Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 622 · 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) saying it louder (b) changing the topic (c) copying word for word (d) saying it in your words
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the due date (b) saying it in your words (c) pretending you got it (d) writing the task down
3. 3.🤔 Why paraphrase what someone told you? (a) to make fun of them (b) to check you understood (c) to end the talk (d) to waste time
4. 4.🔁 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
5. 5.True or false: “staying quiet when lost” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking for an example? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
7. 7.True or false: “asking for an example” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hoping for the best (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) asking for an example (d) repeating the steps back
9. 9.🔁 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
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing the task down (b) checking the due date (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) guessing what they meant
11. 11.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: hoping for the best? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
12. 12.🔁 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
13. 13.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: saying it in your words? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
15. 15.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) guessing what they meant (b) repeating the steps back (c) nodding without knowing (d) staying quiet when lost
16. 16.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Ma’am: “Bring your art file on Monday.” You: “So, art file on Tuesday?” (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying it in your words (b) asking for an example (c) checking the due date (d) nodding without knowing
18. 18.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
19. 19.👍 Your friend says “Yes, exactly!” after your paraphrase. What does that tell you? (a) she is bored (b) you got it wrong (c) you understood her (d) she is angry
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying it in your words (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) asking for an example (d) staying quiet when lost
21. 21.True or false: “writing the task down” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Ma’am: “Bring your art file on Monday.” You: “So, art file on Tuesday?” (a) a correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
23. 23.📝 Ma’am gives four steps quickly and you miss step 3. What should you do? (a) ask her to repeat it (b) copy a friend (c) guess step 3 (d) skip step 3
24. 24.🔁 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
25. 25.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) doing it your own way (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) asking for an example (d) repeating the steps back
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pretending you got it (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) doing it your own way (d) hoping for the best
27. 27.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) a wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
28. 28.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) saying it in your words (b) checking the due date (c) writing the task down (d) pretending you got it
29. 29.True or false: “guessing what they meant” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) writing the task down (b) saying it in your words (c) nodding without knowing (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
31. 31.💬 Which phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “So you mean…” (b) “Whatever…” (c) “Stop it…” (d) “I don’t care…”
32. 32.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) guessing what they meant (b) writing the task down (c) staying quiet when lost (d) pretending you got it
33. 33.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: pretending you got it? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
34. 34.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
35. 35.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Mum: “Buy one packet of milk and six eggs.” You: “Six milk packets, right?” (a) a correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
36. 36.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
37. 37.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Ma’am: “Bring your art file on Monday.” You: “So, art file on Tuesday?” (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “pretending you got it” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: repeating the steps back? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
40. 40.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

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