Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 608 · 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.True or false: “guessing what they meant” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.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
3. 3.🤔 Why paraphrase what someone told you? (a) to end the talk (b) to check you understood (c) to make fun of them (d) to waste time
4. 4.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
5. 5.🔁 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 wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
6. 6.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Ma’am: “Bring your art file on Monday.” You: “So, art file on Tuesday?” (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) guessing what they meant (c) doing it your own way (d) asking for an example
8. 8.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: checking the due date? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
9. 9.True or false: “staying quiet when lost” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.💬 Which phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “I don’t care…” (b) “So you mean…” (c) “Whatever…” (d) “Stop it…”
11. 11.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) True (b) False
12. 12.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
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing the task down (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) checking the due date (d) nodding without knowing
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying it in your words (b) guessing what they meant (c) staying quiet when lost (d) pretending you got it
15. 15.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: pretending you got it? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
16. 16.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: staying quiet when lost? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
17. 17.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) doing it your own way (b) nodding without knowing (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) guessing what they meant
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for an example (b) repeating the steps back (c) pretending you got it (d) writing the task down
19. 19.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) pretending you got it (b) writing the task down (c) staying quiet when lost (d) nodding without knowing
20. 20.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
21. 21.🔁 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
22. 22.True or false: “checking the due date” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “nodding without knowing” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) nodding without knowing (b) hoping for the best (c) pretending you got it (d) repeating the steps back
25. 25.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
26. 26.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) nodding without knowing (b) asking for an example (c) pretending you got it (d) staying quiet when lost
27. 27.👍 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
28. 28.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) doing it your own way (c) checking the due date (d) repeating the steps back
29. 29.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) a wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
30. 30.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) saying it in your words (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) staying quiet when lost (d) repeating the steps back
31. 31.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) checking the due date (b) pretending you got it (c) nodding without knowing (d) guessing what they meant
32. 32.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) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) staying quiet when lost (c) saying it in your words (d) repeating the steps back
34. 34.🔁 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
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing what they meant (b) hoping for the best (c) nodding without knowing (d) repeating the steps back
36. 36.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: guessing what they meant? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
37. 37.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) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “asking “Do you mean…?”” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) saying it in your words (b) changing the topic (c) saying it louder (d) copying word for word
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) nodding without knowing (c) checking the due date (d) doing it your own way

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