Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 625 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hoping for the best (b) checking the due date (c) guessing what they meant (d) nodding without knowing
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying it in your words (b) writing the task down (c) hoping for the best (d) checking the due date
4. 4.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: repeating the steps back? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) doing it your own way (b) nodding without knowing (c) staying quiet when lost (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
6. 6.🤔 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
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hoping for the best (b) nodding without knowing (c) doing it your own way (d) writing the task down
8. 8.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) guessing what they meant (b) saying it in your words (c) hoping for the best (d) nodding without knowing
9. 9.🔁 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
10. 10.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: guessing what they meant? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
11. 11.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
12. 12.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
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) doing it your own way (b) asking for an example (c) writing the task down (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
14. 14.🔁 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
15. 15.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
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying it in your words (b) checking the due date (c) repeating the steps back (d) pretending you got it
17. 17.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking for an example? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
18. 18.📝 Ma’am gives four steps quickly and you miss step 3. What should you do? (a) guess step 3 (b) skip step 3 (c) copy a friend (d) ask her to repeat it
19. 19.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) False (b) True
20. 20.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) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Friend: “I’m upset because you didn’t call me back.” You: “So you’re fine, then?” (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) repeating the steps back (b) nodding without knowing (c) pretending you got it (d) staying quiet when lost
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 is the odd one out? (a) asking for an example (b) staying quiet when lost (c) nodding without knowing (d) pretending you got it
26. 26.🔁 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
27. 27.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: hoping for the best? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
28. 28.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: pretending you got it? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
29. 29.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) changing the topic (b) saying it in your words (c) saying it louder (d) copying word for word
30. 30.True or false: “hoping for the best” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) nodding without knowing (b) staying quiet when lost (c) checking the due date (d) doing it your own way
32. 32.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: doing it your own way? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
33. 33.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
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying it in your words (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) repeating the steps back (d) staying quiet when lost
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) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “saying it in your words” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔁 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
38. 38.💬 Which phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “So you mean…” (b) “I don’t care…” (c) “Whatever…” (d) “Stop it…”
39. 39.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: nodding without knowing? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
40. 40.True or false: “checking the due date” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True

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