Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 207 · 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 of these checks understanding? (a) repeating the steps back (b) nodding without knowing (c) doing it your own way (d) staying quiet when lost
2. 2.True or false: “saying it in your words” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔁 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
4. 4.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) saying it in your words (b) writing the task down (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) nodding without knowing
5. 5.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: saying it in your words? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
6. 6.🔁 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
7. 7.🤔 Why paraphrase what someone told you? (a) to waste time (b) to check you understood (c) to make fun of them (d) to end the talk
8. 8.👍 Your friend says “Yes, exactly!” after your paraphrase. What does that tell you? (a) she is bored (b) you got it wrong (c) she is angry (d) you understood her
9. 9.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
10. 10.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) a correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
11. 11.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Coach: “Practice is at 7 AM at the big ground.” You: “7 AM, big ground — got it.” (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) copying word for word (b) changing the topic (c) saying it louder (d) saying it in your words
13. 13.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: repeating the steps back? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
14. 14.True or false: “hoping for the best” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “hoping for the best” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) doing it your own way (c) saying it in your words (d) hoping for the best
17. 17.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Ma’am: “Bring your art file on Monday.” You: “So, art file on Tuesday?” (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “writing the task down” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔁 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
20. 20.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) doing it your own way (b) staying quiet when lost (c) checking the due date (d) nodding without knowing
21. 21.True or false: “guessing what they meant” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.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
23. 23.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) guessing what they meant (b) nodding without knowing (c) pretending you got it (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
24. 24.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: writing the task down? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
25. 25.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: staying quiet when lost? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
26. 26.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
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the due date (b) repeating the steps back (c) nodding without knowing (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
28. 28.🔁 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
29. 29.🔁 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
30. 30.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Ma’am: “Bring your art file on Monday.” You: “So, art file on Tuesday?” (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) doing it your own way (b) pretending you got it (c) guessing what they meant (d) asking for an example
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the steps back (b) guessing what they meant (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) checking the due date
33. 33.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Mum: “Buy one packet of milk and six eggs.” You: “One milk packet and six eggs, right?” (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔁 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
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying it in your words (b) staying quiet when lost (c) nodding without knowing (d) pretending you got it
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) asking for an example (c) saying it in your words (d) staying quiet when lost
37. 37.True or false: “checking the due date” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “asking “Do you mean…?”” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing the task down (b) checking the due date (c) asking for an example (d) pretending you got it
40. 40.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) checking the due date (b) saying it in your words (c) hoping for the best (d) asking “Do you mean…?”

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