Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 339 · 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.🔁 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
2. 2.True or false: “staying quiet when lost” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.📝 Ma’am gives four steps quickly and you miss step 3. What should you do? (a) copy a friend (b) guess step 3 (c) ask her to repeat it (d) skip step 3
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) checking the due date (c) saying it in your words (d) pretending you got it
5. 5.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking for an example? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
6. 6.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: pretending you got it? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
7. 7.🔁 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
8. 8.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) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) nodding without knowing (b) checking the due date (c) hoping for the best (d) pretending you got it
10. 10.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: repeating the steps back? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
11. 11.🤔 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
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) nodding without knowing (b) guessing what they meant (c) repeating the steps back (d) staying quiet when lost
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.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) doing it your own way (c) asking for an example (d) nodding without knowing
15. 15.True or false: “writing the task down” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “writing the task down” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) nodding without knowing (b) saying it in your words (c) checking the due date (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
18. 18.True or false: “hoping for the best” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔁 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
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hoping for the best (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) guessing what they meant (d) pretending you got it
21. 21.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) repeating the steps back (b) asking for an example (c) hoping for the best (d) saying it in your words
22. 22.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) saying it in your words (b) nodding without knowing (c) pretending you got it (d) staying quiet when lost
23. 23.True or false: “asking for an example” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: hoping for the best? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
25. 25.True or false: “nodding without knowing” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.👍 Your friend says “Yes, exactly!” after your paraphrase. What does that tell you? (a) she is bored (b) she is angry (c) you got it wrong (d) you understood her
27. 27.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: checking the due date? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
28. 28.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) saying it louder (b) copying word for word (c) changing the topic (d) saying it in your words
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing the task down (b) repeating the steps back (c) saying it in your words (d) nodding without knowing
30. 30.🔁 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 wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
31. 31.🔁 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
32. 32.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Coach: “Practice is at 7 AM at the big ground.” You: “7 AM, big ground — got it.” (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) repeating the steps back (b) asking for an example (c) doing it your own way (d) saying it in your words
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing the task down (b) repeating the steps back (c) staying quiet when lost (d) checking the due date
35. 35.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) asking for an example (b) guessing what they meant (c) checking the due date (d) writing the task down
36. 36.💬 Which phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “Whatever…” (b) “So you mean…” (c) “I don’t care…” (d) “Stop it…”
37. 37.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking “Do you mean…?”? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
38. 38.True or false: “hoping for the best” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: writing the task down? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
40. 40.True or false: “saying it in your words” skips checking. (a) False (b) True

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