Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 150 · 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 correct paraphrase. Friend: “I’m upset because you didn’t call me back.” You: “So you’re fine, then?” (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “writing the task down” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) changing the topic (b) saying it in your words (c) copying word for word (d) saying it louder
4. 4.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: checking the due date? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
5. 5.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: hoping for the best? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
6. 6.🔁 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
7. 7.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing what they meant (b) checking the due date (c) hoping for the best (d) staying quiet when lost
9. 9.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
10. 10.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: repeating the steps back? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hoping for the best (b) pretending you got it (c) doing it your own way (d) repeating the steps back
12. 12.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: saying it in your words? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
13. 13.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking “Do you mean…?”? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
14. 14.True or false: “repeating the steps back” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.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
16. 16.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: nodding without knowing? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
17. 17.🤔 Why paraphrase what someone told you? (a) to end the talk (b) to check you understood (c) to waste time (d) to make fun of them
18. 18.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) hoping for the best (b) nodding without knowing (c) pretending you got it (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
19. 19.True or false: “asking for an example” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “hoping for the best” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “pretending you got it” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) hoping for the best (b) asking for an example (c) saying it in your words (d) checking the due date
23. 23.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) a correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
24. 24.🔁 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
25. 25.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) checking the due date (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) repeating the steps back (d) doing it your own way
26. 26.🔁 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
27. 27.True or false: “checking the due date” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying it in your words (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) doing it your own way (d) repeating the steps back
29. 29.True or false: “hoping for the best” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.📝 Ma’am gives four steps quickly and you miss step 3. What should you do? (a) copy a friend (b) guess step 3 (c) ask her to repeat it (d) skip step 3
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) nodding without knowing (b) asking for an example (c) writing the task down (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
32. 32.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
33. 33.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
34. 34.🔁 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
35. 35.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: guessing what they meant? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
36. 36.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: writing the task down? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
37. 37.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) nodding without knowing (b) saying it in your words (c) doing it your own way (d) staying quiet when lost
38. 38.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) guessing what they meant (b) hoping for the best (c) pretending you got it (d) writing the task down
39. 39.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) repeating the steps back (b) writing the task down (c) checking the due date (d) nodding without knowing
40. 40.👍 Your friend says “Yes, exactly!” after your paraphrase. What does that tell you? (a) you understood her (b) she is angry (c) she is bored (d) you got it wrong

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