Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 529 · 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: this is a wrong paraphrase. Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) a wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
3. 3.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
4. 4.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: repeating the steps back? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
5. 5.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: writing the task down? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
6. 6.True or false: “staying quiet when lost” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) pretending you got it (b) guessing what they meant (c) writing the task down (d) nodding without knowing
8. 8.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking for an example? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
9. 9.🔁 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
10. 10.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) hoping for the best (b) nodding without knowing (c) asking for an example (d) pretending you got it
11. 11.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: nodding without knowing? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
12. 12.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) copying word for word (b) changing the topic (c) saying it in your words (d) saying it louder
13. 13.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) asking for an example (b) repeating the steps back (c) saying it in your words (d) pretending you got it
14. 14.🔁 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
15. 15.🔁 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
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying it in your words (b) hoping for the best (c) pretending you got it (d) staying quiet when lost
17. 17.True or false: “asking “Do you mean…?”” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing what they meant (b) asking for an example (c) doing it your own way (d) staying quiet when lost
19. 19.True or false: “nodding without knowing” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: pretending you got it? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
22. 22.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) doing it your own way (c) saying it in your words (d) guessing what they meant
23. 23.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: guessing what they meant? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
24. 24.📝 Ma’am gives four steps quickly and you miss step 3. What should you do? (a) guess step 3 (b) skip step 3 (c) ask her to repeat it (d) copy a friend
25. 25.🤔 Why paraphrase what someone told you? (a) to make fun of them (b) to end the talk (c) to check you understood (d) to waste time
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) False (b) True
27. 27.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) nodding without knowing (b) hoping for the best (c) staying quiet when lost (d) checking the due date
28. 28.True or false: “nodding without knowing” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Mum: “Buy one packet of milk and six eggs.” You: “One milk packet and six eggs, right?” (a) a correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
30. 30.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: staying quiet when lost? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
31. 31.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) asking for an example (c) saying it in your words (d) hoping for the best
32. 32.🔁 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 correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
33. 33.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: hoping for the best? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
34. 34.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) checking the due date (c) saying it in your words (d) nodding without knowing
35. 35.True or false: “writing the task down” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “asking “Do you mean…?”” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) nodding without knowing (b) pretending you got it (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) guessing what they meant
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing what they meant (b) hoping for the best (c) repeating the steps back (d) pretending you got it
39. 39.👍 Your friend says “Yes, exactly!” after your paraphrase. What does that tell you? (a) you understood her (b) she is angry (c) you got it wrong (d) she is bored
40. 40.True or false: “doing it your own way” skips checking. (a) True (b) False

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