Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 741 · 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 phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “Whatever…” (b) “I don’t care…” (c) “So you mean…” (d) “Stop it…”
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) nodding without knowing (b) repeating the steps back (c) saying it in your words (d) asking for an example
3. 3.True or false: “guessing what they meant” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.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
5. 5.🔁 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
6. 6.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: saying it in your words? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
7. 7.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) checking the due date (b) nodding without knowing (c) pretending you got it (d) hoping for the best
8. 8.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) copying word for word (b) saying it louder (c) changing the topic (d) saying it in your words
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) doing it your own way (b) nodding without knowing (c) guessing what they meant (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
10. 10.True or false: “asking for an example” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🤔 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
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pretending you got it (b) guessing what they meant (c) nodding without knowing (d) checking the due date
13. 13.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
14. 14.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) writing the task down (b) hoping for the best (c) guessing what they meant (d) pretending you got it
15. 15.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: guessing what they meant? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
16. 16.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) pretending you got it (b) nodding without knowing (c) doing it your own way (d) saying it in your words
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pretending you got it (b) nodding without knowing (c) hoping for the best (d) writing the task down
18. 18.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Ma’am: “Bring your art file on Monday.” You: “So, art file on Tuesday?” (a) False (b) True
19. 19.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
20. 20.👍 Your friend says “Yes, exactly!” after your paraphrase. What does that tell you? (a) she is angry (b) you got it wrong (c) she is bored (d) you understood her
21. 21.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
22. 22.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) guessing what they meant (c) staying quiet when lost (d) nodding without knowing
23. 23.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
24. 24.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
25. 25.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking “Do you mean…?”? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
26. 26.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: doing it your own way? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
27. 27.🔁 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
28. 28.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) writing the task down (c) saying it in your words (d) staying quiet when lost
29. 29.🔁 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
30. 30.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔁 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
32. 32.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
33. 33.True or false: “repeating the steps back” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) repeating the steps back (b) nodding without knowing (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) asking for an example
35. 35.🔁 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
36. 36.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: repeating the steps back? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
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 is the odd one out? (a) asking for an example (b) nodding without knowing (c) staying quiet when lost (d) guessing what they meant
39. 39.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: staying quiet when lost? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
40. 40.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) False (b) True

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