Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 505 · 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) nodding without knowing (c) doing it your own way (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
2. 2.🔁 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
3. 3.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) checking the due date (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) saying it in your words (d) guessing what they meant
4. 4.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) guessing what they meant (b) doing it your own way (c) saying it in your words (d) pretending you got it
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the steps back (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) asking for an example (d) nodding without knowing
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the due date (b) staying quiet when lost (c) asking for an example (d) writing the task down
7. 7.💬 Which phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “Whatever…” (b) “Stop it…” (c) “I don’t care…” (d) “So you mean…”
8. 8.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: staying quiet when lost? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
9. 9.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: nodding without knowing? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
10. 10.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Ma’am: “Bring your art file and two pencils on Monday.” You: “So, art file and two pencils on Monday?” (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: guessing what they meant? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
12. 12.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) nodding without knowing (b) writing the task down (c) asking for an example (d) repeating the steps back
13. 13.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: saying it in your words? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
14. 14.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “guessing what they meant” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) saying it in your words (b) pretending you got it (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) writing the task down
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pretending you got it (b) checking the due date (c) repeating the steps back (d) writing the task down
18. 18.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) nodding without knowing (b) staying quiet when lost (c) doing it your own way (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
19. 19.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) a correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
20. 20.🔁 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
21. 21.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) checking the due date (b) asking for an example (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) hoping for the best
22. 22.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking for an example? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
23. 23.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Ma’am: “Bring your art file on Monday.” You: “So, art file on Tuesday?” (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “pretending you got it” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “asking “Do you mean…?”” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.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
27. 27.True or false: “writing the task down” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: this is a correct 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
29. 29.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: repeating the steps back? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
30. 30.👍 Your friend says “Yes, exactly!” after your paraphrase. What does that tell you? (a) she is bored (b) you got it wrong (c) you understood her (d) she is angry
31. 31.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) asking for an example (b) guessing what they meant (c) pretending you got it (d) nodding without knowing
32. 32.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) copying word for word (b) changing the topic (c) saying it louder (d) saying it in your words
33. 33.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
34. 34.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Ma’am: “Bring your art file on Monday.” You: “So, art file on Tuesday?” (a) a correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
35. 35.📝 Ma’am gives four steps quickly and you miss step 3. What should you do? (a) ask her to repeat it (b) copy a friend (c) skip step 3 (d) guess step 3
36. 36.🔁 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 correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
37. 37.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: hoping for the best? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing what they meant (b) saying it in your words (c) repeating the steps back (d) asking for an example
40. 40.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

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