Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 868 · 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) “Whatever…” (b) “I don’t care…” (c) “Stop it…” (d) “So you mean…”
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the steps back (b) asking for an example (c) checking the due date (d) pretending you got it
3. 3.True or false: “repeating the steps back” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) hoping for the best (c) doing it your own way (d) saying it in your words
5. 5.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: repeating the steps back? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
6. 6.🔁 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
7. 7.🔁 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
8. 8.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) a correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
9. 9.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
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying it in your words (b) repeating the steps back (c) nodding without knowing (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
11. 11.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: hoping for the best? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hoping for the best (b) guessing what they meant (c) staying quiet when lost (d) checking the due date
13. 13.🤔 Why paraphrase what someone told you? (a) to make fun of them (b) to end the talk (c) to check you understood (d) to waste time
14. 14.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) asking for an example (b) staying quiet when lost (c) hoping for the best (d) nodding without knowing
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pretending you got it (b) staying quiet when lost (c) saying it in your words (d) guessing what they meant
16. 16.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
17. 17.🔁 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
18. 18.👍 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
19. 19.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking for an example? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
20. 20.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: staying quiet when lost? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
21. 21.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Ma’am: “Bring your art file on Monday.” You: “So, art file on Tuesday?” (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: saying it in your words? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
23. 23.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) True (b) False
24. 24.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) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “saying it in your words” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “guessing what they meant” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.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
28. 28.True or false: “asking for an example” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “guessing what they meant” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “writing the task down” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.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
32. 32.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) copying word for word (b) changing the topic (c) saying it louder (d) saying it in your words
33. 33.True or false: “hoping for the best” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Friend: “I’m upset because you didn’t call me back.” You: “So you’re fine, then?” (a) a wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
35. 35.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: doing it your own way? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
36. 36.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) False (b) True
37. 37.🔁 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
38. 38.🔁 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
39. 39.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: checking the due date? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
40. 40.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) repeating the steps back (b) asking for an example (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) guessing what they meant

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