Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 570 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) pretending you got it (c) checking the due date (d) guessing what they meant
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) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “saying it in your words” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.📝 Ma’am gives four steps quickly and you miss step 3. What should you do? (a) ask her to repeat it (b) guess step 3 (c) skip step 3 (d) copy a friend
5. 5.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) nodding without knowing (d) pretending you got it
6. 6.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking “Do you mean…?”? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
7. 7.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) doing it your own way (b) repeating the steps back (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) writing the task down
8. 8.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Friend: “I’m upset because you didn’t call me back.” You: “So you’re fine, then?” (a) a correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
9. 9.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: doing it your own way? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
10. 10.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) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the due date (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) doing it your own way (d) repeating the steps back
12. 12.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Ma’am: “Bring your art file on Monday.” You: “So, art file on Tuesday?” (a) a wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
13. 13.True or false: “checking the due date” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: hoping for the best? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
15. 15.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: writing the task down? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
16. 16.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) hoping for the best (b) doing it your own way (c) pretending you got it (d) checking the due date
17. 17.True or false: “hoping for the best” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: repeating the steps back? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
19. 19.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Mum: “Buy one packet of milk and six eggs.” You: “Six milk packets, right?” (a) a correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
20. 20.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: checking the due date? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
21. 21.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) checking the due date (c) pretending you got it (d) repeating the steps back
22. 22.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: staying quiet when lost? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
23. 23.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
24. 24.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
25. 25.True or false: “repeating the steps back” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) nodding without knowing (c) writing the task down (d) pretending you got it
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hoping for the best (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) pretending you got it (d) guessing what they meant
28. 28.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) copying word for word (b) saying it louder (c) saying it in your words (d) changing the topic
29. 29.True or false: “guessing what they meant” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.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
31. 31.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: pretending you got it? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
32. 32.🔁 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
33. 33.🔁 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
34. 34.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: saying it in your words? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
35. 35.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15 and answer Q1 and Q2.” You: “Pages 10 to 15, then Q1 and Q2?” (a) a correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
36. 36.🔁 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
37. 37.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) repeating the steps back (b) saying it in your words (c) writing the task down (d) staying quiet when lost
38. 38.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) repeating the steps back (b) hoping for the best (c) nodding without knowing (d) staying quiet when lost
39. 39.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) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “hoping for the best” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False

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