Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 53 · 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 of these checks understanding? (a) hoping for the best (b) guessing what they meant (c) pretending you got it (d) asking for an example
2. 2.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: guessing what they meant? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
3. 3.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
4. 4.True or false: “repeating the steps back” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: repeating the steps back? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
6. 6.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking “Do you mean…?”? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
7. 7.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Coach: “Practice is at 7 AM at the big ground.” You: “7 PM at the small ground?” (a) a wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hoping for the best (b) repeating the steps back (c) guessing what they meant (d) nodding without knowing
9. 9.🤔 Why paraphrase what someone told you? (a) to end the talk (b) to waste time (c) to make fun of them (d) to check you understood
10. 10.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking for an example? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
11. 11.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: doing it your own way? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
12. 12.True or false: “guessing what they meant” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.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
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying it in your words (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) nodding without knowing (d) checking the due date
15. 15.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) guessing what they meant (b) nodding without knowing (c) repeating the steps back (d) hoping for the best
16. 16.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) False (b) True
17. 17.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) repeating the steps back (b) asking for an example (c) checking the due date (d) pretending you got it
18. 18.💬 Which phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “Whatever…” (b) “I don’t care…” (c) “So you mean…” (d) “Stop it…”
19. 19.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) saying it in your words (b) writing the task down (c) asking for an example (d) hoping for the best
20. 20.True or false: “saying it in your words” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “asking for an example” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “writing the task down” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) checking the due date (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) asking for an example (d) staying quiet when lost
24. 24.🔁 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
25. 25.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: pretending you got it? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
26. 26.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) changing the topic (b) copying word for word (c) saying it in your words (d) saying it louder
27. 27.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) doing it your own way (c) repeating the steps back (d) writing the task down
28. 28.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
29. 29.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Coach: “Practice is at 7 AM at the big ground.” You: “7 AM, big ground — got it.” (a) a correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
30. 30.True or false: “pretending you got it” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “asking for an example” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “writing the task down” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.👍 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
34. 34.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: checking the due date? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
35. 35.🔁 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
36. 36.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) False (b) True
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.True or false: “checking the due date” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.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) False (b) True
40. 40.📝 Ma’am gives four steps quickly and you miss step 3. What should you do? (a) skip step 3 (b) ask her to repeat it (c) guess step 3 (d) copy a friend

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