Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 233 · 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) nodding without knowing (b) staying quiet when lost (c) hoping for the best (d) saying it in your words
2. 2.🔁 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
3. 3.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
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for an example (b) hoping for the best (c) checking the due date (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
5. 5.👍 Your friend says “Yes, exactly!” after your paraphrase. What does that tell you? (a) she is angry (b) you got it wrong (c) she is bored (d) you understood her
6. 6.💬 Which phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “I don’t care…” (b) “Whatever…” (c) “So you mean…” (d) “Stop it…”
7. 7.True or false: “staying quiet when lost” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🤔 Why paraphrase what someone told you? (a) to end the talk (b) to check you understood (c) to make fun of them (d) to waste time
9. 9.📝 Ma’am gives four steps quickly and you miss step 3. What should you do? (a) copy a friend (b) skip step 3 (c) guess step 3 (d) ask her to repeat it
10. 10.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) repeating the steps back (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) saying it in your words (d) staying quiet when lost
11. 11.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) nodding without knowing (b) doing it your own way (c) repeating the steps back (d) staying quiet when lost
12. 12.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
13. 13.True or false: “checking the due date” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for an example (b) guessing what they meant (c) writing the task down (d) saying it in your words
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing what they meant (b) doing it your own way (c) writing the task down (d) nodding without knowing
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying it in your words (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) checking the due date (d) doing it your own way
17. 17.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) repeating the steps back (b) asking for an example (c) nodding without knowing (d) checking the due date
18. 18.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15 and answer Q1 and Q2.” You: “Pages 10 to 15, then Q1 and Q2?” (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) checking the due date (b) saying it in your words (c) repeating the steps back (d) doing it your own way
20. 20.True or false: “guessing what they meant” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “staying quiet when lost” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: repeating the steps back? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
23. 23.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) writing the task down (b) guessing what they meant (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) asking for an example
24. 24.🔁 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
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pretending you got it (b) guessing what they meant (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) nodding without knowing
26. 26.🔁 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 correct paraphrase (b) a wrong 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: “asking for an example” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) guessing what they meant (b) checking the due date (c) staying quiet when lost (d) nodding without knowing
30. 30.True or false: “doing it your own way” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: staying quiet when lost? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
32. 32.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) copying word for word (b) changing the topic (c) saying it in your words (d) saying it louder
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) doing it your own way (b) pretending you got it (c) repeating the steps back (d) hoping for the best
34. 34.True or false: “pretending you got it” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: checking the due date? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
36. 36.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) a wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
37. 37.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
38. 38.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Coach: “Practice is at 7 AM at the big ground.” You: “7 PM at the small ground?” (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking for an example? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
40. 40.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: pretending you got it? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking

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