Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 279 · 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: “hoping for the best” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Friend: “I’m upset because you didn’t call me back.” You: “You felt hurt that I didn’t call back?” (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) a correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
4. 4.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) hoping for the best (b) writing the task down (c) doing it your own way (d) staying quiet when lost
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing what they meant (b) hoping for the best (c) pretending you got it (d) writing the task down
6. 6.🔁 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
7. 7.📝 Ma’am gives four steps quickly and you miss step 3. What should you do? (a) guess step 3 (b) ask her to repeat it (c) skip step 3 (d) copy a friend
8. 8.🤔 Why paraphrase what someone told you? (a) to make fun of them (b) to end the talk (c) to waste time (d) to check you understood
9. 9.🔁 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
10. 10.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔁 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
12. 12.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) staying quiet when lost (c) writing the task down (d) checking the due date
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pretending you got it (b) staying quiet when lost (c) nodding without knowing (d) repeating the steps back
14. 14.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: saying it in your words? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) repeating the steps back (c) saying it in your words (d) staying quiet when lost
16. 16.True or false: “guessing what they meant” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) doing it your own way (b) repeating the steps back (c) checking the due date (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
18. 18.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
19. 19.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking for an example? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
20. 20.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) guessing what they meant (c) checking the due date (d) writing the task down
21. 21.🔁 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
22. 22.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: repeating the steps back? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
23. 23.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking “Do you mean…?”? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) hoping for the best (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) guessing what they meant
25. 25.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) True (b) False
26. 26.🔁 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
27. 27.👍 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
28. 28.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: hoping for the best? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
29. 29.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: pretending you got it? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing what they meant (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) checking the due date (d) asking for an example
31. 31.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) checking the due date (c) pretending you got it (d) doing it your own way
32. 32.🔁 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
33. 33.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: checking the due date? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
34. 34.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: staying quiet when lost? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
35. 35.True or false: “repeating the steps back” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) nodding without knowing (b) saying it in your words (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) asking for an example
37. 37.True or false: “asking for an example” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) asking for an example (b) guessing what they meant (c) pretending you got it (d) hoping for the best
39. 39.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) changing the topic (b) copying word for word (c) saying it louder (d) saying it in your words
40. 40.True or false: “guessing what they meant” skips checking. (a) False (b) True

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