Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 101 · 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.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Coach: “Practice is at 7 AM at the big ground.” You: “7 AM, big ground — got it.” (a) a wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
2. 2.🔁 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
3. 3.💬 Which phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “Stop it…” (b) “So you mean…” (c) “I don’t care…” (d) “Whatever…”
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) doing it your own way (b) hoping for the best (c) checking the due date (d) staying quiet when lost
5. 5.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: hoping for the best? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) pretending you got it (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) nodding without knowing
7. 7.True or false: “hoping for the best” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “doing it your own way” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.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
10. 10.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: guessing what they meant? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
11. 11.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
12. 12.🔁 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 wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
13. 13.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) nodding without knowing (b) repeating the steps back (c) pretending you got it (d) guessing what they meant
14. 14.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) checking the due date (b) guessing what they meant (c) staying quiet when lost (d) doing it your own way
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing the task down (b) doing it your own way (c) pretending you got it (d) hoping for the best
16. 16.👍 Your friend says “Yes, exactly!” after your paraphrase. What does that tell you? (a) you got it wrong (b) you understood her (c) she is angry (d) she is bored
17. 17.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) False (b) True
18. 18.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) saying it in your words (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) checking the due date (d) staying quiet when lost
19. 19.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) changing the topic (b) copying word for word (c) saying it louder (d) saying it in your words
20. 20.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) checking the due date (b) repeating the steps back (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) doing it your own way
21. 21.🔁 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 wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) asking for an example (c) guessing what they meant (d) hoping for the best
23. 23.True or false: “asking “Do you mean…?”” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking “Do you mean…?”? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the steps back (b) writing the task down (c) saying it in your words (d) hoping for the best
26. 26.🤔 Why paraphrase what someone told you? (a) to end the talk (b) to waste time (c) to make fun of them (d) to check you understood
27. 27.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: saying it in your words? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
28. 28.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) pretending you got it (b) staying quiet when lost (c) guessing what they meant (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
29. 29.🔁 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
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) nodding without knowing (b) asking for an example (c) repeating the steps back (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
31. 31.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) writing the task down (b) checking the due date (c) asking for an example (d) nodding without knowing
32. 32.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) False (b) True
33. 33.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) repeating the steps back (b) writing the task down (c) hoping for the best (d) checking the due date
34. 34.True or false: “staying quiet when lost” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.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
36. 36.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: nodding without knowing? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the due date (b) saying it in your words (c) pretending you got it (d) repeating the steps back
38. 38.True or false: “repeating the steps back” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “asking for an example” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) repeating the steps back (c) asking for an example (d) doing it your own way

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