Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 634 · 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 of these checks understanding? (a) nodding without knowing (b) doing it your own way (c) pretending you got it (d) asking for an example
2. 2.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: saying it in your words? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
3. 3.True or false: “staying quiet when lost” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔁 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
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing what they meant (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) doing it your own way (d) pretending you got it
6. 6.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) checking the due date (b) repeating the steps back (c) saying it in your words (d) staying quiet when lost
7. 7.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
8. 8.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
9. 9.🔁 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
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) nodding without knowing (b) repeating the steps back (c) doing it your own way (d) staying quiet when lost
11. 11.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking “Do you mean…?”? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
12. 12.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) hoping for the best (b) saying it in your words (c) writing the task down (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) doing it your own way (b) staying quiet when lost (c) writing the task down (d) hoping for the best
14. 14.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: staying quiet when lost? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
15. 15.📝 Ma’am gives four steps quickly and you miss step 3. What should you do? (a) guess step 3 (b) skip step 3 (c) ask her to repeat it (d) copy a friend
16. 16.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) nodding without knowing (b) checking the due date (c) writing the task down (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
17. 17.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
18. 18.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: checking the due date? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
19. 19.👍 Your friend says “Yes, exactly!” after your paraphrase. What does that tell you? (a) she is angry (b) she is bored (c) you got it wrong (d) you understood her
20. 20.🔁 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
21. 21.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: doing it your own way? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
22. 22.💬 Which phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “Stop it…” (b) “Whatever…” (c) “I don’t care…” (d) “So you mean…”
23. 23.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
24. 24.True or false: “writing the task down” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.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) True (b) False
26. 26.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) nodding without knowing (c) doing it your own way (d) guessing what they meant
27. 27.🤔 Why paraphrase what someone told you? (a) to end the talk (b) to check you understood (c) to waste time (d) to make fun of them
28. 28.True or false: “repeating the steps back” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the due date (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) nodding without knowing (d) saying it in your words
30. 30.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) pretending you got it (b) writing the task down (c) hoping for the best (d) nodding without knowing
31. 31.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
32. 32.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) doing it your own way (b) asking for an example (c) saying it in your words (d) repeating the steps back
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) checking the due date (c) saying it in your words (d) hoping for the best
34. 34.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) nodding without knowing (b) staying quiet when lost (c) doing it your own way (d) repeating the steps back
35. 35.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) saying it louder (b) copying word for word (c) saying it in your words (d) changing the topic
36. 36.True or false: “saying it in your words” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.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
38. 38.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “checking the due date” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “hoping for the best” skips checking. (a) False (b) True

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