Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

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

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