Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 757 · 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: “You felt hurt that I didn’t call back?” (a) a correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
2. 2.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) guessing what they meant (b) doing it your own way (c) checking the due date (d) hoping for the best
3. 3.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: doing it your own way? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
4. 4.True or false: “doing it your own way” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) saying it in your words (b) checking the due date (c) repeating the steps back (d) guessing what they meant
6. 6.🔁 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
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hoping for the best (b) asking for an example (c) repeating the steps back (d) checking the due date
8. 8.🔁 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
9. 9.🤔 Why paraphrase what someone told you? (a) to check you understood (b) to make fun of them (c) to end the talk (d) to waste time
10. 10.True or false: “writing the task down” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) doing it your own way (c) writing the task down (d) guessing what they meant
12. 12.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) saying it louder (b) copying word for word (c) changing the topic (d) saying it in your words
13. 13.🔁 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
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying it in your words (b) checking the due date (c) doing it your own way (d) asking for an example
15. 15.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) repeating the steps back (b) asking for an example (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) nodding without knowing
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hoping for the best (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) staying quiet when lost (d) pretending you got it
17. 17.True or false: “saying it in your words” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “asking for an example” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Coach: “Practice is at 7 AM at the big ground.” You: “7 PM at the small ground?” (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “nodding without knowing” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) nodding without knowing (b) pretending you got it (c) asking for an example (d) staying quiet when lost
22. 22.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Coach: “Practice is at 7 AM at the big ground.” You: “7 AM, big ground — got it.” (a) a wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
23. 23.True or false: “asking “Do you mean…?”” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔁 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
25. 25.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Ma’am: “Bring your art file on Monday.” You: “So, art file on Tuesday?” (a) a correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing the task down (b) pretending you got it (c) repeating the steps back (d) checking the due date
27. 27.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Mum: “Buy one packet of milk and six eggs.” You: “Six milk packets, right?” (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔁 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 correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
30. 30.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
31. 31.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: repeating the steps back? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
32. 32.True or false: “repeating the steps back” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing what they meant (b) doing it your own way (c) nodding without knowing (d) repeating the steps back
34. 34.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
35. 35.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: hoping for the best? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
36. 36.💬 Which phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “Whatever…” (b) “I don’t care…” (c) “Stop it…” (d) “So you mean…”
37. 37.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) True (b) False
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) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: this is a correct 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
40. 40.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: guessing what they meant? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking

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