Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 156 · 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: “doing it your own way” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.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
3. 3.True or false: “guessing what they meant” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.💬 Which phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “So you mean…” (b) “Whatever…” (c) “Stop it…” (d) “I don’t care…”
5. 5.🔁 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 wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
6. 6.👍 Your friend says “Yes, exactly!” after your paraphrase. What does that tell you? (a) she is angry (b) you got it wrong (c) you understood her (d) she is bored
7. 7.True or false: “checking the due date” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Ma’am: “Bring your art file on Monday.” You: “So, art file on Tuesday?” (a) a wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
9. 9.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking for an example? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
10. 10.True or false: “writing the task down” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) nodding without knowing (b) writing the task down (c) pretending you got it (d) doing it your own way
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing the task down (b) saying it in your words (c) checking the due date (d) doing it your own way
13. 13.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) pretending you got it (c) hoping for the best (d) staying quiet when lost
14. 14.True or false: “asking for an example” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) saying it louder (b) copying word for word (c) changing the topic (d) saying it in your words
16. 16.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) saying it in your words (b) nodding without knowing (c) pretending you got it (d) guessing what they meant
17. 17.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking “Do you mean…?”? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
18. 18.🔁 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 wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
19. 19.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Mum: “Buy one packet of milk and six eggs.” You: “One milk packet and six eggs, right?” (a) a wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying it in your words (b) hoping for the best (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) asking for an example
21. 21.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) a wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the steps back (b) pretending you got it (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) asking for an example
23. 23.🔁 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
24. 24.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
25. 25.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) writing the task down (b) repeating the steps back (c) doing it your own way (d) saying it in your words
26. 26.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) checking the due date (b) doing it your own way (c) hoping for the best (d) staying quiet when lost
27. 27.True or false: “hoping for the best” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.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
29. 29.🤔 Why paraphrase what someone told you? (a) to waste time (b) to check you understood (c) to end the talk (d) to make fun of them
30. 30.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) nodding without knowing (b) saying it in your words (c) checking the due date (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
31. 31.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) asking for an example (b) checking the due date (c) guessing what they meant (d) saying it in your words
32. 32.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: doing it your own way? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
33. 33.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Coach: “Practice is at 7 AM at the big ground.” You: “7 PM at the small ground?” (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Coach: “Practice is at 7 AM at the big ground.” You: “7 PM at the small ground?” (a) a correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
35. 35.🔁 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
36. 36.True or false: “pretending you got it” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) saying it in your words (c) repeating the steps back (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
38. 38.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: staying quiet when lost? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
39. 39.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: hoping for the best? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
40. 40.True or false: “repeating the steps back” skips checking. (a) False (b) True

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