Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 726 · 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.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Friend: “I’m upset because you didn’t call me back.” You: “So you’re fine, then?” (a) a wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
2. 2.🤔 Why paraphrase what someone told you? (a) to make fun of them (b) to waste time (c) to end the talk (d) to check you understood
3. 3.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
4. 4.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking for an example? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
5. 5.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) doing it your own way (b) pretending you got it (c) guessing what they meant (d) checking the due date
6. 6.True or false: “saying it in your words” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: hoping for the best? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
8. 8.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Coach: “Practice is at 7 AM at the big ground.” You: “7 AM, big ground — got it.” (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: pretending you got it? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
10. 10.True or false: “hoping for the best” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “guessing what they meant” 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 AM, big ground — got it.” (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔁 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
14. 14.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
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing the task down (b) staying quiet when lost (c) hoping for the best (d) guessing what they meant
16. 16.True or false: “nodding without knowing” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) hoping for the best (c) writing the task down (d) saying it in your words
18. 18.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) nodding without knowing (b) pretending you got it (c) hoping for the best (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
19. 19.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) guessing what they meant (b) staying quiet when lost (c) saying it in your words (d) pretending you got it
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) nodding without knowing (c) doing it your own way (d) staying quiet when lost
21. 21.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
22. 22.True or false: “writing the task down” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: doing it your own way? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
24. 24.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) checking the due date (b) repeating the steps back (c) writing the task down (d) pretending you got it
25. 25.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) saying it in your words (b) copying word for word (c) saying it louder (d) changing the topic
26. 26.🔁 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
27. 27.True or false: “staying quiet when lost” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: repeating the steps back? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
29. 29.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: writing the task down? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
30. 30.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) checking the due date (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) repeating the steps back (d) nodding without knowing
31. 31.📝 Ma’am gives four steps quickly and you miss step 3. What should you do? (a) guess step 3 (b) copy a friend (c) skip step 3 (d) ask her to repeat it
32. 32.🔁 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
33. 33.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) nodding without knowing (b) staying quiet when lost (c) guessing what they meant (d) asking for an example
34. 34.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) repeating the steps back (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) guessing what they meant (d) saying it in your words
35. 35.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) hoping for the best (b) guessing what they meant (c) doing it your own way (d) writing the task down
36. 36.True or false: “checking the due date” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) nodding without knowing (b) hoping for the best (c) repeating the steps back (d) staying quiet when lost
38. 38.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) checking the due date (c) writing the task down (d) staying quiet when lost
40. 40.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

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