Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 635 · 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.True or false: “guessing what they meant” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “asking for an example” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.📝 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) skip step 3 (d) guess step 3
4. 4.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: staying quiet when lost? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
5. 5.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) asking for an example (b) checking the due date (c) hoping for the best (d) saying it in your words
6. 6.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking for an example? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
7. 7.True or false: “nodding without knowing” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.👍 Your friend says “Yes, exactly!” after your paraphrase. What does that tell you? (a) you understood her (b) you got it wrong (c) she is bored (d) she is angry
9. 9.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
10. 10.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) pretending you got it (b) nodding without knowing (c) guessing what they meant (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
11. 11.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) pretending you got it (b) hoping for the best (c) guessing what they meant (d) repeating the steps back
12. 12.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
13. 13.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) saying it in your words (b) staying quiet when lost (c) nodding without knowing (d) doing it your own way
14. 14.💬 Which phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “Stop it…” (b) “I don’t care…” (c) “Whatever…” (d) “So you mean…”
15. 15.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking “Do you mean…?”? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
16. 16.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
17. 17.True or false: “asking for an example” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “staying quiet when lost” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing the task down (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) checking the due date (d) pretending you got it
20. 20.True or false: “saying it in your words” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Coach: “Practice is at 7 AM at the big ground.” You: “7 PM at the small ground?” (a) a wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
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.True or false: “pretending you got it” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.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
25. 25.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: guessing what they meant? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
26. 26.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) asking for an example (b) writing the task down (c) pretending you got it (d) checking the due date
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hoping for the best (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) doing it your own way (d) pretending you got it
28. 28.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: doing it your own way? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
29. 29.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
30. 30.True or false: “writing the task down” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.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
32. 32.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: nodding without knowing? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
33. 33.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
34. 34.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Friend: “I’m upset because you didn’t call me back.” You: “So you’re fine, then?” (a) a wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
35. 35.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) repeating the steps back (c) guessing what they meant (d) asking for an example
36. 36.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: writing the task down? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
37. 37.True or false: “hoping for the best” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.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) True (b) False
39. 39.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) nodding without knowing (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) asking for an example (d) checking the due date
40. 40.🔁 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 correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase

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