Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 588 · 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: “pretending you got it” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔁 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
3. 3.🔁 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
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the due date (b) repeating the steps back (c) hoping for the best (d) asking for an example
5. 5.True or false: “writing the task down” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: writing the task down? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
7. 7.📝 Ma’am gives four steps quickly and you miss step 3. What should you do? (a) guess step 3 (b) copy a friend (c) skip step 3 (d) ask her to repeat it
8. 8.🔁 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
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) writing the task down (c) checking the due date (d) doing it your own way
10. 10.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) a wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
11. 11.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) hoping for the best (b) repeating the steps back (c) writing the task down (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
12. 12.👍 Your friend says “Yes, exactly!” after your paraphrase. What does that tell you? (a) you got it wrong (b) you understood her (c) she is angry (d) she is bored
13. 13.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) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “staying quiet when lost” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) repeating the steps back (c) staying quiet when lost (d) saying it in your words
16. 16.🤔 Why paraphrase what someone told you? (a) to check you understood (b) to make fun of them (c) to waste time (d) to end the talk
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying it in your words (b) checking the due date (c) nodding without knowing (d) repeating the steps back
18. 18.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: hoping for the best? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
19. 19.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: repeating the steps back? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
20. 20.🔁 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
21. 21.🔁 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
22. 22.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
23. 23.True or false: “doing it your own way” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “nodding without knowing” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “repeating the steps back” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “asking for an example” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) nodding without knowing (b) pretending you got it (c) staying quiet when lost (d) checking the due date
28. 28.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) guessing what they meant (b) nodding without knowing (c) repeating the steps back (d) pretending you got it
29. 29.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
30. 30.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) repeating the steps back (b) doing it your own way (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) asking for an example
31. 31.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) hoping for the best (b) doing it your own way (c) guessing what they meant (d) writing the task down
32. 32.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) pretending you got it (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) asking for an example (d) repeating the steps back
33. 33.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) guessing what they meant (b) pretending you got it (c) doing it your own way (d) saying it in your words
34. 34.🔁 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
35. 35.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) changing the topic (b) copying word for word (c) saying it in your words (d) saying it louder
36. 36.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking for an example? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
37. 37.🔁 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 correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
38. 38.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) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “writing the task down” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing what they meant (b) nodding without knowing (c) doing it your own way (d) asking for an example

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