Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 722 · 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 checks understanding? (a) saying it in your words (b) guessing what they meant (c) pretending you got it (d) nodding without knowing
2. 2.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: saying it in your words? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
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 of these checks understanding? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) guessing what they meant (c) nodding without knowing (d) repeating the steps back
5. 5.📝 Ma’am gives four steps quickly and you miss step 3. What should you do? (a) skip step 3 (b) ask her to repeat it (c) guess step 3 (d) copy a friend
6. 6.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: writing the task down? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
7. 7.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: doing it your own way? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
8. 8.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: repeating the steps back? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing what they meant (b) saying it in your words (c) hoping for the best (d) nodding without knowing
10. 10.🔁 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
11. 11.True or false: “writing the task down” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.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) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “pretending you got it” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) repeating the steps back (c) writing the task down (d) doing it your own way
15. 15.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: hoping for the best? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
16. 16.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
17. 17.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) True (b) False
18. 18.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
19. 19.🔁 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
20. 20.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) saying it louder (b) saying it in your words (c) changing the topic (d) copying word for word
21. 21.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Friend: “I’m upset because you didn’t call me back.” You: “So you’re fine, then?” (a) a correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
22. 22.🔁 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
23. 23.🤔 Why paraphrase what someone told you? (a) to waste time (b) to make fun of them (c) to end the talk (d) to check you understood
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for an example (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) guessing what they meant (d) checking the due date
25. 25.True or false: “asking “Do you mean…?”” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “nodding without knowing” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) repeating the steps back (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) asking for an example (d) nodding without knowing
28. 28.🔁 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
29. 29.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) checking the due date (b) doing it your own way (c) pretending you got it (d) staying quiet when lost
30. 30.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) saying it in your words (b) repeating the steps back (c) pretending you got it (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
31. 31.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
32. 32.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) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “hoping for the best” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔁 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
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pretending you got it (b) writing the task down (c) guessing what they meant (d) staying quiet when lost
36. 36.👍 Your friend says “Yes, exactly!” after your paraphrase. What does that tell you? (a) you got it wrong (b) you understood her (c) she is bored (d) she is angry
37. 37.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) staying quiet when lost (c) repeating the steps back (d) asking for an example
39. 39.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking “Do you mean…?”? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
40. 40.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) a wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase

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