Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 321 · 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 of these skips checking? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) asking for an example (c) saying it in your words (d) hoping for the best
2. 2.🔁 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
3. 3.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) guessing what they meant (b) doing it your own way (c) pretending you got it (d) writing the task down
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hoping for the best (b) guessing what they meant (c) staying quiet when lost (d) repeating the steps back
5. 5.True or false: “asking for an example” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.📝 Ma’am gives four steps quickly and you miss step 3. What should you do? (a) skip step 3 (b) ask her to repeat it (c) copy a friend (d) guess step 3
7. 7.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Coach: “Practice is at 7 AM at the big ground.” You: “7 PM at the small ground?” (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) saying it louder (b) saying it in your words (c) copying word for word (d) changing the topic
9. 9.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: repeating the steps back? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
10. 10.True or false: “saying it in your words” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the due date (b) saying it in your words (c) nodding without knowing (d) asking for an example
12. 12.👍 Your friend says “Yes, exactly!” after your paraphrase. What does that tell you? (a) you got it wrong (b) she is bored (c) she is angry (d) you understood her
13. 13.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: guessing what they meant? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
14. 14.True or false: this is a correct 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
15. 15.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: saying it in your words? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
16. 16.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) doing it your own way (b) saying it in your words (c) nodding without knowing (d) guessing what they meant
17. 17.🔁 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
18. 18.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: hoping for the best? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
19. 19.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
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing what they meant (b) writing the task down (c) asking for an example (d) checking the due date
21. 21.🔁 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
22. 22.🤔 Why paraphrase what someone told you? (a) to check you understood (b) to end the talk (c) to make fun of them (d) to waste time
23. 23.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: doing it your own way? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
24. 24.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
25. 25.🔁 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
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing what they meant (b) hoping for the best (c) writing the task down (d) nodding without knowing
27. 27.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) repeating the steps back (b) pretending you got it (c) asking for an example (d) saying it in your words
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the steps back (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) saying it in your words (d) doing it your own way
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.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: nodding without knowing? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
31. 31.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking “Do you mean…?”? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
32. 32.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) asking for an example (b) hoping for the best (c) pretending you got it (d) guessing what they meant
33. 33.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) guessing what they meant (b) hoping for the best (c) nodding without knowing (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
34. 34.True or false: “checking the due date” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “asking for an example” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: checking the due date? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
37. 37.True or false: “asking “Do you mean…?”” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.💬 Which phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “Stop it…” (b) “I don’t care…” (c) “Whatever…” (d) “So you mean…”
39. 39.True or false: “guessing what they meant” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) a wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase

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