Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 406 · 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.True or false: “hoping for the best” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the steps back (b) pretending you got it (c) writing the task down (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
3. 3.🔁 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
4. 4.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
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) nodding without knowing (b) pretending you got it (c) hoping for the best (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
6. 6.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) copying word for word (b) saying it louder (c) changing the topic (d) saying it in your words
7. 7.True or false: “nodding without knowing” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.💬 Which phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “Whatever…” (b) “I don’t care…” (c) “Stop it…” (d) “So you mean…”
9. 9.🔁 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
10. 10.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: repeating the steps back? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
11. 11.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: checking the due date? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
12. 12.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) saying it in your words (b) hoping for the best (c) staying quiet when lost (d) guessing what they meant
13. 13.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) True (b) False
14. 14.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: doing it your own way? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
15. 15.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking “Do you mean…?”? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
16. 16.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
17. 17.True or false: “pretending you got it” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: guessing what they meant? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
19. 19.📝 Ma’am gives four steps quickly and you miss step 3. What should you do? (a) skip step 3 (b) guess step 3 (c) copy a friend (d) ask her to repeat it
20. 20.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) doing it your own way (b) saying it in your words (c) writing the task down (d) repeating the steps back
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying it in your words (b) writing the task down (c) asking for an example (d) guessing what they meant
22. 22.🔁 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
23. 23.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) False (b) True
24. 24.👍 Your friend says “Yes, exactly!” after your paraphrase. What does that tell you? (a) she is bored (b) she is angry (c) you got it wrong (d) you understood her
25. 25.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) nodding without knowing (c) doing it your own way (d) hoping for the best
26. 26.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: staying quiet when lost? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
27. 27.True or false: “writing the task down” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hoping for the best (b) doing it your own way (c) saying it in your words (d) guessing what they meant
29. 29.🔍 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
30. 30.🤔 Why paraphrase what someone told you? (a) to make fun of them (b) to check you understood (c) to end the talk (d) to waste time
31. 31.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) checking the due date (b) staying quiet when lost (c) guessing what they meant (d) hoping for the best
32. 32.🔁 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
33. 33.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) repeating the steps back (c) hoping for the best (d) pretending you got it
35. 35.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
36. 36.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking for an example? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) nodding without knowing (c) asking for an example (d) writing the task down
38. 38.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “staying quiet when lost” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: saying it in your words? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking

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