Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 430 · 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: “asking “Do you mean…?”” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.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
3. 3.True or false: “staying quiet when lost” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing what they meant (b) repeating the steps back (c) checking the due date (d) saying it in your words
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the steps back (b) checking the due date (c) hoping for the best (d) asking for an example
6. 6.True or false: “nodding without knowing” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔁 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
8. 8.True or false: “pretending you got it” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) repeating the steps back (c) guessing what they meant (d) pretending you got it
10. 10.🔁 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
11. 11.🔁 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
12. 12.🔁 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
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) nodding without knowing (b) guessing what they meant (c) writing the task down (d) hoping for the best
14. 14.True or false: “writing the task down” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.💬 Which phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “Whatever…” (b) “So you mean…” (c) “Stop it…” (d) “I don’t care…”
16. 16.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🤔 Why paraphrase what someone told you? (a) to waste time (b) to end the talk (c) to make fun of them (d) to check you understood
18. 18.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) doing it your own way (b) guessing what they meant (c) hoping for the best (d) writing the task down
19. 19.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: nodding without knowing? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
20. 20.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
21. 21.True or false: “pretending you got it” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) guessing what they meant (b) repeating the steps back (c) doing it your own way (d) hoping for the best
23. 23.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) asking for an example (b) checking the due date (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) staying quiet when lost
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hoping for the best (b) pretending you got it (c) checking the due date (d) doing it your own way
25. 25.True or false: “asking “Do you mean…?”” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.📝 Ma’am gives four steps quickly and you miss step 3. What should you do? (a) skip step 3 (b) copy a friend (c) guess step 3 (d) ask her to repeat it
27. 27.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) doing it your own way (b) saying it in your words (c) guessing what they meant (d) hoping for the best
28. 28.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) writing the task down (c) nodding without knowing (d) repeating the steps back
29. 29.True or false: “writing the task down” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: checking the due date? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) repeating the steps back (c) doing it your own way (d) checking the due date
32. 32.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: staying quiet when lost? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
33. 33.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) a wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
34. 34.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: pretending you got it? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
35. 35.True or false: “saying it in your words” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the steps back (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) saying it in your words (d) nodding without knowing
37. 37.👍 Your friend says “Yes, exactly!” after your paraphrase. What does that tell you? (a) you got it wrong (b) she is angry (c) you understood her (d) she is bored
38. 38.🔁 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
39. 39.True or false: “doing it your own way” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.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) False (b) True

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