Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 57 · 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 of these checks understanding? (a) pretending you got it (b) asking for an example (c) doing it your own way (d) nodding without knowing
2. 2.True or false: “writing the task down” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.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
4. 4.True or false: “staying quiet when lost” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “staying quiet when lost” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) saying it louder (b) changing the topic (c) copying word for word (d) saying it in your words
7. 7.📝 Ma’am gives four steps quickly and you miss step 3. What should you do? (a) skip step 3 (b) guess step 3 (c) ask her to repeat it (d) copy a friend
8. 8.🔁 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
9. 9.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: nodding without knowing? (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: “So you’re fine, then?” (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “guessing what they meant” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) saying it in your words (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) repeating the steps back (d) hoping for the best
13. 13.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
14. 14.True or false: “pretending you got it” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) pretending you got it (b) checking the due date (c) doing it your own way (d) staying quiet when lost
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) doing it your own way (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) nodding without knowing (d) hoping for the best
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing the task down (b) repeating the steps back (c) asking for an example (d) staying quiet when lost
18. 18.True or false: “writing the task down” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) doing it your own way (c) saying it in your words (d) checking the due date
20. 20.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “doing it your own way” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Mum: “Buy one packet of milk and six eggs.” You: “Six milk packets, right?” (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Coach: “Practice is at 7 AM at the big ground.” You: “7 PM at the small ground?” (a) a correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
24. 24.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) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “hoping for the best” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: saying it in your words? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
27. 27.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: repeating the steps back? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
28. 28.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking for an example? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
29. 29.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) pretending you got it (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) asking for an example (d) repeating the steps back
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 correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
31. 31.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: staying quiet when lost? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
32. 32.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Friend: “I’m upset because you didn’t call me back.” You: “So you’re fine, then?” (a) a correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying it in your words (b) asking for an example (c) repeating the steps back (d) nodding without knowing
34. 34.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking “Do you mean…?”? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
35. 35.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Ma’am: “Bring your art file on Monday.” You: “So, art file on Tuesday?” (a) a wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
36. 36.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) saying it in your words (b) hoping for the best (c) nodding without knowing (d) pretending you got it
37. 37.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) checking the due date (b) saying it in your words (c) guessing what they meant (d) writing the task down
38. 38.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
39. 39.🤔 Why paraphrase what someone told you? (a) to waste time (b) to end the talk (c) to make fun of them (d) to check you understood
40. 40.True or false: “nodding without knowing” skips checking. (a) False (b) True

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