Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 559 · 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.🔁 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
2. 2.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Mum: “Buy one packet of milk and six eggs.” You: “Six milk packets, right?” (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking for an example? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
4. 4.🔁 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
5. 5.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) nodding without knowing (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) checking the due date (d) repeating the steps back
6. 6.True or false: “saying it in your words” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🤔 Why paraphrase what someone told you? (a) to waste time (b) to end the talk (c) to make fun of them (d) to check you understood
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing the task down (b) guessing what they meant (c) repeating the steps back (d) checking the due date
9. 9.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) guessing what they meant (b) writing the task down (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) saying it in your words
10. 10.🔁 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
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hoping for the best (b) guessing what they meant (c) nodding without knowing (d) writing the task down
12. 12.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
13. 13.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) copying word for word (b) saying it in your words (c) changing the topic (d) saying it louder
14. 14.True or false: “nodding without knowing” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) repeating the steps back (c) hoping for the best (d) nodding without knowing
16. 16.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
17. 17.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: guessing what they meant? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) nodding without knowing (c) checking the due date (d) repeating the steps back
19. 19.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: nodding without knowing? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
20. 20.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
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) asking for an example (c) hoping for the best (d) repeating the steps back
23. 23.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: checking the due date? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
24. 24.📝 Ma’am gives four steps quickly and you miss step 3. What should you do? (a) guess step 3 (b) skip step 3 (c) copy a friend (d) ask her to repeat it
25. 25.True or false: “checking the due date” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “asking “Do you mean…?”” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “staying quiet when lost” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “pretending you got it” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Ma’am: “Bring your art file on Monday.” You: “So, art file on Tuesday?” (a) True (b) False
30. 30.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
31. 31.True or false: “writing the task down” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔁 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
33. 33.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) writing the task down (b) asking for an example (c) pretending you got it (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
34. 34.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
35. 35.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) False (b) True
36. 36.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) pretending you got it (c) doing it your own way (d) nodding without knowing
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) doing it your own way (b) guessing what they meant (c) hoping for the best (d) checking the due date
38. 38.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) staying quiet when lost (c) repeating the steps back (d) writing the task down
39. 39.💬 Which phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “Stop it…” (b) “I don’t care…” (c) “So you mean…” (d) “Whatever…”
40. 40.True or false: this is a correct 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

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