Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 373 · 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 phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “So you mean…” (b) “Whatever…” (c) “I don’t care…” (d) “Stop it…”
2. 2.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: nodding without knowing? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
3. 3.🔁 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
4. 4.🔁 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
5. 5.True or false: “pretending you got it” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “saying it in your words” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “asking “Do you mean…?”” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) nodding without knowing (b) guessing what they meant (c) doing it your own way (d) repeating the steps back
9. 9.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) doing it your own way (b) nodding without knowing (c) guessing what they meant (d) repeating the steps back
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing the task down (b) pretending you got it (c) asking for an example (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
11. 11.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) saying it in your words (b) asking for an example (c) doing it your own way (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
12. 12.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) doing it your own way (b) staying quiet when lost (c) guessing what they meant (d) asking for an example
13. 13.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
14. 14.🔁 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
15. 15.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
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 wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
17. 17.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) checking the due date (c) guessing what they meant (d) repeating the steps back
18. 18.True or false: “staying quiet when lost” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) nodding without knowing (b) guessing what they meant (c) doing it your own way (d) writing the task down
20. 20.📝 Ma’am gives four steps quickly and you miss step 3. What should you do? (a) guess step 3 (b) ask her to repeat it (c) copy a friend (d) skip step 3
21. 21.🔁 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
22. 22.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: writing the task down? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) saying it in your words (c) doing it your own way (d) pretending you got it
24. 24.True or false: “doing it your own way” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “asking for an example” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) doing it your own way (b) hoping for the best (c) writing the task down (d) pretending you got it
27. 27.True or false: “hoping for the best” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) repeating the steps back (c) asking for an example (d) doing it your own way
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying it in your words (b) repeating the steps back (c) nodding without knowing (d) writing the task down
30. 30.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
31. 31.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) copying word for word (b) saying it louder (c) changing the topic (d) saying it in your words
32. 32.👍 Your friend says “Yes, exactly!” after your paraphrase. What does that tell you? (a) you got it wrong (b) you understood her (c) she is bored (d) she is angry
33. 33.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: checking the due date? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
34. 34.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Mum: “Buy one packet of milk and six eggs.” You: “One milk packet and six eggs, right?” (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “nodding without knowing” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) saying it in your words (b) checking the due date (c) writing the task down (d) hoping for the best
37. 37.🔁 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
38. 38.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) a wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) nodding without knowing (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) guessing what they meant (d) staying quiet when lost
40. 40.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) hoping for the best (c) nodding without knowing (d) asking “Do you mean…?”

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