Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 376 · 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) staying quiet when lost (c) asking for an example (d) doing it your own way
2. 2.True or false: “pretending you got it” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.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
4. 4.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: guessing what they meant? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
5. 5.📝 Ma’am gives four steps quickly and you miss step 3. What should you do? (a) guess step 3 (b) skip step 3 (c) copy a friend (d) ask her to repeat it
6. 6.💬 Which phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “Stop it…” (b) “So you mean…” (c) “I don’t care…” (d) “Whatever…”
7. 7.True or false: “guessing what they meant” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: writing the task down? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
9. 9.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) guessing what they meant (b) repeating the steps back (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) writing the task down
10. 10.True or false: this is a correct 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
11. 11.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
12. 12.👍 Your friend says “Yes, exactly!” after your paraphrase. What does that tell you? (a) you got it wrong (b) she is angry (c) you understood her (d) she is bored
13. 13.True or false: “asking “Do you mean…?”” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: nodding without knowing? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying it in your words (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) writing the task down (d) doing it your own way
16. 16.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: repeating the steps back? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
17. 17.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
18. 18.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: staying quiet when lost? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
19. 19.🔁 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
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying it in your words (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) asking for an example (d) nodding without knowing
21. 21.🔁 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
22. 22.🤔 Why paraphrase what someone told you? (a) to make fun of them (b) to check you understood (c) to waste time (d) to end the talk
23. 23.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) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “staying quiet when lost” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔁 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
26. 26.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: doing it your own way? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
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) False (b) True
29. 29.🔁 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
30. 30.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) saying it in your words (b) saying it louder (c) copying word for word (d) changing the topic
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) guessing what they meant (c) writing the task down (d) repeating the steps back
32. 32.True or false: “guessing what they meant” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the steps back (b) guessing what they meant (c) staying quiet when lost (d) nodding without knowing
34. 34.True or false: “hoping for the best” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Friend: “I’m upset because you didn’t call me back.” You: “So you’re fine, then?” (a) a correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) asking for an example (c) checking the due date (d) staying quiet when lost
37. 37.True or false: “repeating the steps back” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.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) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the steps back (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) checking the due date (d) pretending you got it
40. 40.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Coach: “Practice is at 7 AM at the big ground.” You: “7 PM at the small ground?” (a) a wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase

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