Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 858 · 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 phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “I don’t care…” (b) “Whatever…” (c) “Stop it…” (d) “So you mean…”
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the steps back (b) saying it in your words (c) pretending you got it (d) asking for an example
3. 3.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: saying it in your words? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
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: “pretending you got it” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking “Do you mean…?”? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
7. 7.🔁 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
8. 8.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
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hoping for the best (b) doing it your own way (c) guessing what they meant (d) checking the due date
10. 10.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) asking for an example (c) hoping for the best (d) saying it in your words
11. 11.True or false: “nodding without knowing” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) nodding without knowing (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) guessing what they meant (d) pretending you got it
13. 13.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
14. 14.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
15. 15.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Ma’am: “Bring your art file on Monday.” You: “So, art file on Tuesday?” (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “repeating the steps back” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “guessing what they meant” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) saying it in your words (c) guessing what they meant (d) nodding without knowing
19. 19.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) saying it in your words (b) writing the task down (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) staying quiet when lost
20. 20.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: checking the due date? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
21. 21.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) nodding without knowing (b) checking the due date (c) saying it in your words (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
22. 22.True or false: “doing it your own way” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.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
24. 24.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) saying it in your words (b) repeating the steps back (c) writing the task down (d) pretending you got it
25. 25.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) doing it your own way (b) hoping for the best (c) saying it in your words (d) guessing what they meant
26. 26.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: writing the task down? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
27. 27.True or false: “saying it in your words” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the steps back (b) guessing what they meant (c) checking the due date (d) saying it in your words
29. 29.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) a wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
30. 30.True or false: “nodding without knowing” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.📝 Ma’am gives four steps quickly and you miss step 3. What should you do? (a) copy a friend (b) guess step 3 (c) ask her to repeat it (d) skip step 3
32. 32.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15 and answer Q1 and Q2.” You: “Pages 10 to 15, then Q1 and Q2?” (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) nodding without knowing (c) pretending you got it (d) doing it your own way
34. 34.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) copying word for word (b) changing the topic (c) saying it louder (d) saying it in your words
35. 35.🔁 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
36. 36.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) doing it your own way (c) hoping for the best (d) asking for an example
37. 37.🔁 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
38. 38.👍 Your friend says “Yes, exactly!” after your paraphrase. What does that tell you? (a) you got it wrong (b) you understood her (c) she is angry (d) she is bored
39. 39.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking for an example? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
40. 40.🤔 Why paraphrase what someone told you? (a) to end the talk (b) to waste time (c) to check you understood (d) to make fun of them

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