Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 410 · 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: 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
2. 2.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) doing it your own way (b) guessing what they meant (c) repeating the steps back (d) nodding without knowing
3. 3.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) checking the due date (c) hoping for the best (d) nodding without knowing
4. 4.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) copying word for word (b) saying it louder (c) changing the topic (d) saying it in your words
5. 5.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: hoping for the best? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
6. 6.True or false: “nodding without knowing” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.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
8. 8.True or false: “guessing what they meant” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.💬 Which phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “I don’t care…” (b) “Stop it…” (c) “Whatever…” (d) “So you mean…”
10. 10.🔁 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
11. 11.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) a wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying it in your words (b) staying quiet when lost (c) repeating the steps back (d) asking for an example
13. 13.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) True (b) False
14. 14.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
15. 15.True or false: “asking “Do you mean…?”” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking “Do you mean…?”? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
17. 17.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) repeating the steps back (b) pretending you got it (c) writing the task down (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
18. 18.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Ma’am: “Bring your art file on Monday.” You: “So, art file on Tuesday?” (a) a wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
19. 19.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) checking the due date (b) writing the task down (c) guessing what they meant (d) repeating the steps back
20. 20.True or false: “nodding without knowing” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.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) False (b) True
22. 22.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) staying quiet when lost (c) checking the due date (d) repeating the steps back
23. 23.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) repeating the steps back (b) nodding without knowing (c) asking for an example (d) saying it in your words
24. 24.True or false: “asking “Do you mean…?”” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔁 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
26. 26.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Mum: “Buy one packet of milk and six eggs.” You: “Six milk packets, right?” (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: staying quiet when lost? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
28. 28.True or false: “asking for an example” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “asking for an example” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.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) True (b) False
31. 31.🔁 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
32. 32.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: guessing what they meant? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
33. 33.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: repeating the steps back? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) nodding without knowing (b) asking for an example (c) hoping for the best (d) staying quiet when lost
35. 35.🤔 Why paraphrase what someone told you? (a) to end the talk (b) to check you understood (c) to make fun of them (d) to waste time
36. 36.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15 and answer Q1 and Q2.” You: “Pages 10 to 15, then Q1 and Q2?” (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “hoping for the best” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔁 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
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hoping for the best (b) doing it your own way (c) pretending you got it (d) repeating the steps back
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 correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase

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