Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 964 · 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 checks understanding? (a) guessing what they meant (b) hoping for the best (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) staying quiet when lost
2. 2.True or false: “pretending you got it” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking “Do you mean…?”? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
4. 4.🔁 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 wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
5. 5.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: guessing what they meant? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
6. 6.True or false: “nodding without knowing” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “hoping for the best” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔁 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
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying it in your words (b) writing the task down (c) doing it your own way (d) repeating the steps back
10. 10.👍 Your friend says “Yes, exactly!” after your paraphrase. What does that tell you? (a) she is angry (b) you understood her (c) she is bored (d) you got it wrong
11. 11.🤔 Why paraphrase what someone told you? (a) to end the talk (b) to waste time (c) to check you understood (d) to make fun of them
12. 12.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
13. 13.True or false: “asking “Do you mean…?”” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) asking for an example (b) doing it your own way (c) hoping for the best (d) guessing what they meant
15. 15.True or false: “checking the due date” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “writing the task down” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: nodding without knowing? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
18. 18.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) writing the task down (b) doing it your own way (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) repeating the steps back
19. 19.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
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying it in your words (b) hoping for the best (c) checking the due date (d) asking for an example
21. 21.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: staying quiet when lost? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
22. 22.💬 Which phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “Stop it…” (b) “I don’t care…” (c) “So you mean…” (d) “Whatever…”
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing what they meant (b) staying quiet when lost (c) pretending you got it (d) asking for an example
24. 24.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking for an example? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pretending you got it (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) doing it your own way (d) nodding without knowing
26. 26.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
27. 27.True or false: “staying quiet when lost” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the due date (b) writing the task down (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) staying quiet when lost
29. 29.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) copying word for word (b) saying it louder (c) changing the topic (d) saying it in your words
30. 30.🔁 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
31. 31.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) writing the task down (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) hoping for the best (d) asking for an example
32. 32.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) True (b) False
33. 33.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
34. 34.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) writing the task down (c) guessing what they meant (d) pretending you got it
35. 35.True or false: “repeating the steps back” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying it in your words (b) guessing what they meant (c) asking for an example (d) writing the task down
38. 38.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) False (b) True
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) pretending you got it (b) asking for an example (c) repeating the steps back (d) asking “Do you mean…?”

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