Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

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

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