Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 766 · 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.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) saying it in your words (b) guessing what they meant (c) pretending you got it (d) nodding without knowing
3. 3.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) hoping for the best (c) pretending you got it (d) checking the due date
4. 4.🔁 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
5. 5.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) repeating the steps back (c) pretending you got it (d) writing the task down
6. 6.True or false: this is a wrong 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
7. 7.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) copying word for word (b) saying it in your words (c) saying it louder (d) changing the topic
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) saying it in your words (c) asking for an example (d) pretending you got it
9. 9.True or false: “doing it your own way” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) doing it your own way (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) repeating the steps back (d) saying it in your words
11. 11.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) nodding without knowing (b) writing the task down (c) hoping for the best (d) guessing what they meant
12. 12.💬 Which phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “So you mean…” (b) “Whatever…” (c) “Stop it…” (d) “I don’t care…”
13. 13.🔍 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
14. 14.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Mum: “Buy one packet of milk and six eggs.” You: “One milk packet and six eggs, right?” (a) a wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
15. 15.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
16. 16.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) asking for an example (b) doing it your own way (c) nodding without knowing (d) guessing what they meant
17. 17.True or false: “asking “Do you mean…?”” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
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) False (b) True
19. 19.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: writing the task down? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
20. 20.True or false: “staying quiet when lost” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.📝 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
22. 22.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: checking the due date? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
23. 23.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) checking the due date (b) writing the task down (c) nodding without knowing (d) saying it in your words
24. 24.True or false: “saying it in your words” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “asking for an example” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking “Do you mean…?”? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
27. 27.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: hoping for the best? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
28. 28.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) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “guessing what they meant” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔁 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
31. 31.True or false: “asking for an example” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.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
33. 33.🔁 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
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? 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
36. 36.True or false: “saying it in your words” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “repeating the steps back” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.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
39. 39.👍 Your friend says “Yes, exactly!” after your paraphrase. What does that tell you? (a) she is angry (b) you understood her (c) she is bored (d) you got it wrong
40. 40.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: doing it your own way? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking

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