Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 607 · 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.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) copying word for word (b) saying it louder (c) saying it in your words (d) changing the topic
2. 2.True or false: “repeating the steps back” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking “Do you mean…?”? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
4. 4.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) hoping for the best (b) staying quiet when lost (c) doing it your own way (d) asking for an example
5. 5.🔁 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
6. 6.📝 Ma’am gives four steps quickly and you miss step 3. What should you do? (a) ask her to repeat it (b) skip step 3 (c) guess step 3 (d) copy a friend
7. 7.🔁 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
8. 8.👍 Your friend says “Yes, exactly!” after your paraphrase. What does that tell you? (a) she is angry (b) she is bored (c) you got it wrong (d) you understood her
9. 9.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) asking for an example (c) writing the task down (d) doing it your own way
10. 10.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: checking the due date? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
11. 11.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: repeating the steps back? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
12. 12.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: staying quiet when lost? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
13. 13.True or false: “staying quiet when lost” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Friend: “I’m upset because you didn’t call me back.” You: “So you’re fine, then?” (a) a wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the steps back (b) asking for an example (c) staying quiet when lost (d) saying it in your words
16. 16.🔁 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
17. 17.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
18. 18.🔁 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
19. 19.True or false: “checking the due date” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) staying quiet when lost (c) guessing what they meant (d) pretending you got it
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) doing it your own way (b) asking for an example (c) guessing what they meant (d) hoping for the best
22. 22.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) writing the task down (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) checking the due date (d) staying quiet when lost
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the due date (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) nodding without knowing (d) writing the task down
24. 24.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
25. 25.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
26. 26.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: nodding without knowing? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
27. 27.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) guessing what they meant (b) repeating the steps back (c) checking the due date (d) writing the task down
28. 28.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
29. 29.True or false: “pretending you got it” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: writing the task down? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
31. 31.🔁 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
32. 32.True or false: “saying it in your words” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.💬 Which phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “So you mean…” (b) “I don’t care…” (c) “Whatever…” (d) “Stop it…”
34. 34.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) nodding without knowing (b) repeating the steps back (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) checking the due date
35. 35.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Coach: “Practice is at 7 AM at the big ground.” You: “7 AM, big ground — got it.” (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “hoping for the best” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: saying it in your words? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
38. 38.True or false: “hoping for the best” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) hoping for the best (c) writing the task down (d) nodding without knowing
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pretending you got it (b) nodding without knowing (c) repeating the steps back (d) doing it your own way

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