Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 291 · 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.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Coach: “Practice is at 7 AM at the big ground.” You: “7 PM at the small ground?” (a) a correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
2. 2.💬 Which phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “I don’t care…” (b) “Stop it…” (c) “So you mean…” (d) “Whatever…”
3. 3.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Coach: “Practice is at 7 AM at the big ground.” You: “7 AM, big ground — got it.” (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) doing it your own way (b) repeating the steps back (c) writing the task down (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
5. 5.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) checking the due date (b) hoping for the best (c) doing it your own way (d) nodding without knowing
6. 6.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking for an example? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) nodding without knowing (b) checking the due date (c) writing the task down (d) asking for an example
8. 8.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
9. 9.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) writing the task down (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) repeating the steps back (d) pretending you got it
10. 10.🔁 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
11. 11.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
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) doing it your own way (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) asking for an example (d) writing the task down
13. 13.🤔 Why paraphrase what someone told you? (a) to waste time (b) to end the talk (c) to make fun of them (d) to check you understood
14. 14.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking “Do you mean…?”? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
15. 15.True or false: “guessing what they meant” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.📝 Ma’am gives four steps quickly and you miss step 3. What should you do? (a) guess step 3 (b) skip step 3 (c) copy a friend (d) ask her to repeat it
17. 17.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: doing it your own way? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
18. 18.True or false: “writing the task down” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Friend: “I’m upset because you didn’t call me back.” You: “So you’re fine, then?” (a) a correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
20. 20.True or false: “checking the due date” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pretending you got it (b) doing it your own way (c) staying quiet when lost (d) repeating the steps back
22. 22.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) staying quiet when lost (c) checking the due date (d) asking for an example
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) doing it your own way (b) staying quiet when lost (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) pretending you got it
24. 24.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: guessing what they meant? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
25. 25.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: saying it in your words? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
26. 26.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) changing the topic (b) saying it louder (c) saying it in your words (d) copying word for word
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 correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
28. 28.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) checking the due date (c) repeating the steps back (d) guessing what they meant
29. 29.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) repeating the steps back (b) asking for an example (c) saying it in your words (d) nodding without knowing
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) nodding without knowing (b) writing the task down (c) hoping for the best (d) guessing what they meant
31. 31.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
32. 32.🔁 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
33. 33.🔁 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
34. 34.True or false: “pretending you got it” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) doing it your own way (b) hoping for the best (c) nodding without knowing (d) saying it in your words
36. 36.True or false: “saying it in your words” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “staying quiet when lost” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “repeating the steps back” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.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) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “pretending you got it” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True

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