Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 684 · 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.🤔 Why paraphrase what someone told you? (a) to end the talk (b) to check you understood (c) to make fun of them (d) to waste time
2. 2.👍 Your friend says “Yes, exactly!” after your paraphrase. What does that tell you? (a) she is angry (b) you understood her (c) you got it wrong (d) she is bored
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) nodding without knowing (b) staying quiet when lost (c) guessing what they meant (d) repeating the steps back
4. 4.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) doing it your own way (b) saying it in your words (c) pretending you got it (d) nodding without knowing
5. 5.📝 Ma’am gives four steps quickly and you miss step 3. What should you do? (a) copy a friend (b) guess step 3 (c) skip step 3 (d) ask her to repeat it
6. 6.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: hoping for the best? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
7. 7.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) writing the task down (b) hoping for the best (c) staying quiet when lost (d) pretending you got it
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) checking the due date (c) doing it your own way (d) hoping for the best
9. 9.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Ma’am: “Bring your art file and two pencils on Monday.” You: “So, art file and two pencils on Monday?” (a) True (b) False
10. 10.💬 Which phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “Whatever…” (b) “So you mean…” (c) “Stop it…” (d) “I don’t care…”
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for an example (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) checking the due date (d) staying quiet when lost
12. 12.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
13. 13.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: doing it your own way? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
14. 14.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) repeating the steps back (b) saying it in your words (c) nodding without knowing (d) writing the task down
15. 15.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
16. 16.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) pretending you got it (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) nodding without knowing (d) staying quiet when lost
17. 17.🔁 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
18. 18.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) a correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
19. 19.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: staying quiet when lost? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
20. 20.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Mum: “Buy one packet of milk and six eggs.” You: “Six milk packets, right?” (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) writing the task down (b) saying it in your words (c) hoping for the best (d) repeating the steps back
22. 22.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) False (b) True
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) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) doing it your own way (b) pretending you got it (c) saying it in your words (d) guessing what they meant
25. 25.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Ma’am: “Bring your art file on Monday.” You: “So, art file on Tuesday?” (a) True (b) False
26. 26.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) True (b) False
27. 27.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking for an example? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
28. 28.True or false: “writing the task down” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: repeating the steps back? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
30. 30.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) writing the task down (b) doing it your own way (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) asking for an example
31. 31.🔁 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
32. 32.True or false: “hoping for the best” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing the task down (b) repeating the steps back (c) guessing what they meant (d) saying it in your words
34. 34.True or false: “writing the task down” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “doing it your own way” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “staying quiet when lost” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: writing the task down? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying it in your words (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) repeating the steps back (d) pretending you got it
39. 39.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) checking the due date (b) repeating the steps back (c) asking for an example (d) staying quiet when lost
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the steps back (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) nodding without knowing (d) writing the task down

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