Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 230 · 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.🔁 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
2. 2.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Friend: “I’m upset because you didn’t call me back.” You: “You felt hurt that I didn’t call back?” (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Mum: “Buy one packet of milk and six eggs.” You: “One milk packet and six eggs, right?” (a) a correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
4. 4.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Coach: “Practice is at 7 AM at the big ground.” You: “7 AM, big ground — got it.” (a) a correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
5. 5.True or false: “repeating the steps back” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: hoping for the best? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
7. 7.True or false: “writing the task down” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the due date (b) pretending you got it (c) guessing what they meant (d) hoping for the best
9. 9.True or false: “repeating the steps back” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔁 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
11. 11.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) copying word for word (b) changing the topic (c) saying it in your words (d) saying it louder
12. 12.True or false: “staying quiet when lost” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the steps back (b) guessing what they meant (c) doing it your own way (d) pretending you got it
14. 14.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: pretending you got it? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
15. 15.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) writing the task down (c) repeating the steps back (d) pretending you got it
16. 16.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: writing the task down? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
17. 17.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: repeating the steps back? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
18. 18.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15 and answer Q1 and Q2.” You: “Pages 10 to 15, then Q1 and Q2?” (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “pretending you got it” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.👍 Your friend says “Yes, exactly!” after your paraphrase. What does that tell you? (a) she is bored (b) she is angry (c) you understood her (d) you got it wrong
21. 21.🔁 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
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hoping for the best (b) staying quiet when lost (c) pretending you got it (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
23. 23.📝 Ma’am gives four steps quickly and you miss step 3. What should you do? (a) ask her to repeat it (b) guess step 3 (c) skip step 3 (d) copy a friend
24. 24.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) guessing what they meant (c) writing the task down (d) nodding without knowing
25. 25.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking “Do you mean…?”? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) pretending you got it (c) repeating the steps back (d) checking the due date
27. 27.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking for an example? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
28. 28.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Friend: “I’m upset because you didn’t call me back.” You: “So you’re fine, then?” (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “asking “Do you mean…?”” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the steps back (b) asking for an example (c) checking the due date (d) hoping for the best
31. 31.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
32. 32.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) doing it your own way (c) guessing what they meant (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
33. 33.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Mum: “Buy one packet of milk and six eggs.” You: “Six milk packets, right?” (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the steps back (b) writing the task down (c) checking the due date (d) staying quiet when lost
35. 35.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
36. 36.💬 Which phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “So you mean…” (b) “I don’t care…” (c) “Stop it…” (d) “Whatever…”
37. 37.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) pretending you got it (b) doing it your own way (c) nodding without knowing (d) saying it in your words
38. 38.🔁 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
39. 39.True or false: “pretending you got it” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) a correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase

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