Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 889 · 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.🔁 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
2. 2.🤔 Why paraphrase what someone told you? (a) to make fun of them (b) to end the talk (c) to waste time (d) to check you understood
3. 3.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) writing the task down (b) doing it your own way (c) staying quiet when lost (d) guessing what they meant
4. 4.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) writing the task down (b) staying quiet when lost (c) asking for an example (d) checking the due date
5. 5.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) repeating the steps back (b) saying it in your words (c) guessing what they meant (d) asking for an example
6. 6.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) changing the topic (b) saying it in your words (c) saying it louder (d) copying word for word
7. 7.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
8. 8.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: pretending you got it? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
9. 9.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
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the steps back (b) nodding without knowing (c) pretending you got it (d) guessing what they meant
11. 11.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: writing the task down? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
12. 12.💬 Which phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “I don’t care…” (b) “Whatever…” (c) “So you mean…” (d) “Stop it…”
13. 13.👍 Your friend says “Yes, exactly!” after your paraphrase. What does that tell you? (a) you understood her (b) she is angry (c) you got it wrong (d) she is bored
14. 14.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) repeating the steps back (b) saying it in your words (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) doing it your own way
15. 15.True or false: “pretending you got it” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “hoping for the best” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pretending you got it (b) checking the due date (c) writing the task down (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing what they meant (b) nodding without knowing (c) asking for an example (d) staying quiet when lost
19. 19.True or false: “asking for an example” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Ma’am: “Bring your art file on Monday.” You: “So, art file on Tuesday?” (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) nodding without knowing (b) saying it in your words (c) pretending you got it (d) guessing what they meant
22. 22.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: repeating the steps back? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
23. 23.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) doing it your own way (b) repeating the steps back (c) nodding without knowing (d) staying quiet when lost
24. 24.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: hoping for the best? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
25. 25.True or false: “writing the task down” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) doing it your own way (c) asking for an example (d) repeating the steps back
27. 27.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) pretending you got it (c) hoping for the best (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
28. 28.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: saying it in your words? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
29. 29.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
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing the task down (b) guessing what they meant (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) saying it in your words
31. 31.🔁 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
32. 32.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) a wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
33. 33.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking “Do you mean…?”? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing what they meant (b) doing it your own way (c) checking the due date (d) nodding without knowing
35. 35.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: doing it your own way? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
36. 36.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Coach: “Practice is at 7 AM at the big ground.” You: “7 AM, big ground — got it.” (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “saying it in your words” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔁 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
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) writing the task down (c) hoping for the best (d) guessing what they meant
40. 40.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking for an example? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding

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