Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 555 · 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) saying it in your words (b) writing the task down (c) staying quiet when lost (d) asking for an example
2. 2.🤔 Why paraphrase what someone told you? (a) to waste time (b) to check you understood (c) to end the talk (d) to make fun of them
3. 3.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: checking the due date? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
4. 4.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) writing the task down (b) hoping for the best (c) repeating the steps back (d) saying it in your words
5. 5.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking for an example? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
6. 6.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
7. 7.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) writing the task down (b) repeating the steps back (c) pretending you got it (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
8. 8.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
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the due date (b) pretending you got it (c) nodding without knowing (d) staying quiet when lost
10. 10.🔁 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
11. 11.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) hoping for the best (b) guessing what they meant (c) staying quiet when lost (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
12. 12.True or false: “pretending you got it” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: doing it your own way? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) doing it your own way (b) staying quiet when lost (c) hoping for the best (d) saying it in your words
15. 15.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) repeating the steps back (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) nodding without knowing (d) writing the task down
16. 16.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
17. 17.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: writing the task down? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
18. 18.💬 Which phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “Whatever…” (b) “Stop it…” (c) “So you mean…” (d) “I don’t care…”
19. 19.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
20. 20.👍 Your friend says “Yes, exactly!” after your paraphrase. What does that tell you? (a) she is bored (b) she is angry (c) you got it wrong (d) you understood her
21. 21.True or false: “staying quiet when lost” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) a wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
23. 23.🔁 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 wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
24. 24.True or false: “asking for an example” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.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
26. 26.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) repeating the steps back (b) checking the due date (c) saying it in your words (d) doing it your own way
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) nodding without knowing (b) doing it your own way (c) pretending you got it (d) asking for an example
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for an example (b) repeating the steps back (c) saying it in your words (d) pretending you got it
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the steps back (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) saying it in your words (d) staying quiet when lost
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pretending you got it (b) hoping for the best (c) repeating the steps back (d) staying quiet when lost
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing what they meant (b) asking for an example (c) writing the task down (d) saying it in your words
32. 32.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
33. 33.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking “Do you mean…?”? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
34. 34.True or false: “checking the due date” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: repeating the steps back? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
36. 36.🔁 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
37. 37.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) guessing what they meant (b) doing it your own way (c) checking the due date (d) pretending you got it
38. 38.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
39. 39.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: guessing what they meant? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
40. 40.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) repeating the steps back (b) saying it in your words (c) guessing what they meant (d) writing the task down

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