Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 329 · 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: “guessing what they meant” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) hoping for the best (b) repeating the steps back (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) asking for an example
3. 3.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) saying it louder (b) changing the topic (c) copying word for word (d) saying it in your words
4. 4.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) doing it your own way (c) nodding without knowing (d) staying quiet when lost
5. 5.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) asking for an example (b) checking the due date (c) staying quiet when lost (d) repeating the steps back
6. 6.True or false: “checking the due date” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.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
8. 8.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
9. 9.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) True (b) False
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 correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
11. 11.🔁 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
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) nodding without knowing (b) writing the task down (c) hoping for the best (d) pretending you got it
13. 13.👍 Your friend says “Yes, exactly!” after your paraphrase. What does that tell you? (a) she is bored (b) you understood her (c) she is angry (d) you got it wrong
14. 14.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Mum: “Buy one packet of milk and six eggs.” You: “One milk packet and six eggs, right?” (a) a wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
15. 15.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) checking the due date (b) writing the task down (c) saying it in your words (d) guessing what they meant
16. 16.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: pretending you got it? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
17. 17.True or false: “saying it in your words” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: repeating the steps back? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
19. 19.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
20. 20.💬 Which phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “Stop it…” (b) “So you mean…” (c) “Whatever…” (d) “I don’t care…”
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing what they meant (b) asking for an example (c) nodding without knowing (d) doing it your own way
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) nodding without knowing (b) pretending you got it (c) checking the due date (d) guessing what they meant
23. 23.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: doing it your own way? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) nodding without knowing (b) writing the task down (c) repeating the steps back (d) saying it in your words
25. 25.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Coach: “Practice is at 7 AM at the big ground.” You: “7 PM at the small ground?” (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) asking for an example (c) guessing what they meant (d) saying it in your words
27. 27.True or false: “hoping for the best” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) repeating the steps back (b) checking the due date (c) pretending you got it (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
30. 30.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking “Do you mean…?”? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
31. 31.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) repeating the steps back (b) writing the task down (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) doing it your own way
32. 32.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) doing it your own way (c) nodding without knowing (d) repeating the steps back
33. 33.True or false: “writing the task down” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: saying it in your words? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
35. 35.🔁 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
36. 36.🔁 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
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing the task down (b) checking the due date (c) hoping for the best (d) asking for an example
38. 38.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: checking the due date? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the steps back (b) nodding without knowing (c) guessing what they meant (d) doing it your own way
40. 40.📝 Ma’am gives four steps quickly and you miss step 3. What should you do? (a) skip step 3 (b) copy a friend (c) ask her to repeat it (d) guess step 3

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