Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 66 · 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) copying word for word (b) changing the topic (c) saying it louder (d) saying it in your words
2. 2.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) guessing what they meant (b) saying it in your words (c) asking for an example (d) checking the due date
3. 3.🔁 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
4. 4.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
5. 5.💬 Which phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “So you mean…” (b) “Stop it…” (c) “I don’t care…” (d) “Whatever…”
6. 6.🔁 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
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) doing it your own way (b) hoping for the best (c) staying quiet when lost (d) repeating the steps back
8. 8.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: hoping for the best? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
10. 10.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
11. 11.🔁 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
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) doing it your own way (b) pretending you got it (c) staying quiet when lost (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
13. 13.🔁 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
14. 14.True or false: “guessing what they meant” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) a correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
16. 16.📝 Ma’am gives four steps quickly and you miss step 3. What should you do? (a) skip step 3 (b) copy a friend (c) ask her to repeat it (d) guess step 3
17. 17.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: saying it in your words? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
18. 18.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) asking for an example (b) doing it your own way (c) saying it in your words (d) writing the task down
19. 19.True or false: “staying quiet when lost” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.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
21. 21.True or false: “pretending you got it” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔁 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
23. 23.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
24. 24.True or false: “nodding without knowing” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.👍 Your friend says “Yes, exactly!” after your paraphrase. What does that tell you? (a) you got it wrong (b) she is angry (c) she is bored (d) you understood her
26. 26.🔁 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
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying it in your words (b) checking the due date (c) pretending you got it (d) repeating the steps back
28. 28.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Coach: “Practice is at 7 AM at the big ground.” You: “7 PM at the small ground?” (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) pretending you got it (c) staying quiet when lost (d) hoping for the best
30. 30.🤔 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
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) nodding without knowing (b) checking the due date (c) saying it in your words (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
32. 32.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
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pretending you got it (b) doing it your own way (c) nodding without knowing (d) asking for an example
34. 34.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: writing the task down? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
35. 35.🔁 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
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the due date (b) saying it in your words (c) repeating the steps back (d) hoping for the best
37. 37.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) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “doing it your own way” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “asking “Do you mean…?”” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: nodding without knowing? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking

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