Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 134 · 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) hoping for the best (b) saying it in your words (c) repeating the steps back (d) writing the task down
2. 2.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking “Do you mean…?”? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
3. 3.👍 Your friend says “Yes, exactly!” after your paraphrase. What does that tell you? (a) she is angry (b) you got it wrong (c) she is bored (d) you understood her
4. 4.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: writing the task down? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
5. 5.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) copying word for word (b) changing the topic (c) saying it in your words (d) saying it louder
6. 6.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) doing it your own way (c) asking for an example (d) nodding without knowing
7. 7.💬 Which phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “Whatever…” (b) “Stop it…” (c) “So you mean…” (d) “I don’t care…”
8. 8.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) saying it in your words (b) repeating the steps back (c) nodding without knowing (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
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) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “pretending you got it” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔁 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
12. 12.🔁 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
13. 13.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
14. 14.True or false: “staying quiet when lost” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying it in your words (b) doing it your own way (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) checking the due date
16. 16.🔁 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
17. 17.True or false: “saying it in your words” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing what they meant (b) nodding without knowing (c) staying quiet when lost (d) checking the due date
19. 19.📝 Ma’am gives four steps quickly and you miss step 3. What should you do? (a) skip step 3 (b) copy a friend (c) guess step 3 (d) ask her to repeat it
20. 20.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) doing it your own way (b) pretending you got it (c) nodding without knowing (d) writing the task down
21. 21.True or false: “hoping for the best” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) saying it in your words (b) guessing what they meant (c) hoping for the best (d) nodding without knowing
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the due date (b) pretending you got it (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) repeating the steps back
24. 24.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: checking the due date? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
25. 25.🔁 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
26. 26.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) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing what they meant (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) saying it in your words (d) asking for an example
28. 28.🔁 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
29. 29.True or false: “doing it your own way” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “saying it in your words” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔁 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
32. 32.True or false: “checking the due date” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Coach: “Practice is at 7 AM at the big ground.” You: “7 PM at the small ground?” (a) a wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
34. 34.True or false: “pretending you got it” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Mum: “Buy one packet of milk and six eggs.” You: “One milk packet and six eggs, right?” (a) a correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
36. 36.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) writing the task down (b) checking the due date (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) guessing what they meant
37. 37.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Ma’am: “Bring your art file on Monday.” You: “So, art file on Tuesday?” (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) guessing what they meant (c) asking for an example (d) pretending you got it
39. 39.🤔 Why paraphrase what someone told you? (a) to waste time (b) to end the talk (c) to make fun of them (d) to check you understood
40. 40.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) repeating the steps back (b) pretending you got it (c) doing it your own way (d) staying quiet when lost

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