Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 353 · 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.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking for an example? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
2. 2.True or false: “doing it your own way” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the due date (b) pretending you got it (c) writing the task down (d) saying it in your words
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing what they meant (b) checking the due date (c) writing the task down (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
5. 5.True or false: “writing the task down” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🤔 Why paraphrase what someone told you? (a) to end the talk (b) to make fun of them (c) to waste time (d) to check you understood
7. 7.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: doing it your own way? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
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.👍 Your friend says “Yes, exactly!” after your paraphrase. What does that tell you? (a) you understood her (b) she is bored (c) she is angry (d) you got it wrong
10. 10.True or false: “staying quiet when lost” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) nodding without knowing (b) staying quiet when lost (c) writing the task down (d) doing it your own way
12. 12.True or false: “hoping for the best” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “checking the due date” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.💬 Which phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “I don’t care…” (b) “Whatever…” (c) “So you mean…” (d) “Stop it…”
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) guessing what they meant (c) pretending you got it (d) repeating the steps back
16. 16.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
17. 17.🔁 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
18. 18.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) pretending you got it (b) writing the task down (c) staying quiet when lost (d) doing it your own way
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) pretending you got it (c) guessing what they meant (d) staying quiet when lost
20. 20.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: repeating the steps back? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
21. 21.True or false: “asking “Do you mean…?”” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Friend: “I’m upset because you didn’t call me back.” You: “So you’re fine, then?” (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔁 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
24. 24.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) writing the task down (b) staying quiet when lost (c) asking for an example (d) checking the due date
25. 25.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: checking the due date? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
26. 26.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) saying it louder (b) copying word for word (c) changing the topic (d) saying it in your words
27. 27.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Friend: “I’m upset because you didn’t call me back.” You: “So you’re fine, then?” (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: hoping for the best? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
29. 29.True or false: “repeating the steps back” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.📝 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
31. 31.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) a wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
32. 32.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15 and answer Q1 and Q2.” You: “Pages 10 to 15, then Q1 and Q2?” (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “hoping for the best” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔁 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
35. 35.🔁 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
36. 36.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: guessing what they meant? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
37. 37.True or false: “doing it your own way” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “guessing what they meant” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: staying quiet when lost? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
40. 40.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) False (b) True

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