Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 244 · 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.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) saying it in your words (b) changing the topic (c) saying it louder (d) copying word for word
2. 2.True or false: “pretending you got it” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🤔 Why paraphrase what someone told you? (a) to check you understood (b) to waste time (c) to make fun of them (d) to end the talk
4. 4.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) hoping for the best (b) writing the task down (c) checking the due date (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
5. 5.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: saying it in your words? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
6. 6.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: repeating the steps back? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
7. 7.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
8. 8.📝 Ma’am gives four steps quickly and you miss step 3. What should you do? (a) ask her to repeat it (b) skip step 3 (c) guess step 3 (d) copy a friend
9. 9.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) repeating the steps back (b) doing it your own way (c) staying quiet when lost (d) hoping for the best
10. 10.🔁 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
11. 11.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) a correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
12. 12.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking for an example? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
13. 13.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) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the steps back (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) asking for an example (d) staying quiet when lost
15. 15.💬 Which phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “I don’t care…” (b) “Whatever…” (c) “Stop it…” (d) “So you mean…”
16. 16.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) checking the due date (b) doing it your own way (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) asking for an example
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) nodding without knowing (b) pretending you got it (c) checking the due date (d) staying quiet when lost
18. 18.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) writing the task down (c) staying quiet when lost (d) repeating the steps back
19. 19.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
20. 20.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: writing the task down? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the steps back (b) guessing what they meant (c) checking the due date (d) asking for an example
22. 22.🔁 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
23. 23.🔁 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 wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
24. 24.🔁 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
25. 25.True or false: “asking for an example” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) nodding without knowing (b) guessing what they meant (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) staying quiet when lost
27. 27.🔁 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
28. 28.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) checking the due date (c) doing it your own way (d) guessing what they meant
29. 29.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) saying it in your words (b) staying quiet when lost (c) pretending you got it (d) guessing what they meant
30. 30.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
31. 31.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) doing it your own way (c) nodding without knowing (d) staying quiet when lost
33. 33.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
34. 34.True or false: “nodding without knowing” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “repeating the steps back” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.👍 Your friend says “Yes, exactly!” after your paraphrase. What does that tell you? (a) you understood her (b) she is angry (c) she is bored (d) you got it wrong
37. 37.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: nodding without knowing? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
38. 38.🔁 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
39. 39.True or false: “staying quiet when lost” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “repeating the steps back” skips checking. (a) True (b) False

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