Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 259 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) guessing what they meant (b) repeating the steps back (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) saying it in your words
2. 2.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
3. 3.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: hoping for the best? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
4. 4.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Coach: “Practice is at 7 AM at the big ground.” You: “7 PM at the small ground?” (a) a wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
5. 5.👍 Your friend says “Yes, exactly!” after your paraphrase. What does that tell you? (a) you understood her (b) she is angry (c) you got it wrong (d) she is bored
6. 6.True or false: “saying it in your words” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.💬 Which phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “So you mean…” (b) “Stop it…” (c) “I don’t care…” (d) “Whatever…”
8. 8.True or false: “nodding without knowing” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) hoping for the best (b) doing it your own way (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) guessing what they meant
10. 10.True or false: “repeating the steps back” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Ma’am: “Bring your art file on Monday.” You: “So, art file on Tuesday?” (a) False (b) True
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.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: nodding without knowing? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for an example (b) hoping for the best (c) staying quiet when lost (d) doing it your own way
16. 16.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) nodding without knowing (c) guessing what they meant (d) saying it in your words
17. 17.🔁 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
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing the task down (b) nodding without knowing (c) pretending you got it (d) doing it your own way
19. 19.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) asking for an example (b) nodding without knowing (c) pretending you got it (d) staying quiet when lost
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the due date (b) saying it in your words (c) staying quiet when lost (d) writing the task down
21. 21.True or false: “guessing what they meant” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the due date (b) asking for an example (c) repeating the steps back (d) hoping for the best
23. 23.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “checking the due date” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.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) False (b) True
26. 26.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Mum: “Buy one packet of milk and six eggs.” You: “One milk packet and six eggs, right?” (a) a correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
27. 27.🔁 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
28. 28.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) saying it in your words (b) repeating the steps back (c) asking for an example (d) doing it your own way
29. 29.True or false: “asking “Do you mean…?”” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking “Do you mean…?”? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
31. 31.True or false: “staying quiet when lost” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.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
33. 33.🔁 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
34. 34.📝 Ma’am gives four steps quickly and you miss step 3. What should you do? (a) skip step 3 (b) copy a friend (c) guess step 3 (d) ask her to repeat it
35. 35.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) repeating the steps back (c) saying it in your words (d) writing the task down
36. 36.🔁 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
37. 37.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
38. 38.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “asking “Do you mean…?”” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
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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