Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 182 · 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. Coach: “Practice is at 7 AM at the big ground.” You: “7 PM at the small ground?” (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the due date (b) nodding without knowing (c) saying it in your words (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
3. 3.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) True (b) False
4. 4.💬 Which phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “Stop it…” (b) “I don’t care…” (c) “So you mean…” (d) “Whatever…”
5. 5.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) asking for an example (b) saying it in your words (c) staying quiet when lost (d) checking the due date
6. 6.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) writing the task down (b) guessing what they meant (c) nodding without knowing (d) pretending you got it
7. 7.🔁 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
8. 8.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) writing the task down (b) saying it in your words (c) hoping for the best (d) checking the due date
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing the task down (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) repeating the steps back (d) doing it your own way
10. 10.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) repeating the steps back (b) asking for an example (c) guessing what they meant (d) writing the task down
11. 11.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: pretending you got it? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
12. 12.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) hoping for the best (b) checking the due date (c) nodding without knowing (d) pretending you got it
13. 13.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Mum: “Buy one packet of milk and six eggs.” You: “Six milk packets, right?” (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: checking the due date? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
15. 15.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: writing the task down? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
16. 16.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: saying it in your words? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
17. 17.👍 Your friend says “Yes, exactly!” after your paraphrase. What does that tell you? (a) you understood her (b) she is angry (c) you got it wrong (d) she is bored
18. 18.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) checking the due date (b) saying it in your words (c) asking for an example (d) pretending you got it
19. 19.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: staying quiet when lost? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
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.📝 Ma’am gives four steps quickly and you miss step 3. What should you do? (a) ask her to repeat it (b) copy a friend (c) skip step 3 (d) guess step 3
22. 22.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: guessing what they meant? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
23. 23.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) saying it in your words (b) doing it your own way (c) nodding without knowing (d) pretending you got it
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) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “checking the due date” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔁 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
27. 27.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) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “writing the task down” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔁 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
30. 30.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking “Do you mean…?”? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
31. 31.True or false: “saying it in your words” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “pretending you got it” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the steps back (b) hoping for the best (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) asking for an example
34. 34.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “nodding without knowing” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) a correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
37. 37.🤔 Why paraphrase what someone told you? (a) to make fun of them (b) to waste time (c) to end the talk (d) to check you understood
38. 38.True or false: “saying it in your words” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) doing it your own way (b) hoping for the best (c) guessing what they meant (d) asking for an example
40. 40.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) copying word for word (b) changing the topic (c) saying it louder (d) saying it in your words

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