Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 613 · 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? 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
2. 2.📝 Ma’am gives four steps quickly and you miss step 3. What should you do? (a) guess step 3 (b) ask her to repeat it (c) skip step 3 (d) copy a friend
3. 3.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) saying it louder (b) changing the topic (c) saying it in your words (d) copying word for word
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) checking the due date (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) asking for an example
5. 5.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
6. 6.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) guessing what they meant (b) hoping for the best (c) staying quiet when lost (d) saying it in your words
7. 7.True or false: “writing the task down” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔁 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
9. 9.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) doing it your own way (b) checking the due date (c) guessing what they meant (d) pretending you got it
11. 11.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) writing the task down (b) nodding without knowing (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) repeating the steps back
12. 12.True or false: “doing it your own way” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) checking the due date (b) staying quiet when lost (c) asking for an example (d) writing the task down
14. 14.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
15. 15.True or false: “repeating the steps back” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: saying it in your words? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
17. 17.💬 Which phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “So you mean…” (b) “I don’t care…” (c) “Whatever…” (d) “Stop it…”
18. 18.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) asking for an example (b) saying it in your words (c) checking the due date (d) hoping for the best
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing the task down (b) doing it your own way (c) hoping for the best (d) staying quiet when lost
20. 20.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) guessing what they meant (b) asking for an example (c) pretending you got it (d) nodding without knowing
21. 21.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: hoping for the best? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
22. 22.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) False (b) True
23. 23.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) asking for an example (b) doing it your own way (c) repeating the steps back (d) checking the due date
24. 24.True or false: “guessing what they meant” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Coach: “Practice is at 7 AM at the big ground.” You: “7 AM, big ground — got it.” (a) a correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
26. 26.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: writing the task down? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
27. 27.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: pretending you got it? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
28. 28.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking “Do you mean…?”? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
29. 29.🔁 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
30. 30.True or false: “pretending you got it” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) saying it in your words (c) asking for an example (d) guessing what they meant
32. 32.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) doing it your own way (b) writing the task down (c) pretending you got it (d) hoping for the best
33. 33.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: repeating the steps back? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
34. 34.👍 Your friend says “Yes, exactly!” after your paraphrase. What does that tell you? (a) she is bored (b) she is angry (c) you understood her (d) you got it wrong
35. 35.True or false: “pretending you got it” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) nodding without knowing (c) pretending you got it (d) asking for an example
37. 37.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
38. 38.True or false: “staying quiet when lost” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: staying quiet when lost? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
40. 40.🤔 Why paraphrase what someone told you? (a) to waste time (b) to make fun of them (c) to check you understood (d) to end the talk

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