Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 983 · 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.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: doing it your own way? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing the task down (b) asking for an example (c) doing it your own way (d) checking the due date
3. 3.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
4. 4.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) nodding without knowing (b) doing it your own way (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) pretending you got it
5. 5.True or false: “writing the task down” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “doing it your own way” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔁 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
8. 8.True or false: “guessing what they meant” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking “Do you mean…?”? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
10. 10.🔁 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
11. 11.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Mum: “Buy one packet of milk and six eggs.” You: “Six milk packets, right?” (a) True (b) False
12. 12.👍 Your friend says “Yes, exactly!” after your paraphrase. What does that tell you? (a) she is bored (b) she is angry (c) you understood her (d) you got it wrong
13. 13.🔁 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
14. 14.💬 Which phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “Stop it…” (b) “Whatever…” (c) “I don’t care…” (d) “So you mean…”
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) nodding without knowing (b) writing the task down (c) hoping for the best (d) doing it your own way
16. 16.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) saying it in your words (b) nodding without knowing (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) writing the task down
17. 17.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: saying it in your words? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
19. 19.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) nodding without knowing (b) pretending you got it (c) doing it your own way (d) repeating the steps back
20. 20.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
21. 21.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: repeating the steps back? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
22. 22.True or false: “writing the task down” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) hoping for the best (b) asking for an example (c) guessing what they meant (d) staying quiet when lost
24. 24.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
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hoping for the best (b) nodding without knowing (c) checking the due date (d) staying quiet when lost
26. 26.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: checking the due date? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
27. 27.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) repeating the steps back (b) hoping for the best (c) saying it in your words (d) checking the due date
28. 28.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) pretending you got it (b) guessing what they meant (c) nodding without knowing (d) checking the due date
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for an example (b) nodding without knowing (c) repeating the steps back (d) writing the task down
30. 30.True or false: “hoping for the best” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “pretending you got it” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: staying quiet when lost? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) writing the task down (c) staying quiet when lost (d) checking the due date
34. 34.True or false: “hoping for the best” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “pretending you got it” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔁 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
37. 37.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
38. 38.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
39. 39.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) a correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
40. 40.🤔 Why paraphrase what someone told you? (a) to check you understood (b) to make fun of them (c) to waste time (d) to end the talk

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