Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 705 · 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” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Coach: “Practice is at 7 AM at the big ground.” You: “7 PM at the small ground?” (a) a correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
3. 3.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
4. 4.True or false: “saying it in your words” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) writing the task down (c) pretending you got it (d) checking the due date
6. 6.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: checking the due date? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
7. 7.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: repeating the steps back? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
8. 8.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) nodding without knowing (b) staying quiet when lost (c) pretending you got it (d) repeating the steps back
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) doing it your own way (b) staying quiet when lost (c) writing the task down (d) guessing what they meant
10. 10.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking “Do you mean…?”? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
11. 11.🤔 Why paraphrase what someone told you? (a) to end the talk (b) to waste time (c) to make fun of them (d) to check you understood
12. 12.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying it in your words (b) repeating the steps back (c) checking the due date (d) pretending you got it
14. 14.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) hoping for the best (b) doing it your own way (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) nodding without knowing
15. 15.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) pretending you got it (b) hoping for the best (c) checking the due date (d) nodding without knowing
16. 16.📝 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
17. 17.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) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the steps back (b) staying quiet when lost (c) hoping for the best (d) nodding without knowing
19. 19.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
20. 20.🔁 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
21. 21.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) checking the due date (b) staying quiet when lost (c) saying it in your words (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
22. 22.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) asking for an example (b) nodding without knowing (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) writing the task down
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) checking the due date (c) pretending you got it (d) hoping for the best
24. 24.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
25. 25.🔁 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
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for an example (b) writing the task down (c) checking the due date (d) hoping for the best
27. 27.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) True (b) False
28. 28.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) a wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
29. 29.True or false: “asking “Do you mean…?”” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “repeating the steps back” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing what they meant (b) saying it in your words (c) repeating the steps back (d) writing the task down
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing what they meant (b) nodding without knowing (c) hoping for the best (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
33. 33.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) saying it louder (b) copying word for word (c) saying it in your words (d) changing the topic
34. 34.True or false: “asking for an example” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: guessing what they meant? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
36. 36.True or false: “repeating the steps back” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking for an example? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
38. 38.True or false: “saying it in your words” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.👍 Your friend says “Yes, exactly!” after your paraphrase. What does that tell you? (a) she is bored (b) you understood her (c) you got it wrong (d) she is angry
40. 40.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

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