Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 557 · 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) pretending you got it (b) nodding without knowing (c) guessing what they meant (d) checking the due date
2. 2.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) copying word for word (b) saying it louder (c) saying it in your words (d) changing the topic
3. 3.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) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying it in your words (b) pretending you got it (c) doing it your own way (d) nodding without knowing
5. 5.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking for an example? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the due date (b) saying it in your words (c) writing the task down (d) doing it your own way
7. 7.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Ma’am: “Bring your art file on Monday.” You: “So, art file on Tuesday?” (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “hoping for the best” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.💬 Which phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “I don’t care…” (b) “Stop it…” (c) “So you mean…” (d) “Whatever…”
10. 10.True or false: “writing the task down” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔁 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
12. 12.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) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “repeating the steps back” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Friend: “I’m upset because you didn’t call me back.” You: “So you’re fine, then?” (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: hoping for the best? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) doing it your own way (b) nodding without knowing (c) pretending you got it (d) asking for an example
17. 17.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: writing the task down? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
18. 18.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) checking the due date (c) asking for an example (d) pretending you got it
19. 19.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) writing the task down (b) hoping for the best (c) pretending you got it (d) staying quiet when lost
20. 20.True or false: “writing the task down” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: guessing what they meant? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
22. 22.True or false: “doing it your own way” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.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) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the due date (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) saying it in your words (d) pretending you got it
25. 25.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: repeating the steps back? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
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) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pretending you got it (b) hoping for the best (c) repeating the steps back (d) nodding without knowing
28. 28.True or false: “pretending you got it” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: nodding without knowing? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
30. 30.True or false: “asking “Do you mean…?”” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔁 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 wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
32. 32.🤔 Why paraphrase what someone told you? (a) to end the talk (b) to waste time (c) to check you understood (d) to make fun of them
33. 33.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking “Do you mean…?”? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
34. 34.👍 Your friend says “Yes, exactly!” after your paraphrase. What does that tell you? (a) she is bored (b) she is angry (c) you understood her (d) you got it wrong
35. 35.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
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing the task down (b) nodding without knowing (c) saying it in your words (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
37. 37.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) checking the due date (b) writing the task down (c) guessing what they meant (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
38. 38.True or false: “checking the due date” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) doing it your own way (b) nodding without knowing (c) checking the due date (d) hoping for the best
40. 40.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

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