Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 599 · 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? 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
2. 2.True or false: “hoping for the best” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the steps back (b) nodding without knowing (c) saying it in your words (d) checking the due date
4. 4.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: hoping for the best? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
5. 5.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) doing it your own way (b) pretending you got it (c) checking the due date (d) guessing what they meant
6. 6.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
7. 7.🔁 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
8. 8.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) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “guessing what they meant” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) checking the due date (b) doing it your own way (c) repeating the steps back (d) writing the task down
11. 11.True or false: “pretending you got it” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15 and answer Q1 and Q2.” You: “Pages 10 to 15, then Q1 and Q2?” (a) a correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
13. 13.True or false: “doing it your own way” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “repeating the steps back” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) changing the topic (b) saying it in your words (c) copying word for word (d) saying it louder
16. 16.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: checking the due date? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
17. 17.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
18. 18.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
19. 19.👍 Your friend says “Yes, exactly!” after your paraphrase. What does that tell you? (a) she is angry (b) she is bored (c) you understood her (d) you got it wrong
20. 20.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking for an example? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
21. 21.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: guessing what they meant? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
22. 22.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking “Do you mean…?”? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
23. 23.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) pretending you got it (b) asking for an example (c) writing the task down (d) saying it in your words
24. 24.🔁 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
25. 25.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) True (b) False
26. 26.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) checking the due date (c) asking for an example (d) nodding without knowing
27. 27.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: saying it in your words? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
28. 28.True or false: “writing the task down” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.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
30. 30.📝 Ma’am gives four steps quickly and you miss step 3. What should you do? (a) skip step 3 (b) guess step 3 (c) copy a friend (d) ask her to repeat it
31. 31.💬 Which phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “I don’t care…” (b) “Whatever…” (c) “Stop it…” (d) “So you mean…”
32. 32.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Coach: “Practice is at 7 AM at the big ground.” You: “7 PM at the small ground?” (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the steps back (b) writing the task down (c) doing it your own way (d) checking the due date
34. 34.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) saying it in your words (b) repeating the steps back (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) guessing what they meant
35. 35.🔁 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
36. 36.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) nodding without knowing (b) pretending you got it (c) writing the task down (d) guessing what they meant
37. 37.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) writing the task down (b) repeating the steps back (c) hoping for the best (d) saying it in your words
38. 38.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
39. 39.True or false: “repeating the steps back” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the steps back (b) guessing what they meant (c) hoping for the best (d) nodding without knowing

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