Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 452 · 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: “pretending you got it” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) pretending you got it (b) guessing what they meant (c) nodding without knowing (d) repeating the steps back
3. 3.True or false: “repeating the steps back” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: nodding without knowing? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
5. 5.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: hoping for the best? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
6. 6.🔁 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
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) repeating the steps back (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) asking for an example
8. 8.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) saying it in your words (b) changing the topic (c) copying word for word (d) saying it louder
9. 9.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking “Do you mean…?”? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
10. 10.🔁 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
11. 11.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
12. 12.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: pretending you got it? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
13. 13.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: guessing what they meant? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
14. 14.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking for an example? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
15. 15.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) False (b) True
16. 16.📝 Ma’am gives four steps quickly and you miss step 3. What should you do? (a) copy a friend (b) ask her to repeat it (c) skip step 3 (d) guess step 3
17. 17.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) asking for an example (c) checking the due date (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
18. 18.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) asking for an example (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) repeating the steps back (d) doing it your own way
19. 19.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) nodding without knowing (b) asking for an example (c) saying it in your words (d) checking the due date
20. 20.👍 Your friend says “Yes, exactly!” after your paraphrase. What does that tell you? (a) she is bored (b) she is angry (c) you understood her (d) you got it wrong
21. 21.🔁 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
22. 22.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
23. 23.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15 and answer Q1 and Q2.” You: “Pages 10 to 15, then Q1 and Q2?” (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🤔 Why paraphrase what someone told you? (a) to make fun of them (b) to waste time (c) to end the talk (d) to check you understood
25. 25.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) pretending you got it (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) nodding without knowing (d) guessing what they meant
26. 26.True or false: “hoping for the best” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.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
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) nodding without knowing (b) writing the task down (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) asking for an example
29. 29.True or false: “saying it in your words” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: repeating the steps back? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
31. 31.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
32. 32.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) repeating the steps back (b) guessing what they meant (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) asking for an example
33. 33.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: writing the task down? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
34. 34.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) guessing what they meant (b) pretending you got it (c) nodding without knowing (d) asking for an example
35. 35.True or false: “hoping for the best” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing what they meant (b) nodding without knowing (c) hoping for the best (d) asking for an example
37. 37.True or false: “asking “Do you mean…?”” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) pretending you got it (b) saying it in your words (c) guessing what they meant (d) nodding without knowing
39. 39.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) a correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
40. 40.💬 Which phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “Stop it…” (b) “I don’t care…” (c) “So you mean…” (d) “Whatever…”

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