Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 300 · 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: this is a wrong paraphrase. Friend: “I’m upset because you didn’t call me back.” You: “You felt hurt that I didn’t call back?” (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) doing it your own way (b) checking the due date (c) repeating the steps back (d) saying it in your words
3. 3.👍 Your friend says “Yes, exactly!” after your paraphrase. What does that tell you? (a) she is angry (b) you understood her (c) you got it wrong (d) she is bored
4. 4.🔁 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
5. 5.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: staying quiet when lost? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
6. 6.True or false: “doing it your own way” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🤔 Why paraphrase what someone told you? (a) to waste time (b) to check you understood (c) to end the talk (d) to make fun of them
8. 8.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: writing the task down? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
9. 9.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: nodding without knowing? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
10. 10.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) repeating the steps back (b) doing it your own way (c) nodding without knowing (d) pretending you got it
11. 11.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) True (b) False
12. 12.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
13. 13.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking “Do you mean…?”? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pretending you got it (b) doing it your own way (c) saying it in your words (d) nodding without knowing
16. 16.🔁 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
17. 17.True or false: “asking for an example” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) saying it in your words (b) guessing what they meant (c) writing the task down (d) checking the due date
19. 19.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) guessing what they meant (b) checking the due date (c) hoping for the best (d) pretending you got it
20. 20.📝 Ma’am gives four steps quickly and you miss step 3. What should you do? (a) ask her to repeat it (b) copy a friend (c) skip step 3 (d) guess step 3
21. 21.True or false: “repeating the steps back” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) nodding without knowing (b) checking the due date (c) asking for an example (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
23. 23.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking for an example? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
24. 24.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Friend: “I’m upset because you didn’t call me back.” You: “So you’re fine, then?” (a) a wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
25. 25.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) False (b) True
26. 26.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) pretending you got it (b) hoping for the best (c) asking for an example (d) staying quiet when lost
27. 27.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: saying it in your words? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
28. 28.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: repeating the steps back? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
29. 29.🔁 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
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) guessing what they meant (c) doing it your own way (d) checking the due date
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pretending you got it (b) nodding without knowing (c) staying quiet when lost (d) repeating the steps back
32. 32.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) asking for an example (c) writing the task down (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying it in your words (b) checking the due date (c) staying quiet when lost (d) writing the task down
34. 34.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) repeating the steps back (b) writing the task down (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) nodding without knowing
35. 35.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) a correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
36. 36.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Mum: “Buy one packet of milk and six eggs.” You: “Six milk packets, right?” (a) True (b) False
37. 37.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
38. 38.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) True (b) False
39. 39.🔁 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
40. 40.True or false: “asking for an example” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True

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