Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 111 · 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.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
2. 2.💬 Which phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “I don’t care…” (b) “Stop it…” (c) “Whatever…” (d) “So you mean…”
3. 3.True or false: “asking for an example” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) nodding without knowing (c) writing the task down (d) pretending you got it
5. 5.True or false: “asking “Do you mean…?”” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.📝 Ma’am gives four steps quickly and you miss step 3. What should you do? (a) guess step 3 (b) copy a friend (c) ask her to repeat it (d) skip step 3
7. 7.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) True (b) False
8. 8.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking “Do you mean…?”? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
9. 9.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) hoping for the best (b) saying it in your words (c) repeating the steps back (d) asking for an example
10. 10.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
11. 11.True or false: “writing the task down” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “checking the due date” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) doing it your own way (b) writing the task down (c) nodding without knowing (d) staying quiet when lost
14. 14.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) nodding without knowing (b) staying quiet when lost (c) doing it your own way (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying it in your words (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) hoping for the best (d) writing the task down
16. 16.🤔 Why paraphrase what someone told you? (a) to waste time (b) to end the talk (c) to check you understood (d) to make fun of them
17. 17.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: nodding without knowing? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
18. 18.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
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing what they meant (b) repeating the steps back (c) pretending you got it (d) doing it your own way
20. 20.🔁 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
21. 21.True or false: “asking “Do you mean…?”” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔁 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
23. 23.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking for an example? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
24. 24.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
25. 25.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) checking the due date (b) hoping for the best (c) pretending you got it (d) nodding without knowing
26. 26.True or false: “guessing what they meant” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Ma’am: “Bring your art file on Monday.” You: “So, art file on Tuesday?” (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: writing the task down? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing what they meant (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) writing the task down (d) asking for an example
30. 30.True or false: this is a correct 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
31. 31.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) saying it in your words (b) saying it louder (c) changing the topic (d) copying word for word
32. 32.True or false: “nodding without knowing” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: hoping for the best? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
34. 34.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
35. 35.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
36. 36.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) checking the due date (b) repeating the steps back (c) staying quiet when lost (d) asking for an example
37. 37.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: pretending you got it? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
38. 38.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) a wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
39. 39.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) checking the due date (b) asking for an example (c) repeating the steps back (d) nodding without knowing
40. 40.True or false: “repeating the steps back” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False

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