Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 988 · 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) staying quiet when lost (b) pretending you got it (c) writing the task down (d) guessing what they meant
2. 2.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: saying it in your words? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
3. 3.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking “Do you mean…?”? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
4. 4.🔁 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
5. 5.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) repeating the steps back (c) doing it your own way (d) saying it in your words
6. 6.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: checking the due date? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
7. 7.True or false: “guessing what they meant” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pretending you got it (b) hoping for the best (c) doing it your own way (d) writing the task down
9. 9.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
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for an example (b) pretending you got it (c) doing it your own way (d) guessing what they meant
11. 11.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Coach: “Practice is at 7 AM at the big ground.” You: “7 PM at the small ground?” (a) a wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
12. 12.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) writing the task down (b) repeating the steps back (c) staying quiet when lost (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the steps back (b) guessing what they meant (c) writing the task down (d) asking for an example
14. 14.True or false: “nodding without knowing” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.💬 Which phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “Stop it…” (b) “I don’t care…” (c) “So you mean…” (d) “Whatever…”
16. 16.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: doing it your own way? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
17. 17.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: staying quiet when lost? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
18. 18.True or false: “staying quiet when lost” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) doing it your own way (b) pretending you got it (c) repeating the steps back (d) guessing what they meant
20. 20.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: writing the task down? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
21. 21.True or false: “asking “Do you mean…?”” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.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
23. 23.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) hoping for the best (b) nodding without knowing (c) guessing what they meant (d) saying it in your words
24. 24.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) True (b) False
25. 25.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15 and answer Q1 and Q2.” You: “Pages 10 to 15, then Q1 and Q2?” (a) a correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
26. 26.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) True (b) False
27. 27.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) True (b) False
28. 28.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) saying it in your words (b) hoping for the best (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) checking the due date
29. 29.🔁 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
30. 30.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔁 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
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) doing it your own way (c) nodding without knowing (d) guessing what they meant
33. 33.👍 Your friend says “Yes, exactly!” after your paraphrase. What does that tell you? (a) she is bored (b) you got it wrong (c) you understood her (d) she is angry
34. 34.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) nodding without knowing (b) checking the due date (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) writing the task down
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) checking the due date (c) pretending you got it (d) writing the task down
36. 36.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) saying it louder (b) changing the topic (c) saying it in your words (d) copying word for word
37. 37.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) hoping for the best (b) pretending you got it (c) nodding without knowing (d) asking for an example
38. 38.True or false: “nodding without knowing” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.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) True (b) False
40. 40.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) guessing what they meant (b) pretending you got it (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) doing it your own way

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