Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 810 · 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 of these skips checking? (a) asking for an example (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) guessing what they meant (d) repeating the steps back
2. 2.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) asking for an example (b) checking the due date (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) nodding without knowing
3. 3.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) False (b) True
4. 4.🔁 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
5. 5.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: guessing what they meant? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) doing it your own way (b) staying quiet when lost (c) repeating the steps back (d) hoping for the best
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for an example (b) hoping for the best (c) saying it in your words (d) checking the due date
8. 8.💬 Which phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “Whatever…” (b) “I don’t care…” (c) “Stop it…” (d) “So you mean…”
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hoping for the best (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) guessing what they meant (d) doing it your own way
10. 10.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: pretending you got it? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
11. 11.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) staying quiet when lost (c) hoping for the best (d) nodding without knowing
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the due date (b) doing it your own way (c) pretending you got it (d) hoping for the best
13. 13.True or false: “nodding without knowing” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
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 correct paraphrase. Ma’am: “Bring your art file and two pencils on Monday.” You: “So, art file and two pencils on Monday?” (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🤔 Why paraphrase what someone told you? (a) to waste time (b) to make fun of them (c) to end the talk (d) to check you understood
17. 17.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: hoping for the best? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
18. 18.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: doing it your own way? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
19. 19.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) nodding without knowing (b) staying quiet when lost (c) hoping for the best (d) saying it in your words
20. 20.👍 Your friend says “Yes, exactly!” after your paraphrase. What does that tell you? (a) you got it wrong (b) she is bored (c) you understood her (d) she is angry
21. 21.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: writing the task down? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
22. 22.🔁 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
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) nodding without knowing (b) writing the task down (c) hoping for the best (d) guessing what they meant
24. 24.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
25. 25.🔁 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 wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
26. 26.True or false: “checking the due date” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) hoping for the best (b) pretending you got it (c) guessing what they meant (d) asking for an example
28. 28.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
29. 29.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
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying it in your words (b) doing it your own way (c) asking for an example (d) checking the due date
31. 31.🔁 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
32. 32.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
33. 33.🔁 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
34. 34.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
35. 35.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
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.True or false: “repeating the steps back” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “checking the due date” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.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
40. 40.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) changing the topic (b) saying it louder (c) copying word for word (d) saying it in your words

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