Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 80 · 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: 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
2. 2.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
3. 3.👍 Your friend says “Yes, exactly!” after your paraphrase. What does that tell you? (a) she is bored (b) you got it wrong (c) she is angry (d) you understood her
4. 4.🔁 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
5. 5.True or false: “repeating the steps back” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: staying quiet when lost? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
7. 7.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking “Do you mean…?”? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
8. 8.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: repeating the steps back? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the due date (b) repeating the steps back (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) guessing what they meant
10. 10.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) repeating the steps back (b) doing it your own way (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) writing the task down
11. 11.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
12. 12.True or false: “asking for an example” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: doing it your own way? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
14. 14.💬 Which phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “Whatever…” (b) “Stop it…” (c) “I don’t care…” (d) “So you mean…”
15. 15.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) repeating the steps back (b) saying it in your words (c) guessing what they meant (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
16. 16.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: saying it in your words? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pretending you got it (b) doing it your own way (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) guessing what they meant
18. 18.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) pretending you got it (b) staying quiet when lost (c) doing it your own way (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
19. 19.🔁 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
20. 20.True or false: “guessing what they meant” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) repeating the steps back (b) staying quiet when lost (c) saying it in your words (d) writing the task down
22. 22.🔁 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
23. 23.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Ma’am: “Bring your art file on Monday.” You: “So, art file on Tuesday?” (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) doing it your own way (c) repeating the steps back (d) nodding without knowing
25. 25.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: writing the task down? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
26. 26.True or false: this is a wrong 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
27. 27.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: hoping for the best? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) nodding without knowing (c) checking the due date (d) doing it your own way
29. 29.🔁 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
30. 30.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) asking for an example (b) checking the due date (c) pretending you got it (d) repeating the steps back
31. 31.True or false: “saying it in your words” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🤔 Why paraphrase what someone told you? (a) to waste time (b) to end the talk (c) to make fun of them (d) to check you understood
33. 33.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) True (b) False
34. 34.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: guessing what they meant? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
35. 35.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) copying word for word (b) saying it in your words (c) changing the topic (d) saying it louder
36. 36.🔁 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
37. 37.🔁 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
38. 38.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) a wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
39. 39.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
40. 40.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) guessing what they meant (b) doing it your own way (c) repeating the steps back (d) nodding without knowing

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