Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 370 · 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) pretending you got it (b) doing it your own way (c) asking for an example (d) staying quiet when lost
2. 2.💬 Which phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “I don’t care…” (b) “So you mean…” (c) “Stop it…” (d) “Whatever…”
3. 3.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) writing the task down (b) saying it in your words (c) asking for an example (d) staying quiet when lost
4. 4.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
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying it in your words (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) pretending you got it (d) checking the due date
6. 6.True or false: “nodding without knowing” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking for an example? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
8. 8.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) hoping for the best (c) checking the due date (d) pretending you got it
9. 9.True or false: “writing the task down” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) saying it in your words (b) copying word for word (c) saying it louder (d) changing the topic
11. 11.True or false: “doing it your own way” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) writing the task down (b) checking the due date (c) hoping for the best (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
13. 13.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) pretending you got it (b) writing the task down (c) asking for an example (d) checking the due date
14. 14.🔁 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
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for an example (b) writing the task down (c) saying it in your words (d) doing it your own way
16. 16.📝 Ma’am gives four steps quickly and you miss step 3. What should you do? (a) skip step 3 (b) copy a friend (c) guess step 3 (d) ask her to repeat it
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the due date (b) nodding without knowing (c) repeating the steps back (d) writing the task down
18. 18.True or false: “pretending you got it” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Mum: “Buy one packet of milk and six eggs.” You: “One milk packet and six eggs, right?” (a) a correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
20. 20.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) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “hoping for the best” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) nodding without knowing (b) repeating the steps back (c) pretending you got it (d) doing it your own way
23. 23.🔁 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
24. 24.True or false: “pretending you got it” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: hoping for the best? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
26. 26.True or false: “asking “Do you mean…?”” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the due date (b) hoping for the best (c) pretending you got it (d) nodding without knowing
28. 28.🔁 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
29. 29.True or false: “saying it in your words” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: staying quiet when lost? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
31. 31.True or false: “checking the due date” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.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) True (b) False
33. 33.🔁 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
34. 34.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: repeating the steps back? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
35. 35.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) saying it in your words (c) guessing what they meant (d) writing the task down
36. 36.True or false: “guessing what they meant” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) pretending you got it (b) doing it your own way (c) writing the task down (d) nodding without knowing
38. 38.True or false: “repeating the steps back” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “checking the due date” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.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) True (b) False

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