Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 251 · 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 skips checking? (a) guessing what they meant (b) repeating the steps back (c) writing the task down (d) asking for an example
2. 2.📝 Ma’am gives four steps quickly and you miss step 3. What should you do? (a) copy a friend (b) ask her to repeat it (c) guess step 3 (d) skip step 3
3. 3.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Coach: “Practice is at 7 AM at the big ground.” You: “7 PM at the small ground?” (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) True (b) False
5. 5.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) False (b) True
6. 6.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) saying it in your words (b) copying word for word (c) changing the topic (d) saying it louder
7. 7.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: repeating the steps back? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
8. 8.🤔 Why paraphrase what someone told you? (a) to end the talk (b) to check you understood (c) to waste time (d) to make fun of them
9. 9.👍 Your friend says “Yes, exactly!” after your paraphrase. What does that tell you? (a) you understood her (b) you got it wrong (c) she is angry (d) she is bored
10. 10.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) pretending you got it (c) checking the due date (d) saying it in your words
11. 11.True or false: “asking “Do you mean…?”” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: hoping for the best? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
13. 13.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: doing it your own way? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
14. 14.🔁 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
15. 15.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: nodding without knowing? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
16. 16.True or false: “writing the task down” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) pretending you got it (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) guessing what they meant (d) doing it your own way
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for an example (b) staying quiet when lost (c) pretending you got it (d) doing it your own way
19. 19.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) nodding without knowing (c) repeating the steps back (d) pretending you got it
20. 20.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: staying quiet when lost? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
21. 21.🔁 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
22. 22.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) doing it your own way (b) hoping for the best (c) guessing what they meant (d) asking for an example
23. 23.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking for an example? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
24. 24.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “guessing what they meant” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.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
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 wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying it in your words (b) asking for an example (c) staying quiet when lost (d) writing the task down
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) writing the task down (c) guessing what they meant (d) saying it in your words
30. 30.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) writing the task down (c) pretending you got it (d) doing it your own way
31. 31.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) writing the task down (b) nodding without knowing (c) checking the due date (d) saying it in your words
32. 32.True or false: “repeating the steps back” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) hoping for the best (b) staying quiet when lost (c) checking the due date (d) guessing what they meant
34. 34.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Ma’am: “Bring your art file on Monday.” You: “So, art file on Tuesday?” (a) a correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
35. 35.True or false: “writing the task down” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying it in your words (b) repeating the steps back (c) hoping for the best (d) writing the task down
37. 37.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) saying it in your words (c) guessing what they meant (d) doing it your own way
38. 38.True or false: “hoping for the best” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.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
40. 40.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) hoping for the best (c) repeating the steps back (d) asking for an example

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