Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 856 · 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.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) saying it in your words (b) copying word for word (c) changing the topic (d) saying it louder
2. 2.True or false: “pretending you got it” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15 and answer Q1 and Q2.” You: “Pages 10 to 15, then Q1 and Q2?” (a) a wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
4. 4.👍 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
5. 5.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: pretending you got it? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
6. 6.True or false: “doing it your own way” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) guessing what they meant (b) doing it your own way (c) writing the task down (d) hoping for the best
8. 8.🔁 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
9. 9.True or false: “asking “Do you mean…?”” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) doing it your own way (b) hoping for the best (c) nodding without knowing (d) repeating the steps back
11. 11.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
12. 12.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
13. 13.🔁 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 correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
14. 14.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) pretending you got it (b) hoping for the best (c) guessing what they meant (d) repeating the steps back
15. 15.True or false: “repeating the steps back” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: doing it your own way? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
17. 17.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking for an example? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
18. 18.True or false: “staying quiet when lost” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) writing the task down (b) checking the due date (c) saying it in your words (d) doing it your own way
20. 20.🔁 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
21. 21.🤔 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
22. 22.📝 Ma’am gives four steps quickly and you miss step 3. What should you do? (a) guess step 3 (b) skip step 3 (c) copy a friend (d) ask her to repeat it
23. 23.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking “Do you mean…?”? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
24. 24.True or false: “writing the task down” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) True (b) False
26. 26.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
27. 27.True or false: “asking for an example” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔁 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
29. 29.🔁 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
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) hoping for the best (c) saying it in your words (d) repeating the steps back
31. 31.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: checking the due date? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
32. 32.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: saying it in your words? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
33. 33.True or false: “guessing what they meant” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hoping for the best (b) staying quiet when lost (c) nodding without knowing (d) saying it in your words
35. 35.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: guessing what they meant? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
36. 36.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: writing the task down? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the steps back (b) nodding without knowing (c) saying it in your words (d) asking for an example
38. 38.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
39. 39.🔁 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
40. 40.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) repeating the steps back (b) saying it in your words (c) nodding without knowing (d) asking “Do you mean…?”

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