Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 746 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) pretending you got it (b) saying it in your words (c) guessing what they meant (d) nodding without knowing
2. 2.True or false: “asking for an example” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔁 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
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) pretending you got it (c) nodding without knowing (d) writing the task down
5. 5.🤔 Why paraphrase what someone told you? (a) to check you understood (b) to end the talk (c) to make fun of them (d) to waste time
6. 6.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Mum: “Buy one packet of milk and six eggs.” You: “Six milk packets, right?” (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “staying quiet when lost” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔁 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
9. 9.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
10. 10.True or false: “hoping for the best” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “doing it your own way” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) saying it louder (b) changing the topic (c) saying it in your words (d) copying word for word
13. 13.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Ma’am: “Bring your art file on Monday.” You: “So, art file on Tuesday?” (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing the task down (b) repeating the steps back (c) staying quiet when lost (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
15. 15.📝 Ma’am gives four steps quickly and you miss step 3. What should you do? (a) copy a friend (b) skip step 3 (c) ask her to repeat it (d) guess step 3
16. 16.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking “Do you mean…?”? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pretending you got it (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) asking for an example (d) repeating the steps back
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.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: doing it your own way? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
20. 20.🔁 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
21. 21.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) doing it your own way (b) staying quiet when lost (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) nodding without knowing
22. 22.🔁 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
23. 23.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: repeating the steps back? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
24. 24.True or false: “hoping for the best” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.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
26. 26.True or false: “asking for an example” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: checking the due date? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
28. 28.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) pretending you got it (b) doing it your own way (c) saying it in your words (d) staying quiet when lost
29. 29.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) asking for an example (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) writing the task down
30. 30.True or false: “checking the due date” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: pretending you got it? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
32. 32.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) doing it your own way (b) asking for an example (c) guessing what they meant (d) nodding without knowing
33. 33.💬 Which phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “So you mean…” (b) “Stop it…” (c) “Whatever…” (d) “I don’t care…”
34. 34.True or false: “repeating the steps back” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) nodding without knowing (b) guessing what they meant (c) writing the task down (d) hoping for the best
36. 36.True or false: “writing the task down” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: staying quiet when lost? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
38. 38.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
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) doing it your own way (b) repeating the steps back (c) checking the due date (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
40. 40.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

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