Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 324 · 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.👍 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
2. 2.🔁 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
3. 3.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
4. 4.💬 Which phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “Stop it…” (b) “So you mean…” (c) “Whatever…” (d) “I don’t care…”
5. 5.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) False (b) True
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 wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
7. 7.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
8. 8.True or false: “saying it in your words” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing the task down (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) doing it your own way (d) repeating the steps back
10. 10.🔁 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
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing what they meant (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) asking for an example (d) repeating the steps back
12. 12.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) nodding without knowing (b) repeating the steps back (c) writing the task down (d) saying it in your words
13. 13.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) guessing what they meant (c) nodding without knowing (d) staying quiet when lost
14. 14.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
15. 15.True or false: “nodding without knowing” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “staying quiet when lost” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: hoping for the best? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
18. 18.True or false: “repeating the steps back” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing the task down (b) repeating the steps back (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) staying quiet when lost
21. 21.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking “Do you mean…?”? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
22. 22.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) copying word for word (b) changing the topic (c) saying it in your words (d) saying it louder
23. 23.True or false: “checking the due date” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🤔 Why paraphrase what someone told you? (a) to check you understood (b) to make fun of them (c) to end the talk (d) to waste time
25. 25.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
26. 26.🔁 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
27. 27.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) checking the due date (b) saying it in your words (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) hoping for the best
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hoping for the best (b) guessing what they meant (c) nodding without knowing (d) checking the due date
29. 29.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) a wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
30. 30.True or false: “guessing what they meant” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) asking for an example (c) hoping for the best (d) nodding without knowing
32. 32.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) writing the task down (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) asking for an example (d) staying quiet when lost
33. 33.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: writing the task down? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
34. 34.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
35. 35.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Ma’am: “Bring your art file on Monday.” You: “So, art file on Tuesday?” (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) guessing what they meant (b) saying it in your words (c) staying quiet when lost (d) hoping for the best
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hoping for the best (b) checking the due date (c) repeating the steps back (d) writing the task down
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing what they meant (b) saying it in your words (c) pretending you got it (d) doing it your own way
39. 39.📝 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
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) writing the task down (c) nodding without knowing (d) asking for an example

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