) repeating the steps back (d) doing it your own way
31. 31.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
32. 32.🔁 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
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing what they meant (b) hoping for the best (c) repeating the steps back (d) nodding without knowing
34. 34.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “guessing what they meant” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: staying quiet when lost? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
37. 37.True or false: “repeating the steps back” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “pretending you got it” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “staying quiet when lost” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: pretending you got it? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking

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