Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 71 · 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) saying it louder (b) changing the topic (c) copying word for word (d) saying it in your words
2. 2.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
3. 3.🔁 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
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the steps back (b) writing the task down (c) asking for an example (d) pretending you got it
5. 5.🔁 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
6. 6.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: saying it in your words? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
7. 7.📝 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
8. 8.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: nodding without knowing? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) doing it your own way (c) nodding without knowing (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
10. 10.True or false: “hoping for the best” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “checking the due date” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
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) True (b) False
13. 13.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: checking the due date? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
14. 14.🔁 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
15. 15.True or false: “asking “Do you mean…?”” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) doing it your own way (c) writing the task down (d) pretending you got it
17. 17.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: staying quiet when lost? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
18. 18.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) asking for an example (b) repeating the steps back (c) hoping for the best (d) saying it in your words
19. 19.💬 Which phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “Stop it…” (b) “Whatever…” (c) “I don’t care…” (d) “So you mean…”
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the steps back (b) guessing what they meant (c) saying it in your words (d) checking the due date
21. 21.True or false: “doing it your own way” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔁 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
23. 23.🔁 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
24. 24.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Mum: “Buy one packet of milk and six eggs.” You: “Six milk packets, right?” (a) True (b) False
25. 25.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
26. 26.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) doing it your own way (c) checking the due date (d) pretending you got it
27. 27.True or false: “doing it your own way” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) doing it your own way (b) guessing what they meant (c) nodding without knowing (d) asking for an example
29. 29.True or false: “writing the task down” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing what they meant (b) hoping for the best (c) doing it your own way (d) writing the task down
31. 31.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: pretending you got it? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) pretending you got it (c) checking the due date (d) guessing what they meant
33. 33.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) writing the task down (b) checking the due date (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) pretending you got it
34. 34.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking for an example? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) hoping for the best (c) repeating the steps back (d) guessing what they meant
36. 36.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: repeating the steps back? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
37. 37.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) a wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
38. 38.🔁 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
39. 39.True or false: “hoping for the best” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying it in your words (b) checking the due date (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) staying quiet when lost

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