Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 449 · 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) doing it your own way (c) staying quiet when lost (d) repeating the steps back
2. 2.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) asking for an example (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) writing the task down (d) nodding without knowing
3. 3.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) pretending you got it (c) asking for an example (d) hoping for the best
4. 4.🔁 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
5. 5.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
6. 6.🔁 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
7. 7.📝 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) skip step 3 (d) copy a friend
8. 8.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: doing it your own way? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
9. 9.🔁 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
10. 10.True or false: “repeating the steps back” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “pretending you got it” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) nodding without knowing (c) guessing what they meant (d) hoping for the best
13. 13.True or false: “saying it in your words” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔁 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
15. 15.🔁 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
16. 16.🔁 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
17. 17.True or false: “asking “Do you mean…?”” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) a correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
19. 19.🔁 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
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for an example (b) hoping for the best (c) doing it your own way (d) staying quiet when lost
21. 21.👍 Your friend says “Yes, exactly!” after your paraphrase. What does that tell you? (a) she is bored (b) you understood her (c) she is angry (d) you got it wrong
22. 22.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) pretending you got it (b) nodding without knowing (c) writing the task down (d) doing it your own way
23. 23.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: guessing what they meant? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
24. 24.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) pretending you got it (b) doing it your own way (c) repeating the steps back (d) hoping for the best
25. 25.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
26. 26.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Mum: “Buy one packet of milk and six eggs.” You: “Six milk packets, right?” (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) nodding without knowing (c) guessing what they meant (d) pretending you got it
28. 28.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) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hoping for the best (b) nodding without knowing (c) staying quiet when lost (d) saying it in your words
30. 30.True or false: “staying quiet when lost” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: repeating the steps back? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) saying it in your words (c) checking the due date (d) staying quiet when lost
33. 33.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking “Do you mean…?”? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
34. 34.True or false: “nodding without knowing” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) changing the topic (b) saying it in your words (c) saying it louder (d) copying word for word
36. 36.💬 Which phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “I don’t care…” (b) “Whatever…” (c) “So you mean…” (d) “Stop it…”
37. 37.True or false: “repeating the steps back” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) nodding without knowing (b) pretending you got it (c) guessing what they meant (d) saying it in your words
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for an example (b) hoping for the best (c) checking the due date (d) writing the task down
40. 40.True or false: “writing the task down” skips checking. (a) False (b) True

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