Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 108 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) repeating the steps back (b) pretending you got it (c) writing the task down (d) checking the due date
2. 2.💬 Which phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “Whatever…” (b) “I don’t care…” (c) “Stop it…” (d) “So you mean…”
3. 3.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: writing the task down? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
4. 4.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) asking for an example (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) writing the task down (d) pretending you got it
5. 5.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: pretending you got it? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
6. 6.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: staying quiet when lost? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
7. 7.📝 Ma’am gives four steps quickly and you miss step 3. What should you do? (a) guess step 3 (b) ask her to repeat it (c) copy a friend (d) skip step 3
8. 8.🤔 Why paraphrase what someone told you? (a) to make fun of them (b) to end the talk (c) to waste time (d) to check you understood
9. 9.True or false: “asking “Do you mean…?”” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the due date (b) hoping for the best (c) asking for an example (d) writing the task down
11. 11.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking for an example? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
12. 12.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) doing it your own way (b) guessing what they meant (c) staying quiet when lost (d) repeating the steps back
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.👍 Your friend says “Yes, exactly!” after your paraphrase. What does that tell you? (a) she is angry (b) she is bored (c) you got it wrong (d) you understood her
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) writing the task down (c) checking the due date (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
16. 16.🔁 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
17. 17.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) checking the due date (b) guessing what they meant (c) nodding without knowing (d) staying quiet when lost
18. 18.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: hoping for the best? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
19. 19.True or false: “doing it your own way” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) nodding without knowing (b) guessing what they meant (c) saying it in your words (d) doing it your own way
21. 21.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Mum: “Buy one packet of milk and six eggs.” You: “Six milk packets, right?” (a) False (b) True
22. 22.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) False (b) True
23. 23.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
24. 24.True or false: “asking “Do you mean…?”” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hoping for the best (b) pretending you got it (c) writing the task down (d) nodding without knowing
26. 26.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
27. 27.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
28. 28.True or false: “checking the due date” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) guessing what they meant (b) staying quiet when lost (c) nodding without knowing (d) writing the task down
30. 30.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
31. 31.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
32. 32.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Ma’am: “Bring your art file on Monday.” You: “So, art file on Tuesday?” (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: “You felt hurt that I didn’t call back?” (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: guessing what they meant? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
35. 35.True or false: “asking for an example” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Coach: “Practice is at 7 AM at the big ground.” You: “7 AM, big ground — got it.” (a) a correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hoping for the best (b) doing it your own way (c) asking for an example (d) guessing what they meant
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pretending you got it (b) nodding without knowing (c) checking the due date (d) doing it your own way
39. 39.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: doing it your own way? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
40. 40.🔁 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

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