Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 651 · 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) True (b) False
2. 2.🤔 Why paraphrase what someone told you? (a) to waste time (b) to end the talk (c) to check you understood (d) to make fun of them
3. 3.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Ma’am: “Bring your art file on Monday.” You: “So, art file on Tuesday?” (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) changing the topic (b) copying word for word (c) saying it louder (d) saying it in your words
5. 5.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
6. 6.🔁 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
7. 7.🔁 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 correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
8. 8.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: guessing what they meant? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
9. 9.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Ma’am: “Bring your art file and two pencils on Monday.” You: “So, art file and two pencils on Monday?” (a) False (b) True
10. 10.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
11. 11.💬 Which phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “Stop it…” (b) “So you mean…” (c) “Whatever…” (d) “I don’t care…”
12. 12.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
13. 13.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: checking the due date? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
14. 14.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
15. 15.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: nodding without knowing? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
16. 16.True or false: “staying quiet when lost” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Ma’am: “Bring your art file on Monday.” You: “So, art file on Tuesday?” (a) a wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
18. 18.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
19. 19.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) doing it your own way (b) guessing what they meant (c) staying quiet when lost (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
20. 20.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) repeating the steps back (b) pretending you got it (c) asking for an example (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for an example (b) hoping for the best (c) repeating the steps back (d) checking the due date
22. 22.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
23. 23.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) writing the task down (b) doing it your own way (c) repeating the steps back (d) checking the due date
24. 24.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) nodding without knowing (b) doing it your own way (c) saying it in your words (d) guessing what they meant
25. 25.True or false: “asking for an example” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔁 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
27. 27.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) writing the task down (b) checking the due date (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) nodding without knowing
28. 28.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: staying quiet when lost? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
29. 29.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) repeating the steps back (b) pretending you got it (c) guessing what they meant (d) nodding without knowing
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hoping for the best (b) guessing what they meant (c) asking for an example (d) pretending you got it
31. 31.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: hoping for the best? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the due date (b) asking for an example (c) saying it in your words (d) doing it your own way
33. 33.🔁 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
34. 34.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) a wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
35. 35.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) asking for an example (b) guessing what they meant (c) repeating the steps back (d) checking the due date
36. 36.True or false: “saying it in your words” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.👍 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
38. 38.True or false: “repeating the steps back” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.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) False (b) True
40. 40.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) repeating the steps back (b) staying quiet when lost (c) writing the task down (d) checking the due date

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