Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 285 · 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) checking the due date (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) repeating the steps back (d) guessing what they meant
2. 2.True or false: “nodding without knowing” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking “Do you mean…?”? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
4. 4.🔁 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 wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
5. 5.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) repeating the steps back (c) hoping for the best (d) writing the task down
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the steps back (b) staying quiet when lost (c) doing it your own way (d) pretending you got it
7. 7.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) checking the due date (b) nodding without knowing (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) saying it in your words
8. 8.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
9. 9.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) doing it your own way (b) repeating the steps back (c) nodding without knowing (d) guessing what they meant
10. 10.🤔 Why paraphrase what someone told you? (a) to check you understood (b) to waste time (c) to end the talk (d) to make fun of them
11. 11.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) True (b) False
12. 12.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) asking for an example (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) doing it your own way (d) saying it in your words
13. 13.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Friend: “I’m upset because you didn’t call me back.” You: “So you’re fine, then?” (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the steps back (b) saying it in your words (c) doing it your own way (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
15. 15.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking for an example? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
16. 16.🔁 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 correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
17. 17.True or false: “nodding without knowing” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.💬 Which phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “Whatever…” (b) “So you mean…” (c) “I don’t care…” (d) “Stop it…”
19. 19.True or false: “repeating the steps back” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) pretending you got it (b) repeating the steps back (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) saying it in your words
21. 21.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) pretending you got it (b) nodding without knowing (c) hoping for the best (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
22. 22.True or false: “hoping for the best” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Ma’am: “Bring your art file on Monday.” You: “So, art file on Tuesday?” (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) doing it your own way (b) guessing what they meant (c) hoping for the best (d) checking the due date
25. 25.🔁 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
26. 26.🔁 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
27. 27.True or false: “guessing what they meant” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.📝 Ma’am gives four steps quickly and you miss step 3. What should you do? (a) copy a friend (b) guess step 3 (c) skip step 3 (d) ask her to repeat it
29. 29.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: writing the task down? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
30. 30.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: staying quiet when lost? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
31. 31.🔁 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
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the steps back (b) checking the due date (c) pretending you got it (d) asking for an example
33. 33.True or false: “asking “Do you mean…?”” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) saying it in your words (c) hoping for the best (d) doing it your own way
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the due date (b) nodding without knowing (c) saying it in your words (d) asking for an example
36. 36.True or false: “guessing what they meant” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) writing the task down (c) doing it your own way (d) nodding without knowing
38. 38.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Mum: “Buy one packet of milk and six eggs.” You: “Six milk packets, right?” (a) a correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
39. 39.True or false: “asking “Do you mean…?”” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) nodding without knowing (b) guessing what they meant (c) asking for an example (d) hoping for the best

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