Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 593 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) pretending you got it (b) guessing what they meant (c) nodding without knowing (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
2. 2.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: doing it your own way? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
3. 3.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
4. 4.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: saying it in your words? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
5. 5.💬 Which phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “Whatever…” (b) “I don’t care…” (c) “So you mean…” (d) “Stop it…”
6. 6.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
7. 7.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking for an example? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
8. 8.True or false: “checking the due date” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.📝 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
10. 10.True or false: “asking for an example” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔁 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
12. 12.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: guessing what they meant? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
13. 13.True or false: “writing the task down” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the steps back (b) asking for an example (c) saying it in your words (d) staying quiet when lost
15. 15.🔁 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
16. 16.🔁 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
17. 17.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) hoping for the best (b) staying quiet when lost (c) asking for an example (d) doing it your own way
18. 18.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) copying word for word (b) changing the topic (c) saying it louder (d) saying it in your words
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for an example (b) staying quiet when lost (c) guessing what they meant (d) pretending you got it
20. 20.True or false: “writing the task down” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (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: nodding without knowing? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
24. 24.True or false: “asking for an example” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: repeating the steps back? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
26. 26.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) asking for an example (b) repeating the steps back (c) saying it in your words (d) pretending you got it
27. 27.🔁 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
28. 28.🔁 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
29. 29.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
30. 30.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
31. 31.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “asking “Do you mean…?”” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.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) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “nodding without knowing” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “doing it your own way” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: this is a correct 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
37. 37.True or false: this is a wrong 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
38. 38.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) repeating the steps back (b) writing the task down (c) staying quiet when lost (d) asking for an example
39. 39.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) checking the due date (b) writing the task down (c) guessing what they meant (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
40. 40.👍 Your friend says “Yes, exactly!” after your paraphrase. What does that tell you? (a) she is bored (b) you got it wrong (c) you understood her (d) she is angry

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