Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 737 · 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: “hoping for the best” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: repeating the steps back? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
3. 3.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) changing the topic (b) saying it in your words (c) copying word for word (d) saying it louder
4. 4.💬 Which phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “Stop it…” (b) “So you mean…” (c) “Whatever…” (d) “I don’t care…”
5. 5.🔁 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
6. 6.True or false: “asking “Do you mean…?”” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: saying it in your words? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) nodding without knowing (d) doing it your own way
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the due date (b) saying it in your words (c) doing it your own way (d) writing the task down
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.🤔 Why paraphrase what someone told you? (a) to check you understood (b) to waste time (c) to make fun of them (d) to end the talk
12. 12.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) saying it in your words (b) nodding without knowing (c) checking the due date (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
13. 13.True or false: “doing it your own way” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “nodding without knowing” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Ma’am: “Bring your art file on Monday.” You: “So, art file on Tuesday?” (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) hoping for the best (b) pretending you got it (c) nodding without knowing (d) saying it in your words
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) nodding without knowing (b) guessing what they meant (c) doing it your own way (d) checking the due date
18. 18.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) writing the task down (c) saying it in your words (d) repeating the steps back
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 correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
20. 20.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Mum: “Buy one packet of milk and six eggs.” You: “Six milk packets, right?” (a) a wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
21. 21.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: pretending you got it? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
22. 22.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking “Do you mean…?”? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
23. 23.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15 and answer Q1 and Q2.” You: “Pages 10 to 15, then Q1 and Q2?” (a) a wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
24. 24.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) guessing what they meant (b) checking the due date (c) hoping for the best (d) doing it your own way
25. 25.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: nodding without knowing? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) repeating the steps back (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) asking for an example
27. 27.True or false: “checking the due date” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.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) False (b) True
29. 29.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) checking the due date (b) repeating the steps back (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) doing it your own way
30. 30.🔁 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
31. 31.True or false: “pretending you got it” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.👍 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
33. 33.True or false: “saying it in your words” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) checking the due date (b) writing the task down (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) hoping for the best
35. 35.🔁 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
36. 36.True or false: “doing it your own way” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking for an example? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
38. 38.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Ma’am: “Bring your art file on Monday.” You: “So, art file on Tuesday?” (a) a wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
39. 39.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) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Mum: “Buy one packet of milk and six eggs.” You: “Six milk packets, right?” (a) False (b) True

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