Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 584 · 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.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
2. 2.📝 Ma’am gives four steps quickly and you miss step 3. What should you do? (a) guess step 3 (b) ask her to repeat it (c) copy a friend (d) skip step 3
3. 3.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
4. 4.🔁 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
5. 5.🤔 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
6. 6.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking “Do you mean…?”? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
7. 7.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) hoping for the best (c) pretending you got it (d) doing it your own way
8. 8.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: repeating the steps back? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
9. 9.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: doing it your own way? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the due date (b) asking for an example (c) guessing what they meant (d) writing the task down
11. 11.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) False (b) True
12. 12.🔁 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
13. 13.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) checking the due date (b) saying it in your words (c) pretending you got it (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
14. 14.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: nodding without knowing? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
15. 15.🔁 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
16. 16.🔁 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
17. 17.True or false: “doing it your own way” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.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
19. 19.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) nodding without knowing (b) writing the task down (c) guessing what they meant (d) staying quiet when lost
20. 20.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) checking the due date (b) doing it your own way (c) repeating the steps back (d) saying it in your words
21. 21.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) nodding without knowing (b) staying quiet when lost (c) asking for an example (d) guessing what they meant
22. 22.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) pretending you got it (b) doing it your own way (c) staying quiet when lost (d) saying it in your words
23. 23.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking for an example? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying it in your words (b) writing the task down (c) repeating the steps back (d) staying quiet when lost
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the due date (b) writing the task down (c) doing it your own way (d) saying it in your words
26. 26.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: checking the due date? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
27. 27.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: writing the task down? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
28. 28.True or false: “asking for an example” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: hoping for the best? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying it in your words (b) hoping for the best (c) doing it your own way (d) nodding without knowing
31. 31.💬 Which phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “Stop it…” (b) “Whatever…” (c) “I don’t care…” (d) “So you mean…”
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) nodding without knowing (b) hoping for the best (c) asking for an example (d) guessing what they meant
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the steps back (b) pretending you got it (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) saying it in your words
34. 34.True or false: “saying it in your words” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “asking “Do you mean…?”” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔁 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
37. 37.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: pretending you got it? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing what they meant (b) hoping for the best (c) pretending you got it (d) repeating the steps back
40. 40.👍 Your friend says “Yes, exactly!” after your paraphrase. What does that tell you? (a) she is bored (b) you got it wrong (c) she is angry (d) you understood her

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