Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 54 · 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.👍 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
2. 2.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) a correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
3. 3.True or false: this is a wrong 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
4. 4.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: staying quiet when lost? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
5. 5.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) asking for an example (c) writing the task down (d) saying it in your words
6. 6.True or false: “saying it in your words” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.📝 Ma’am gives four steps quickly and you miss step 3. What should you do? (a) guess step 3 (b) copy a friend (c) skip step 3 (d) ask her to repeat it
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the steps back (b) saying it in your words (c) pretending you got it (d) checking the due date
9. 9.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
10. 10.🔁 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
11. 11.🔁 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
12. 12.🔁 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
13. 13.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
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) nodding without knowing (b) pretending you got it (c) guessing what they meant (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
15. 15.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
16. 16.🤔 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
17. 17.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: saying it in your words? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
18. 18.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) asking for an example (b) saying it in your words (c) repeating the steps back (d) nodding without knowing
19. 19.🔁 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
20. 20.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) repeating the steps back (c) guessing what they meant (d) writing the task down
21. 21.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Mum: “Buy one packet of milk and six eggs.” You: “Six milk packets, right?” (a) a wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
22. 22.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
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) repeating the steps back (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) writing the task down
24. 24.True or false: “hoping for the best” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) changing the topic (b) saying it in your words (c) saying it louder (d) copying word for word
26. 26.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
27. 27.True or false: “repeating the steps back” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) repeating the steps back (b) writing the task down (c) hoping for the best (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
29. 29.True or false: “asking “Do you mean…?”” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “guessing what they meant” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: guessing what they meant? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
32. 32.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
33. 33.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15 and answer Q1 and Q2.” You: “Pages 10 to 15, then Q1 and Q2?” (a) True (b) False
34. 34.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
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the steps back (b) saying it in your words (c) doing it your own way (d) asking for an example
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pretending you got it (b) nodding without knowing (c) asking for an example (d) hoping for the best
37. 37.🔁 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
38. 38.💬 Which phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “Whatever…” (b) “Stop it…” (c) “I don’t care…” (d) “So you mean…”
39. 39.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking for an example? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
40. 40.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) asking for an example (c) nodding without knowing (d) hoping for the best

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