Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 55 · 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 skips checking? (a) pretending you got it (b) writing the task down (c) repeating the steps back (d) checking the due date
2. 2.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
3. 3.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: pretending you got it? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
4. 4.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) nodding without knowing (b) pretending you got it (c) staying quiet when lost (d) asking for an example
5. 5.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Mum: “Buy one packet of milk and six eggs.” You: “Six milk packets, right?” (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) changing the topic (b) copying word for word (c) saying it louder (d) saying it in your words
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) nodding without knowing (b) hoping for the best (c) pretending you got it (d) checking the due date
8. 8.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Friend: “I’m upset because you didn’t call me back.” You: “You felt hurt that I didn’t call back?” (a) a correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
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 wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
10. 10.True or false: “writing the task down” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Coach: “Practice is at 7 AM at the big ground.” You: “7 PM at the small ground?” (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔁 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
13. 13.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: staying quiet when lost? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
14. 14.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking “Do you mean…?”? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
15. 15.True or false: “doing it your own way” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.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
17. 17.💬 Which phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “So you mean…” (b) “I don’t care…” (c) “Whatever…” (d) “Stop it…”
18. 18.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: hoping for the best? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hoping for the best (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) asking for an example (d) checking the due date
20. 20.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
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the due date (b) pretending you got it (c) repeating the steps back (d) saying it in your words
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing the task down (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) saying it in your words (d) guessing what they meant
23. 23.True or false: “repeating the steps back” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hoping for the best (b) writing the task down (c) staying quiet when lost (d) pretending you got it
25. 25.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking for an example? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
26. 26.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: nodding without knowing? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the due date (b) nodding without knowing (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) repeating the steps back
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing what they meant (b) staying quiet when lost (c) pretending you got it (d) saying it in your words
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.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) hoping for the best (b) writing the task down (c) nodding without knowing (d) doing it your own way
31. 31.True or false: “hoping for the best” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) nodding without knowing (b) repeating the steps back (c) guessing what they meant (d) doing it your own way
33. 33.📝 Ma’am gives four steps quickly and you miss step 3. What should you do? (a) copy a friend (b) guess step 3 (c) ask her to repeat it (d) skip step 3
34. 34.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) saying it in your words (b) hoping for the best (c) pretending you got it (d) staying quiet when lost
35. 35.🔁 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
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) doing it your own way (b) guessing what they meant (c) repeating the steps back (d) hoping for the best
37. 37.🔁 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
38. 38.👍 Your friend says “Yes, exactly!” after your paraphrase. What does that tell you? (a) you got it wrong (b) she is bored (c) she is angry (d) you understood her
39. 39.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Mum: “Buy one packet of milk and six eggs.” You: “One milk packet and six eggs, right?” (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “nodding without knowing” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False

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