Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 999 · 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.🤔 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
2. 2.True or false: “asking for an example” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.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
4. 4.🔁 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
5. 5.📝 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
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) guessing what they meant (c) checking the due date (d) saying it in your words
7. 7.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: checking the due date? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
8. 8.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) writing the task down (b) hoping for the best (c) pretending you got it (d) guessing what they meant
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) hoping for the best (c) staying quiet when lost (d) guessing what they meant
10. 10.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Coach: “Practice is at 7 AM at the big ground.” You: “7 PM at the small ground?” (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) changing the topic (b) copying word for word (c) saying it louder (d) saying it in your words
12. 12.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for an example (b) nodding without knowing (c) guessing what they meant (d) doing it your own way
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 is the odd one out? (a) nodding without knowing (b) repeating the steps back (c) checking the due date (d) asking for an example
16. 16.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: repeating the steps back? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
17. 17.True or false: “repeating the steps back” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) hoping for the best (b) checking the due date (c) writing the task down (d) repeating the steps back
19. 19.True or false: “checking the due date” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: pretending you got it? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
21. 21.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) hoping for the best (b) staying quiet when lost (c) repeating the steps back (d) doing it your own way
22. 22.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: nodding without knowing? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
23. 23.True or false: “staying quiet when lost” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) writing the task down (b) checking the due date (c) nodding without knowing (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
25. 25.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
26. 26.💬 Which phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “I don’t care…” (b) “So you mean…” (c) “Whatever…” (d) “Stop it…”
27. 27.🔁 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
28. 28.True or false: “pretending you got it” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “saying it in your words” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Ma’am: “Bring your art file on Monday.” You: “So, art file on Tuesday?” (a) a correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
31. 31.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Mum: “Buy one packet of milk and six eggs.” You: “Six milk packets, right?” (a) a correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
32. 32.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: doing it your own way? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
33. 33.True or false: “asking “Do you mean…?”” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.👍 Your friend says “Yes, exactly!” after your paraphrase. What does that tell you? (a) you understood her (b) she is angry (c) you got it wrong (d) she is bored
35. 35.🔁 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
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hoping for the best (b) writing the task down (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) saying it in your words
37. 37.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) pretending you got it (c) asking for an example (d) hoping for the best
38. 38.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) nodding without knowing (b) pretending you got it (c) checking the due date (d) guessing what they meant
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hoping for the best (b) guessing what they meant (c) doing it your own way (d) writing the task down
40. 40.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: saying it in your words? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding

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