Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 848 · 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.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: nodding without knowing? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
2. 2.👍 Your friend says “Yes, exactly!” after your paraphrase. What does that tell you? (a) she is angry (b) you got it wrong (c) she is bored (d) you understood her
3. 3.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
4. 4.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) checking the due date (c) pretending you got it (d) repeating the steps back
5. 5.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) guessing what they meant (b) checking the due date (c) writing the task down (d) asking for an example
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) nodding without knowing (b) saying it in your words (c) staying quiet when lost (d) doing it your own way
7. 7.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) saying it in your words (b) copying word for word (c) saying it louder (d) changing the topic
8. 8.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) repeating the steps back (c) asking for an example (d) saying it in your words
9. 9.💬 Which phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “I don’t care…” (b) “So you mean…” (c) “Stop it…” (d) “Whatever…”
10. 10.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) True (b) False
11. 11.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: writing the task down? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
12. 12.🔁 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
13. 13.True or false: “asking “Do you mean…?”” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Mum: “Buy one packet of milk and six eggs.” You: “Six milk packets, right?” (a) a correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
15. 15.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking for an example? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
16. 16.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) doing it your own way (b) nodding without knowing (c) checking the due date (d) hoping for the best
17. 17.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: hoping for the best? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
18. 18.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) hoping for the best (b) nodding without knowing (c) asking for an example (d) pretending you got it
19. 19.True or false: “nodding without knowing” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking “Do you mean…?”? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
21. 21.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
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for an example (b) nodding without knowing (c) pretending you got it (d) doing it your own way
23. 23.True or false: “hoping for the best” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.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
25. 25.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) guessing what they meant (c) doing it your own way (d) writing the task down
26. 26.🤔 Why paraphrase what someone told you? (a) to check you understood (b) to make fun of them (c) to waste time (d) to end the talk
27. 27.True or false: “saying it in your words” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Coach: “Practice is at 7 AM at the big ground.” You: “7 PM at the small ground?” (a) a correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
29. 29.🔁 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
30. 30.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) checking the due date (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) saying it in your words (d) doing it your own way
31. 31.True or false: “repeating the steps back” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: pretending you got it? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
33. 33.True or false: “checking the due date” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: saying it in your words? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
35. 35.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
36. 36.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
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pretending you got it (b) staying quiet when lost (c) guessing what they meant (d) writing the task down
38. 38.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Friend: “I’m upset because you didn’t call me back.” You: “So you’re fine, then?” (a) a correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hoping for the best (b) repeating the steps back (c) nodding without knowing (d) staying quiet when lost
40. 40.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) a wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase

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