Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 413 · 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: “saying it in your words” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.💬 Which phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “I don’t care…” (b) “Whatever…” (c) “So you mean…” (d) “Stop it…”
3. 3.🤔 Why paraphrase what someone told you? (a) to waste time (b) to make fun of them (c) to end the talk (d) to check you understood
4. 4.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: hoping for the best? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
5. 5.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking for an example? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
6. 6.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) hoping for the best (b) asking for an example (c) guessing what they meant (d) nodding without knowing
7. 7.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) asking for an example (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) repeating the steps back (d) hoping for the best
8. 8.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: writing the task down? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
9. 9.🔁 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 correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) asking for an example (c) repeating the steps back (d) pretending you got it
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) doing it your own way (c) writing the task down (d) nodding without knowing
12. 12.🔁 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
13. 13.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) pretending you got it (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) hoping for the best (d) doing it your own way
14. 14.📝 Ma’am gives four steps quickly and you miss step 3. What should you do? (a) ask her to repeat it (b) skip step 3 (c) guess step 3 (d) copy a friend
15. 15.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: nodding without knowing? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) doing it your own way (c) repeating the steps back (d) guessing what they meant
17. 17.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Coach: “Practice is at 7 AM at the big ground.” You: “7 AM, big ground — got it.” (a) a wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
18. 18.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: pretending you got it? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
19. 19.True or false: “guessing what they meant” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) a wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
21. 21.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Coach: “Practice is at 7 AM at the big ground.” You: “7 PM at the small ground?” (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “staying quiet when lost” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.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) True (b) False
24. 24.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
25. 25.🔁 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
26. 26.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) repeating the steps back (b) nodding without knowing (c) guessing what they meant (d) doing it your own way
27. 27.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) copying word for word (b) saying it in your words (c) changing the topic (d) saying it louder
28. 28.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) doing it your own way (b) saying it in your words (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) repeating the steps back
29. 29.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) writing the task down (b) asking for an example (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) nodding without knowing
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) doing it your own way (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) repeating the steps back (d) asking for an example
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) checking the due date (c) pretending you got it (d) guessing what they meant
33. 33.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) pretending you got it (b) doing it your own way (c) checking the due date (d) nodding without knowing
34. 34.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
35. 35.🔁 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
36. 36.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: staying quiet when lost? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
37. 37.True or false: “staying quiet when lost” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.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
39. 39.True or false: “nodding without knowing” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: guessing what they meant? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking

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