Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 436 · 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) hoping for the best (b) repeating the steps back (c) asking for an example (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
2. 2.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) pretending you got it (b) doing it your own way (c) saying it in your words (d) guessing what they meant
3. 3.🔁 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
4. 4.🤔 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
5. 5.🔁 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
6. 6.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) guessing what they meant (b) pretending you got it (c) asking for an example (d) doing it your own way
7. 7.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
8. 8.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Ma’am: “Bring your art file on Monday.” You: “So, art file on Tuesday?” (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: pretending you got it? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for an example (b) saying it in your words (c) nodding without knowing (d) checking the due date
11. 11.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔁 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
13. 13.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) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Coach: “Practice is at 7 AM at the big ground.” You: “7 AM, big ground — got it.” (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) nodding without knowing (c) checking the due date (d) pretending you got it
16. 16.True or false: “guessing what they meant” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Ma’am: “Bring your art file on Monday.” You: “So, art file on Tuesday?” (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔁 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
19. 19.👍 Your friend says “Yes, exactly!” after your paraphrase. What does that tell you? (a) you got it wrong (b) she is angry (c) she is bored (d) you understood her
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) guessing what they meant (c) nodding without knowing (d) saying it in your words
21. 21.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: checking the due date? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) repeating the steps back (c) asking for an example (d) staying quiet when lost
23. 23.💬 Which phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “I don’t care…” (b) “Whatever…” (c) “So you mean…” (d) “Stop it…”
24. 24.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: staying quiet when lost? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
25. 25.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: guessing what they meant? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the steps back (b) pretending you got it (c) checking the due date (d) writing the task down
27. 27.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) saying it in your words (b) changing the topic (c) copying word for word (d) saying it louder
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing what they meant (b) staying quiet when lost (c) checking the due date (d) doing it your own way
29. 29.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) repeating the steps back (b) nodding without knowing (c) guessing what they meant (d) pretending you got it
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.True or false: “writing the task down” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: nodding without knowing? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
33. 33.🔁 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
34. 34.📝 Ma’am gives four steps quickly and you miss step 3. What should you do? (a) copy a friend (b) guess step 3 (c) ask her to repeat it (d) skip step 3
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying it in your words (b) doing it your own way (c) checking the due date (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
36. 36.True or false: “saying it in your words” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “pretending you got it” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) nodding without knowing (b) guessing what they meant (c) asking for an example (d) staying quiet when lost
39. 39.True or false: “asking for an example” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) doing it your own way (c) hoping for the best (d) nodding without knowing

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