Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 862 · 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) saying it in your words (d) guessing what they meant
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing what they meant (b) writing the task down (c) asking for an example (d) repeating the steps back
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the steps back (b) saying it in your words (c) hoping for the best (d) writing the task down
4. 4.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) hoping for the best (b) checking the due date (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) saying it in your words
5. 5.🔁 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
6. 6.True or false: “hoping for the best” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.👍 Your friend says “Yes, exactly!” after your paraphrase. What does that tell you? (a) she is angry (b) she is bored (c) you understood her (d) you got it wrong
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pretending you got it (b) checking the due date (c) asking for an example (d) repeating the steps back
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the steps back (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) doing it your own way (d) writing the task down
10. 10.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: repeating the steps back? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
11. 11.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
12. 12.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
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing what they meant (b) writing the task down (c) nodding without knowing (d) staying quiet when lost
14. 14.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Ma’am: “Bring your art file on Monday.” You: “So, art file on Tuesday?” (a) a wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
15. 15.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) doing it your own way (b) asking for an example (c) guessing what they meant (d) nodding without knowing
16. 16.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: nodding without knowing? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
17. 17.True or false: “nodding without knowing” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: pretending you got it? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
19. 19.📝 Ma’am gives four steps quickly and you miss step 3. What should you do? (a) copy a friend (b) ask her to repeat it (c) skip step 3 (d) guess step 3
20. 20.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
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing the task down (b) staying quiet when lost (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) saying it in your words
22. 22.True or false: “repeating the steps back” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “pretending you got it” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🤔 Why paraphrase what someone told you? (a) to waste time (b) to check you understood (c) to end the talk (d) to make fun of them
25. 25.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) changing the topic (b) saying it louder (c) saying it in your words (d) copying word for word
26. 26.🔁 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
27. 27.True or false: “checking the due date” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.💬 Which phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “Stop it…” (b) “Whatever…” (c) “I don’t care…” (d) “So you mean…”
29. 29.True or false: “repeating the steps back” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.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
31. 31.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: staying quiet when lost? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
32. 32.🔁 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
33. 33.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) hoping for the best (c) nodding without knowing (d) staying quiet when lost
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing the task down (b) checking the due date (c) nodding without knowing (d) saying it in your words
35. 35.🔁 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
36. 36.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
37. 37.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking “Do you mean…?”? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
38. 38.🔁 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
39. 39.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “asking for an example” skips checking. (a) False (b) True

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