Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 706 · 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.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) writing the task down (b) guessing what they meant (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) checking the due date
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing what they meant (b) checking the due date (c) nodding without knowing (d) hoping for the best
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) nodding without knowing (b) writing the task down (c) pretending you got it (d) staying quiet when lost
4. 4.🔁 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 wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
5. 5.True or false: “hoping for the best” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: nodding without knowing? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
7. 7.True or false: “writing the task down” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: pretending you got it? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
9. 9.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
10. 10.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: staying quiet when lost? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
11. 11.💬 Which phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “So you mean…” (b) “Whatever…” (c) “I don’t care…” (d) “Stop it…”
12. 12.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
13. 13.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) pretending you got it (c) nodding without knowing (d) repeating the steps back
14. 14.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: checking the due date? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hoping for the best (b) doing it your own way (c) pretending you got it (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
16. 16.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) doing it your own way (b) hoping for the best (c) saying it in your words (d) pretending you got it
17. 17.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
18. 18.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) copying word for word (b) changing the topic (c) saying it in your words (d) saying it louder
19. 19.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) saying it in your words (b) staying quiet when lost (c) writing the task down (d) asking for an example
20. 20.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
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) hoping for the best (c) repeating the steps back (d) nodding without knowing
22. 22.True or false: “hoping for the best” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “nodding without knowing” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “staying quiet when lost” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking “Do you mean…?”? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
26. 26.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Coach: “Practice is at 7 AM at the big ground.” You: “7 AM, big ground — got it.” (a) a correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
27. 27.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Mum: “Buy one packet of milk and six eggs.” You: “Six milk packets, right?” (a) True (b) False
28. 28.👍 Your friend says “Yes, exactly!” after your paraphrase. What does that tell you? (a) you understood her (b) she is angry (c) she is bored (d) you got it wrong
29. 29.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
30. 30.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
31. 31.True or false: “pretending you got it” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.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
33. 33.🔁 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
34. 34.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) repeating the steps back (b) doing it your own way (c) saying it in your words (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
35. 35.True or false: “saying it in your words” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) checking the due date (c) hoping for the best (d) asking for an example
37. 37.🔁 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
38. 38.🤔 Why paraphrase what someone told you? (a) to make fun of them (b) to check you understood (c) to waste time (d) to end the talk
39. 39.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Mum: “Buy one packet of milk and six eggs.” You: “One milk packet and six eggs, right?” (a) a correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the due date (b) repeating the steps back (c) doing it your own way (d) writing the task down

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