Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 421 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) pretending you got it (b) guessing what they meant (c) asking for an example (d) doing it your own way
2. 2.👍 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
3. 3.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: repeating the steps back? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
4. 4.📝 Ma’am gives four steps quickly and you miss step 3. What should you do? (a) guess step 3 (b) ask her to repeat it (c) copy a friend (d) skip step 3
5. 5.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: staying quiet when lost? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
6. 6.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) checking the due date (b) asking for an example (c) guessing what they meant (d) saying it in your words
7. 7.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Friend: “I’m upset because you didn’t call me back.” You: “So you’re fine, then?” (a) True (b) False
8. 8.💬 Which phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “I don’t care…” (b) “Whatever…” (c) “Stop it…” (d) “So you mean…”
9. 9.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) changing the topic (b) saying it louder (c) copying word for word (d) saying it in your words
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing the task down (b) hoping for the best (c) pretending you got it (d) guessing what they meant
11. 11.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: writing the task down? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing the task down (b) repeating the steps back (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) pretending you got it
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing the task down (b) nodding without knowing (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) repeating the steps back
14. 14.True or false: “doing it your own way” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Mum: “Buy one packet of milk and six eggs.” You: “Six milk packets, right?” (a) a wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
16. 16.True or false: “hoping for the best” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.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
18. 18.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) doing it your own way (b) repeating the steps back (c) pretending you got it (d) nodding without knowing
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing what they meant (b) doing it your own way (c) hoping for the best (d) checking the due date
20. 20.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) False (b) True
21. 21.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) writing the task down (b) repeating the steps back (c) checking the due date (d) staying quiet when lost
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hoping for the best (b) writing the task down (c) checking the due date (d) saying it in your words
23. 23.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) hoping for the best (c) pretending you got it (d) guessing what they meant
24. 24.🔁 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
25. 25.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: saying it in your words? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
26. 26.🤔 Why paraphrase what someone told you? (a) to make fun of them (b) to check you understood (c) to waste time (d) to end the talk
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) checking the due date (c) asking for an example (d) writing the task down
28. 28.True or false: “staying quiet when lost” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔁 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
30. 30.True or false: “asking “Do you mean…?”” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.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
32. 32.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) doing it your own way (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) asking for an example (d) repeating the steps back
33. 33.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: pretending you got it? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
34. 34.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking “Do you mean…?”? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
35. 35.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) doing it your own way (b) pretending you got it (c) writing the task down (d) guessing what they meant
36. 36.True or false: “nodding without knowing” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “saying it in your words” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.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
39. 39.True or false: “repeating the steps back” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “hoping for the best” skips checking. (a) False (b) True

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