Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 247 · 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: “nodding without knowing” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: staying quiet when lost? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying it in your words (b) checking the due date (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) guessing what they meant
4. 4.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) writing the task down (c) asking for an example (d) guessing what they meant
5. 5.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: pretending you got it? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
6. 6.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Friend: “I’m upset because you didn’t call me back.” You: “So you’re fine, then?” (a) a wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
7. 7.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: saying it in your words? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for an example (b) checking the due date (c) pretending you got it (d) repeating the steps back
9. 9.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) checking the due date (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) doing it your own way (d) repeating the steps back
10. 10.🔁 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
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for an example (b) writing the task down (c) repeating the steps back (d) staying quiet when lost
12. 12.True or false: “repeating the steps back” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing what they meant (b) nodding without knowing (c) hoping for the best (d) checking the due date
14. 14.True or false: “doing it your own way” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.👍 Your friend says “Yes, exactly!” after your paraphrase. What does that tell you? (a) she is bored (b) she is angry (c) you got it wrong (d) you understood her
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the due date (b) writing the task down (c) hoping for the best (d) saying it in your words
17. 17.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) hoping for the best (b) asking for an example (c) pretending you got it (d) nodding without knowing
18. 18.🔁 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
19. 19.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) nodding without knowing (b) saying it in your words (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) repeating the steps back
20. 20.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) checking the due date (b) saying it in your words (c) repeating the steps back (d) pretending you got it
21. 21.True or false: “checking the due date” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🤔 Why paraphrase what someone told you? (a) to waste time (b) to check you understood (c) to end the talk (d) to make fun of them
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing what they meant (b) nodding without knowing (c) staying quiet when lost (d) asking for an example
24. 24.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
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hoping for the best (b) nodding without knowing (c) staying quiet when lost (d) saying it in your words
26. 26.True or false: “pretending you got it” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.💬 Which phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “So you mean…” (b) “I don’t care…” (c) “Whatever…” (d) “Stop it…”
28. 28.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking “Do you mean…?”? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
29. 29.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: repeating the steps back? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
30. 30.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) a correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
31. 31.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) True (b) False
32. 32.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: hoping for the best? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
33. 33.🔁 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
34. 34.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: guessing what they meant? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
35. 35.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Ma’am: “Bring your art file on Monday.” You: “So, art file on Tuesday?” (a) False (b) True
36. 36.📝 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
37. 37.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
38. 38.True or false: “asking for an example” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) nodding without knowing (b) staying quiet when lost (c) guessing what they meant (d) repeating the steps back
40. 40.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Mum: “Buy one packet of milk and six eggs.” You: “One milk packet and six eggs, right?” (a) False (b) True

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