Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 333 · 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.📝 Ma’am gives four steps quickly and you miss step 3. What should you do? (a) copy a friend (b) guess step 3 (c) skip step 3 (d) ask her to repeat it
2. 2.🔁 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
3. 3.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) guessing what they meant (b) hoping for the best (c) repeating the steps back (d) staying quiet when lost
4. 4.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: checking the due date? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
5. 5.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: saying it in your words? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
6. 6.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) writing the task down (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) nodding without knowing (d) repeating the steps back
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.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) saying it louder (b) copying word for word (c) changing the topic (d) saying it in your words
9. 9.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: guessing what they meant? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
10. 10.🔁 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
11. 11.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking for an example? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
12. 12.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Coach: “Practice is at 7 AM at the big ground.” You: “7 AM, big ground — got it.” (a) a wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
13. 13.🔁 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
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.🔁 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
16. 16.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) a correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pretending you got it (b) repeating the steps back (c) staying quiet when lost (d) doing it your own way
18. 18.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) True (b) False
19. 19.👍 Your friend says “Yes, exactly!” after your paraphrase. What does that tell you? (a) she is angry (b) you understood her (c) she is bored (d) you got it wrong
20. 20.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) doing it your own way (b) pretending you got it (c) nodding without knowing (d) saying it in your words
21. 21.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: repeating the steps back? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
22. 22.True or false: “asking “Do you mean…?”” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: nodding without knowing? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
24. 24.💬 Which phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “So you mean…” (b) “Whatever…” (c) “I don’t care…” (d) “Stop it…”
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the steps back (b) doing it your own way (c) writing the task down (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
26. 26.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) writing the task down (b) repeating the steps back (c) doing it your own way (d) saying it in your words
27. 27.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) asking for an example (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) pretending you got it (d) repeating the steps back
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing the task down (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) hoping for the best (d) asking for an example
29. 29.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: staying quiet when lost? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
30. 30.🤔 Why paraphrase what someone told you? (a) to waste time (b) to make fun of them (c) to check you understood (d) to end the talk
31. 31.🔁 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
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) nodding without knowing (b) writing the task down (c) pretending you got it (d) guessing what they meant
33. 33.True or false: “saying it in your words” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) doing it your own way (b) nodding without knowing (c) hoping for the best (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
35. 35.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) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) nodding without knowing (b) guessing what they meant (c) hoping for the best (d) asking for an example
37. 37.True or false: “checking the due date” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.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
39. 39.True or false: “guessing what they meant” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) doing it your own way (b) asking for an example (c) hoping for the best (d) staying quiet when lost

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