Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 112 · 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) saying it in your words (b) hoping for the best (c) pretending you got it (d) staying quiet when lost
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for an example (b) repeating the steps back (c) saying it in your words (d) staying quiet when lost
3. 3.🔁 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
4. 4.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) hoping for the best (b) repeating the steps back (c) asking for an example (d) checking the due date
5. 5.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: staying quiet when lost? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
6. 6.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
7. 7.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) writing the task down (b) hoping for the best (c) staying quiet when lost (d) doing it your own way
8. 8.👍 Your friend says “Yes, exactly!” after your paraphrase. What does that tell you? (a) you got it wrong (b) she is angry (c) you understood her (d) she is bored
9. 9.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) a correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
10. 10.💬 Which phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “Stop it…” (b) “I don’t care…” (c) “Whatever…” (d) “So you mean…”
11. 11.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
12. 12.True or false: “asking “Do you mean…?”” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔁 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
14. 14.🔁 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
15. 15.🔁 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
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pretending you got it (b) saying it in your words (c) asking for an example (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
17. 17.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) False (b) True
18. 18.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) nodding without knowing (b) pretending you got it (c) doing it your own way (d) asking for an example
19. 19.True or false: “hoping for the best” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.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
21. 21.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: nodding without knowing? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
22. 22.🔁 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
23. 23.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) changing the topic (b) saying it louder (c) saying it in your words (d) copying word for word
24. 24.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: saying it in your words? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
25. 25.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) checking the due date (b) asking for an example (c) nodding without knowing (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
26. 26.True or false: “doing it your own way” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) pretending you got it (b) repeating the steps back (c) doing it your own way (d) staying quiet when lost
28. 28.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) asking for an example (b) repeating the steps back (c) checking the due date (d) staying quiet when lost
29. 29.True or false: “staying quiet when lost” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “staying quiet when lost” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “writing the task down” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “hoping for the best” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing what they meant (b) doing it your own way (c) staying quiet when lost (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
34. 34.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
35. 35.True or false: “nodding without knowing” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🤔 Why paraphrase what someone told you? (a) to make fun of them (b) to end the talk (c) to check you understood (d) to waste time
37. 37.🔁 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
38. 38.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
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying it in your words (b) writing the task down (c) repeating the steps back (d) doing it your own way
40. 40.🔁 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

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