Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 24 · 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? 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
2. 2.🤔 Why paraphrase what someone told you? (a) to make fun of them (b) to waste time (c) to check you understood (d) to end the talk
3. 3.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) False (b) True
4. 4.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: doing it your own way? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
5. 5.True or false: “checking the due date” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) hoping for the best (b) nodding without knowing (c) writing the task down (d) staying quiet when lost
7. 7.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) saying it louder (b) saying it in your words (c) copying word for word (d) changing the topic
8. 8.True or false: “asking for an example” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.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
10. 10.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) nodding without knowing (b) hoping for the best (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) staying quiet when lost
11. 11.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) asking for an example (b) pretending you got it (c) staying quiet when lost (d) hoping for the best
12. 12.True or false: “nodding without knowing” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) checking the due date (b) guessing what they meant (c) writing the task down (d) repeating the steps back
14. 14.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) nodding without knowing (b) repeating the steps back (c) saying it in your words (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
15. 15.💬 Which phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “Whatever…” (b) “Stop it…” (c) “So you mean…” (d) “I don’t care…”
16. 16.🔁 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
17. 17.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) saying it in your words (c) asking for an example (d) staying quiet when lost
18. 18.🔁 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
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the due date (b) saying it in your words (c) guessing what they meant (d) repeating the steps back
20. 20.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
21. 21.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: staying quiet when lost? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
22. 22.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: guessing what they meant? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
23. 23.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: nodding without knowing? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for an example (b) nodding without knowing (c) repeating the steps back (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the steps back (b) hoping for the best (c) pretending you got it (d) guessing what they meant
26. 26.🔁 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
27. 27.True or false: this is a correct 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
28. 28.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
29. 29.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
30. 30.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Mum: “Buy one packet of milk and six eggs.” You: “Six milk packets, right?” (a) a wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
31. 31.True or false: “doing it your own way” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) saying it in your words (b) asking for an example (c) doing it your own way (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
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.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15 and answer Q1 and Q2.” You: “Pages 10 to 15, then Q1 and Q2?” (a) a correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
35. 35.📝 Ma’am gives four steps quickly and you miss step 3. What should you do? (a) guess step 3 (b) copy a friend (c) ask her to repeat it (d) skip step 3
36. 36.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: repeating the steps back? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for an example (b) writing the task down (c) hoping for the best (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
38. 38.True or false: “pretending you got it” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “repeating the steps back” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔁 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

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