Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 91 · 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 “Do you mean…?” (b) writing the task down (c) staying quiet when lost (d) saying it in your words
2. 2.🔁 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
3. 3.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
4. 4.True or false: “doing it your own way” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) doing it your own way (b) asking for an example (c) repeating the steps back (d) writing the task down
6. 6.🔁 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
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. 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
9. 9.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) copying word for word (b) saying it in your words (c) changing the topic (d) saying it louder
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) doing it your own way (b) staying quiet when lost (c) nodding without knowing (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
11. 11.📝 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) guess step 3 (d) skip step 3
12. 12.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) repeating the steps back (b) hoping for the best (c) guessing what they meant (d) nodding without knowing
13. 13.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: writing the task down? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
14. 14.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) pretending you got it (c) asking for an example (d) writing the task down
15. 15.💬 Which phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “Whatever…” (b) “So you mean…” (c) “Stop it…” (d) “I don’t care…”
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing the task down (b) checking the due date (c) guessing what they meant (d) repeating the steps back
17. 17.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) saying it in your words (b) nodding without knowing (c) pretending you got it (d) hoping for the best
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) nodding without knowing (b) hoping for the best (c) asking for an example (d) pretending you got it
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing what they meant (b) saying it in your words (c) staying quiet when lost (d) pretending you got it
20. 20.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
21. 21.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) a correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
22. 22.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: staying quiet when lost? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
23. 23.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
24. 24.True or false: “hoping for the best” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔁 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
26. 26.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) guessing what they meant (b) pretending you got it (c) asking for an example (d) doing it your own way
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing the task down (b) pretending you got it (c) doing it your own way (d) hoping for the best
28. 28.True or false: “checking the due date” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “asking for an example” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Coach: “Practice is at 7 AM at the big ground.” You: “7 AM, big ground — got it.” (a) a wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
31. 31.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: pretending you got it? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
32. 32.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) guessing what they meant (b) nodding without knowing (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) doing it your own way
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the due date (b) hoping for the best (c) pretending you got it (d) doing it your own way
34. 34.True or false: “repeating the steps back” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🤔 Why paraphrase what someone told you? (a) to make fun of them (b) to waste time (c) to check you understood (d) to end the talk
36. 36.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: saying it in your words? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
37. 37.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: checking the due date? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
38. 38.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
39. 39.True or false: “writing the task down” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.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

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