Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 740 · 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: 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
2. 2.👍 Your friend says “Yes, exactly!” after your paraphrase. What does that tell you? (a) you got it wrong (b) she is bored (c) you understood her (d) she is angry
3. 3.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) doing it your own way (b) writing the task down (c) pretending you got it (d) nodding without knowing
4. 4.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: hoping for the best? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
5. 5.True or false: “repeating the steps back” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.📝 Ma’am gives four steps quickly and you miss step 3. What should you do? (a) copy a friend (b) ask her to repeat it (c) skip step 3 (d) guess step 3
7. 7.True or false: “doing it your own way” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking “Do you mean…?”? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
9. 9.🔁 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
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing what they meant (b) nodding without knowing (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) pretending you got it
11. 11.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying it in your words (b) doing it your own way (c) writing the task down (d) repeating the steps back
13. 13.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: repeating the steps back? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
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.True or false: “repeating the steps back” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) doing it your own way (b) asking for an example (c) guessing what they meant (d) staying quiet when lost
18. 18.True or false: “asking “Do you mean…?”” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “pretending you got it” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: saying it in your words? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
21. 21.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) doing it your own way (c) staying quiet when lost (d) pretending you got it
22. 22.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
23. 23.True or false: “hoping for the best” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🤔 Why paraphrase what someone told you? (a) to end the talk (b) to check you understood (c) to make fun of them (d) to waste time
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for an example (b) repeating the steps back (c) nodding without knowing (d) saying it in your words
26. 26.🔁 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
27. 27.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) checking the due date (c) writing the task down (d) repeating the steps back
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) saying it in your words (c) checking the due date (d) asking for an example
29. 29.🔁 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
30. 30.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking for an example? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
31. 31.True or false: “pretending you got it” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔁 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
33. 33.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) asking for an example (b) guessing what they meant (c) checking the due date (d) repeating the steps back
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.🔁 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
36. 36.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) a wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
37. 37.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) writing the task down (c) doing it your own way (d) checking the due date
38. 38.💬 Which phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “Stop it…” (b) “So you mean…” (c) “I don’t care…” (d) “Whatever…”
39. 39.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: writing the task down? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
40. 40.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: doing it your own way? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding

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