Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 770 · 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: “asking “Do you mean…?”” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔁 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
3. 3.💬 Which phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “Stop it…” (b) “So you mean…” (c) “I don’t care…” (d) “Whatever…”
4. 4.📝 Ma’am gives four steps quickly and you miss step 3. What should you do? (a) copy a friend (b) skip step 3 (c) guess step 3 (d) ask her to repeat it
5. 5.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: staying quiet when lost? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
6. 6.True or false: “doing it your own way” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing what they meant (b) pretending you got it (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) doing it your own way
8. 8.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Coach: “Practice is at 7 AM at the big ground.” You: “7 PM at the small ground?” (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying it in your words (b) checking the due date (c) doing it your own way (d) repeating the steps back
10. 10.🔁 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
11. 11.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: repeating the steps back? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
12. 12.🔁 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
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.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: writing the task down? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
15. 15.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
16. 16.True or false: “saying it in your words” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) nodding without knowing (b) pretending you got it (c) asking for an example (d) guessing what they meant
18. 18.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) repeating the steps back (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) saying it in your words (d) nodding without knowing
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing what they meant (b) asking for an example (c) writing the task down (d) repeating the steps back
20. 20.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
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pretending you got it (b) saying it in your words (c) asking for an example (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
22. 22.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) checking the due date (c) saying it in your words (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hoping for the best (b) nodding without knowing (c) doing it your own way (d) writing the task down
24. 24.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) False (b) True
25. 25.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) saying it louder (b) changing the topic (c) saying it in your words (d) copying word for word
26. 26.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
27. 27.👍 Your friend says “Yes, exactly!” after your paraphrase. What does that tell you? (a) you got it wrong (b) she is bored (c) she is angry (d) you understood her
28. 28.🤔 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
29. 29.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) asking for an example (c) saying it in your words (d) pretending you got it
30. 30.True or false: “guessing what they meant” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “asking for an example” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Coach: “Practice is at 7 AM at the big ground.” You: “7 AM, big ground — got it.” (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: guessing what they meant? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
34. 34.🔁 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
35. 35.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Ma’am: “Bring your art file on Monday.” You: “So, art file on Tuesday?” (a) a wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
36. 36.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking “Do you mean…?”? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
37. 37.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) doing it your own way (b) staying quiet when lost (c) nodding without knowing (d) repeating the steps back
39. 39.True or false: “saying it in your words” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “guessing what they meant” skips checking. (a) False (b) True

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