Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 578 · 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) repeating the steps back (b) asking for an example (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) staying quiet when lost
2. 2.💬 Which phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “Stop it…” (b) “I don’t care…” (c) “So you mean…” (d) “Whatever…”
3. 3.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking for an example? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) nodding without knowing (c) saying it in your words (d) hoping for the best
5. 5.🤔 Why paraphrase what someone told you? (a) to end the talk (b) to check you understood (c) to make fun of them (d) to waste time
6. 6.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Friend: “I’m upset because you didn’t call me back.” You: “So you’re fine, then?” (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “guessing what they meant” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) a wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) nodding without knowing (b) pretending you got it (c) hoping for the best (d) writing the task down
10. 10.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: guessing what they meant? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
11. 11.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
12. 12.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) asking for an example (b) writing the task down (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) nodding without knowing
13. 13.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: doing it your own way? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
14. 14.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) repeating the steps back (b) hoping for the best (c) nodding without knowing (d) doing it your own way
15. 15.🔁 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
16. 16.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15 and answer Q1 and Q2.” You: “Pages 10 to 15, then Q1 and Q2?” (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔁 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
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hoping for the best (b) checking the due date (c) doing it your own way (d) staying quiet when lost
19. 19.👍 Your friend says “Yes, exactly!” after your paraphrase. What does that tell you? (a) she is angry (b) you got it wrong (c) she is bored (d) you understood her
20. 20.True or false: “saying it in your words” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) writing the task down (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) doing it your own way (d) saying it in your words
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pretending you got it (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) guessing what they meant (d) nodding without knowing
23. 23.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) copying word for word (b) saying it in your words (c) saying it louder (d) changing the topic
24. 24.🔁 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
25. 25.🔁 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
26. 26.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) asking for an example (b) hoping for the best (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) saying it in your words
27. 27.🔁 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 wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
28. 28.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
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for an example (b) repeating the steps back (c) hoping for the best (d) checking the due date
31. 31.📝 Ma’am gives four steps quickly and you miss step 3. What should you do? (a) copy a friend (b) skip step 3 (c) ask her to repeat it (d) guess step 3
32. 32.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: nodding without knowing? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
33. 33.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: pretending you got it? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) saying it in your words (c) nodding without knowing (d) asking for an example
35. 35.True or false: “hoping for the best” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.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) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “asking for an example” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) doing it your own way (c) asking for an example (d) repeating the steps back
39. 39.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
40. 40.True or false: “staying quiet when lost” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False

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