Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 62 · 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.👍 Your friend says “Yes, exactly!” after your paraphrase. What does that tell you? (a) you understood her (b) she is bored (c) you got it wrong (d) she is angry
2. 2.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) True (b) False
3. 3.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) a correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the steps back (b) doing it your own way (c) saying it in your words (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
5. 5.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: checking the due date? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) doing it your own way (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) pretending you got it
7. 7.🤔 Why paraphrase what someone told you? (a) to end the talk (b) to make fun of them (c) to waste time (d) to check you understood
8. 8.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: hoping for the best? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying it in your words (b) guessing what they meant (c) repeating the steps back (d) writing the task down
10. 10.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) pretending you got it (c) asking for an example (d) doing it your own way
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) hoping for the best (c) pretending you got it (d) asking for an example
12. 12.🔁 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
13. 13.True or false: “doing it your own way” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.📝 Ma’am gives four steps quickly and you miss step 3. What should you do? (a) copy a friend (b) ask her to repeat it (c) guess step 3 (d) skip step 3
15. 15.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) True (b) False
16. 16.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
17. 17.True or false: “checking the due date” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) doing it your own way (b) nodding without knowing (c) pretending you got it (d) repeating the steps back
19. 19.🔁 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
20. 20.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) writing the task down (b) asking for an example (c) nodding without knowing (d) checking the due date
21. 21.True or false: “guessing what they meant” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔁 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
23. 23.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: writing the task down? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
24. 24.True or false: “hoping for the best” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔁 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
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing what they meant (b) writing the task down (c) nodding without knowing (d) staying quiet when lost
27. 27.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking “Do you mean…?”? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
28. 28.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: saying it in your words? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pretending you got it (b) writing the task down (c) checking the due date (d) saying it in your words
30. 30.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Friend: “I’m upset because you didn’t call me back.” You: “So you’re fine, then?” (a) a correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
31. 31.True or false: “asking “Do you mean…?”” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.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
33. 33.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) saying it in your words (b) repeating the steps back (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) doing it your own way
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.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: doing it your own way? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
36. 36.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) hoping for the best (b) staying quiet when lost (c) saying it in your words (d) pretending you got it
37. 37.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
38. 38.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) guessing what they meant (b) staying quiet when lost (c) writing the task down (d) pretending you got it
39. 39.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: repeating the steps back? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing the task down (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) asking for an example (d) hoping for the best

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