Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 397 · 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) saying it in your words (b) pretending you got it (c) guessing what they meant (d) doing it your own way
2. 2.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) saying it in your words (b) saying it louder (c) copying word for word (d) changing the topic
3. 3.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) pretending you got it (b) asking for an example (c) repeating the steps back (d) checking the due date
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) nodding without knowing (b) hoping for the best (c) pretending you got it (d) saying it in your words
5. 5.🔁 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
6. 6.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: staying quiet when lost? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
7. 7.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) hoping for the best (c) guessing what they meant (d) writing the task down
8. 8.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: writing the task down? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
9. 9.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) guessing what they meant (b) staying quiet when lost (c) repeating the steps back (d) nodding without knowing
10. 10.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: guessing what they meant? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
11. 11.🔁 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 correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
12. 12.🔁 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
13. 13.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
14. 14.True or false: “doing it your own way” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: pretending you got it? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
16. 16.True or false: “pretending you got it” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) a wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
18. 18.True or false: “asking for an example” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Friend: “I’m upset because you didn’t call me back.” You: “So you’re fine, then?” (a) a wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
20. 20.True or false: “hoping for the best” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔁 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
22. 22.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
23. 23.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Coach: “Practice is at 7 AM at the big ground.” You: “7 PM at the small ground?” (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking for an example? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
25. 25.True or false: “pretending you got it” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.💬 Which phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “Whatever…” (b) “So you mean…” (c) “I don’t care…” (d) “Stop it…”
27. 27.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) pretending you got it (b) guessing what they meant (c) asking for an example (d) staying quiet when lost
28. 28.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking “Do you mean…?”? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) nodding without knowing (b) guessing what they meant (c) doing it your own way (d) writing the task down
30. 30.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Coach: “Practice is at 7 AM at the big ground.” You: “7 AM, big ground — got it.” (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🤔 Why paraphrase what someone told you? (a) to end the talk (b) to check you understood (c) to waste time (d) to make fun of them
32. 32.True or false: “guessing what they meant” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) nodding without knowing (c) hoping for the best (d) staying quiet when lost
34. 34.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: doing it your own way? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
35. 35.👍 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
36. 36.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: hoping for the best? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
37. 37.🔁 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
38. 38.True or false: “asking “Do you mean…?”” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “writing the task down” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) checking the due date (b) nodding without knowing (c) pretending you got it (d) guessing what they meant

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