Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 676 · 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.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: repeating the steps back? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
2. 2.📝 Ma’am gives four steps quickly and you miss step 3. What should you do? (a) copy a friend (b) guess step 3 (c) ask her to repeat it (d) skip step 3
3. 3.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Mum: “Buy one packet of milk and six eggs.” You: “Six milk packets, right?” (a) a wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
4. 4.🔁 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
5. 5.🔁 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
6. 6.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
7. 7.True or false: “asking “Do you mean…?”” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the due date (b) saying it in your words (c) asking for an example (d) nodding without knowing
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing the task down (b) asking for an example (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) staying quiet when lost
10. 10.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking for an example? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
11. 11.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) pretending you got it (b) writing the task down (c) checking the due date (d) repeating the steps back
12. 12.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
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) nodding without knowing (b) hoping for the best (c) writing the task down (d) doing it your own way
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) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hoping for the best (b) writing the task down (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) checking the due date
16. 16.👍 Your friend says “Yes, exactly!” after your paraphrase. What does that tell you? (a) she is bored (b) she is angry (c) you got it wrong (d) you understood her
17. 17.True or false: “writing the task down” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) pretending you got it (b) hoping for the best (c) doing it your own way (d) saying it in your words
19. 19.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: hoping for the best? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
20. 20.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: guessing what they meant? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
21. 21.🔁 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
22. 22.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) hoping for the best (b) asking for an example (c) repeating the steps back (d) checking the due date
23. 23.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
24. 24.🔁 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
25. 25.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
26. 26.True or false: “staying quiet when lost” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🤔 Why paraphrase what someone told you? (a) to make fun of them (b) to end the talk (c) to waste time (d) to check you understood
28. 28.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: doing it your own way? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
29. 29.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) nodding without knowing (c) checking the due date (d) pretending you got it
30. 30.💬 Which phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “I don’t care…” (b) “So you mean…” (c) “Stop it…” (d) “Whatever…”
31. 31.🔁 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
32. 32.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) doing it your own way (b) guessing what they meant (c) nodding without knowing (d) repeating the steps back
33. 33.True or false: “asking “Do you mean…?”” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) writing the task down (b) staying quiet when lost (c) asking for an example (d) repeating the steps back
35. 35.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
36. 36.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: staying quiet when lost? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
37. 37.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) nodding without knowing (b) writing the task down (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) checking the due date
38. 38.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) True (b) False
39. 39.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) pretending you got it (b) nodding without knowing (c) writing the task down (d) guessing what they meant
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hoping for the best (b) saying it in your words (c) pretending you got it (d) staying quiet when lost

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