Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 828 · 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? Mum: “Buy one packet of milk and six eggs.” You: “Six milk packets, right?” (a) a wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
2. 2.True or false: “saying it in your words” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “asking “Do you mean…?”” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: repeating the steps back? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
5. 5.📝 Ma’am gives four steps quickly and you miss step 3. What should you do? (a) skip step 3 (b) guess step 3 (c) ask her to repeat it (d) copy a friend
6. 6.🤔 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
7. 7.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) writing the task down (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) saying it in your words (d) hoping for the best
8. 8.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) doing it your own way (b) pretending you got it (c) writing the task down (d) staying quiet when lost
9. 9.True or false: “guessing what they meant” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔁 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
11. 11.True or false: “checking the due date” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.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
13. 13.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) copying word for word (b) changing the topic (c) saying it in your words (d) saying it louder
14. 14.True or false: “repeating the steps back” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “guessing what they meant” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.👍 Your friend says “Yes, exactly!” after your paraphrase. What does that tell you? (a) you understood her (b) she is bored (c) you got it wrong (d) she is angry
17. 17.True or false: “nodding without knowing” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: checking the due date? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
19. 19.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
20. 20.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) hoping for the best (b) nodding without knowing (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) staying quiet when lost
21. 21.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) hoping for the best (c) saying it in your words (d) pretending you got it
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) checking the due date (c) asking for an example (d) hoping for the best
23. 23.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) True (b) False
24. 24.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) saying it in your words (b) checking the due date (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) staying quiet when lost
25. 25.🔁 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
26. 26.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: doing it your own way? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
27. 27.True or false: “doing it your own way” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking for an example? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for an example (b) nodding without knowing (c) pretending you got it (d) hoping for the best
30. 30.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) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Ma’am: “Bring your art file on Monday.” You: “So, art file on Tuesday?” (a) False (b) True
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) False (b) True
33. 33.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking “Do you mean…?”? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
34. 34.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) repeating the steps back (b) saying it in your words (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) doing it your own way
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) asking for an example (c) guessing what they meant (d) saying it in your words
36. 36.True or false: “asking “Do you mean…?”” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.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
38. 38.🔁 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
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hoping for the best (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) doing it your own way (d) nodding without knowing
40. 40.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Coach: “Practice is at 7 AM at the big ground.” You: “7 AM, big ground — got it.” (a) a correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase

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