Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 366 · 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 checks understanding? (a) writing the task down (b) staying quiet when lost (c) nodding without knowing (d) hoping for the best
2. 2.🔁 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
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the due date (b) doing it your own way (c) writing the task down (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
4. 4.🔁 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
5. 5.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: repeating the steps back? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
6. 6.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
7. 7.🤔 Why paraphrase what someone told you? (a) to waste time (b) to make fun of them (c) to end the talk (d) to check you understood
8. 8.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) changing the topic (b) saying it louder (c) saying it in your words (d) copying word for word
9. 9.True or false: “asking for an example” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) guessing what they meant (b) writing the task down (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) repeating the steps back
11. 11.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: staying quiet when lost? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
12. 12.🔁 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
13. 13.🔁 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
14. 14.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) hoping for the best (b) repeating the steps back (c) saying it in your words (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
15. 15.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
16. 16.🔁 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
17. 17.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Mum: “Buy one packet of milk and six eggs.” You: “Six milk packets, right?” (a) a wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
18. 18.True or false: “asking “Do you mean…?”” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “checking the due date” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.💬 Which phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “I don’t care…” (b) “Whatever…” (c) “So you mean…” (d) “Stop it…”
21. 21.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: checking the due date? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
22. 22.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking for an example? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
23. 23.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) pretending you got it (b) nodding without knowing (c) repeating the steps back (d) guessing what they meant
24. 24.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking “Do you mean…?”? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
25. 25.True or false: “writing the task down” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Mum: “Buy one packet of milk and six eggs.” You: “One milk packet and six eggs, right?” (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) True (b) False
28. 28.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) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying it in your words (b) staying quiet when lost (c) writing the task down (d) repeating the steps back
30. 30.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: saying it in your words? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
31. 31.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: guessing what they meant? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the steps back (b) pretending you got it (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) saying it in your words
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pretending you got it (b) hoping for the best (c) writing the task down (d) guessing what they meant
34. 34.👍 Your friend says “Yes, exactly!” after your paraphrase. What does that tell you? (a) you understood her (b) she is angry (c) you got it wrong (d) she is bored
35. 35.True or false: “writing the task down” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: pretending you got it? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) doing it your own way (b) nodding without knowing (c) saying it in your words (d) pretending you got it
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) nodding without knowing (b) doing it your own way (c) pretending you got it (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) nodding without knowing (b) repeating the steps back (c) hoping for the best (d) staying quiet when lost
40. 40.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: writing the task down? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking

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