Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 952 · 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.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
2. 2.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) copying word for word (b) saying it in your words (c) saying it louder (d) changing the topic
3. 3.👍 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
4. 4.True or false: “repeating the steps back” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) hoping for the best (b) writing the task down (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) saying it in your words
6. 6.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: guessing what they meant? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing what they meant (b) doing it your own way (c) asking for an example (d) pretending you got it
8. 8.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: doing it your own way? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
9. 9.💬 Which phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “So you mean…” (b) “I don’t care…” (c) “Stop it…” (d) “Whatever…”
10. 10.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: writing the task down? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
11. 11.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) writing the task down (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) guessing what they meant (d) repeating the steps back
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) nodding without knowing (b) guessing what they meant (c) staying quiet when lost (d) checking the due date
13. 13.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: nodding without knowing? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
14. 14.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Mum: “Buy one packet of milk and six eggs.” You: “Six milk packets, right?” (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) checking the due date (b) doing it your own way (c) hoping for the best (d) nodding without knowing
16. 16.True or false: “saying it in your words” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) doing it your own way (b) guessing what they meant (c) nodding without knowing (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
18. 18.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔁 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
20. 20.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: checking the due date? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
21. 21.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) saying it in your words (b) hoping for the best (c) staying quiet when lost (d) guessing what they meant
22. 22.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Mum: “Buy one packet of milk and six eggs.” You: “One milk packet and six eggs, right?” (a) a wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) hoping for the best (c) nodding without knowing (d) saying it in your words
24. 24.🔁 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
25. 25.🤔 Why paraphrase what someone told you? (a) to waste time (b) to check you understood (c) to make fun of them (d) to end the talk
26. 26.True or false: “guessing what they meant” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) nodding without knowing (b) checking the due date (c) repeating the steps back (d) saying it in your words
28. 28.True or false: “staying quiet when lost” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking “Do you mean…?”? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) saying it in your words (c) doing it your own way (d) repeating the steps back
32. 32.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) doing it your own way (b) repeating the steps back (c) guessing what they meant (d) nodding without knowing
33. 33.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Mum: “Buy one packet of milk and six eggs.” You: “Six milk packets, right?” (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) asking for an example (b) writing the task down (c) saying it in your words (d) doing it your own way
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for an example (b) writing the task down (c) repeating the steps back (d) guessing what they meant
36. 36.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: pretending you got it? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
37. 37.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
38. 38.True or false: this is a wrong 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
39. 39.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) pretending you got it (b) hoping for the best (c) writing the task down (d) staying quiet when lost
40. 40.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking for an example? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking

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