Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 417 · 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.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) copying word for word (b) saying it louder (c) changing the topic (d) saying it in your words
2. 2.🔁 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
3. 3.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) doing it your own way (b) repeating the steps back (c) writing the task down (d) checking the due date
4. 4.👍 Your friend says “Yes, exactly!” after your paraphrase. What does that tell you? (a) she is angry (b) you got it wrong (c) she is bored (d) you understood her
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for an example (b) staying quiet when lost (c) saying it in your words (d) writing the task down
6. 6.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking “Do you mean…?”? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
7. 7.🤔 Why paraphrase what someone told you? (a) to make fun of them (b) to waste time (c) to check you understood (d) to end the talk
8. 8.💬 Which phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “Whatever…” (b) “So you mean…” (c) “Stop it…” (d) “I don’t care…”
9. 9.True or false: “writing the task down” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) writing the task down (b) nodding without knowing (c) saying it in your words (d) checking the due date
11. 11.🔁 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
12. 12.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
13. 13.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking for an example? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
14. 14.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: guessing what they meant? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
15. 15.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: hoping for the best? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
16. 16.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: checking the due date? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the steps back (b) pretending you got it (c) asking for an example (d) saying it in your words
18. 18.🔁 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
19. 19.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) doing it your own way (b) pretending you got it (c) guessing what they meant (d) repeating the steps back
20. 20.📝 Ma’am gives four steps quickly and you miss step 3. What should you do? (a) skip step 3 (b) copy a friend (c) ask her to repeat it (d) guess step 3
21. 21.True or false: “hoping for the best” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
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) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) nodding without knowing (b) doing it your own way (c) saying it in your words (d) pretending you got it
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) asking for an example (c) writing the task down (d) nodding without knowing
25. 25.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) False (b) True
26. 26.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) saying it in your words (b) checking the due date (c) writing the task down (d) guessing what they meant
27. 27.True or false: “asking “Do you mean…?”” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Mum: “Buy one packet of milk and six eggs.” You: “Six milk packets, right?” (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the steps back (b) doing it your own way (c) writing the task down (d) checking the due date
30. 30.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) a correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
31. 31.🔁 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
32. 32.True or false: “hoping for the best” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “nodding without knowing” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔁 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
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing what they meant (b) asking for an example (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) saying it in your words
36. 36.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) hoping for the best (c) guessing what they meant (d) saying it in your words
37. 37.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: staying quiet when lost? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
38. 38.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
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hoping for the best (b) writing the task down (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) repeating the steps back
40. 40.True or false: “writing the task down” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True

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