Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 202 · 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.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: guessing what they meant? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
2. 2.🤔 Why paraphrase what someone told you? (a) to check you understood (b) to waste time (c) to make fun of them (d) to end the talk
3. 3.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking for an example? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
4. 4.🔁 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
5. 5.🔁 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
6. 6.True or false: “pretending you got it” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) a correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
8. 8.🔁 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
9. 9.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: staying quiet when lost? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
10. 10.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) saying it in your words (b) copying word for word (c) changing the topic (d) saying it louder
11. 11.👍 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
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) checking the due date (c) repeating the steps back (d) staying quiet when lost
13. 13.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: repeating the steps back? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
14. 14.🔁 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
15. 15.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) pretending you got it (d) nodding without knowing
17. 17.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
18. 18.📝 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
19. 19.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
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying it in your words (b) guessing what they meant (c) checking the due date (d) repeating the steps back
21. 21.True or false: “saying it in your words” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) saying it in your words (b) doing it your own way (c) staying quiet when lost (d) hoping for the best
23. 23.True or false: “doing it your own way” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing the task down (b) hoping for the best (c) nodding without knowing (d) doing it your own way
25. 25.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) True (b) False
26. 26.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) writing the task down (b) hoping for the best (c) repeating the steps back (d) asking for an example
27. 27.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
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the steps back (b) saying it in your words (c) hoping for the best (d) asking for an example
29. 29.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: nodding without knowing? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
30. 30.True or false: “checking the due date” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: doing it your own way? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pretending you got it (b) checking the due date (c) nodding without knowing (d) doing it your own way
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying it in your words (b) doing it your own way (c) checking the due date (d) asking for an example
34. 34.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: saying it in your words? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
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 wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) doing it your own way (b) repeating the steps back (c) nodding without knowing (d) staying quiet when lost
37. 37.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) asking for an example (b) guessing what they meant (c) repeating the steps back (d) writing the task down
38. 38.🔁 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
39. 39.True or false: “asking “Do you mean…?”” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Mum: “Buy one packet of milk and six eggs.” You: “Six milk packets, right?” (a) False (b) True

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