Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 594 · 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) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) checking the due date (c) nodding without knowing (d) saying it in your words
2. 2.📝 Ma’am gives four steps quickly and you miss step 3. What should you do? (a) copy a friend (b) ask her to repeat it (c) guess step 3 (d) skip step 3
3. 3.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: checking the due date? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
4. 4.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) False (b) True
5. 5.🔁 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
6. 6.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) guessing what they meant (b) checking the due date (c) saying it in your words (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
7. 7.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) repeating the steps back (c) doing it your own way (d) hoping for the best
8. 8.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: writing the task down? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
9. 9.True or false: “nodding without knowing” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hoping for the best (b) checking the due date (c) writing the task down (d) saying it in your words
11. 11.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) True (b) False
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.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) copying word for word (b) changing the topic (c) saying it in your words (d) saying it louder
14. 14.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: repeating the steps back? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
15. 15.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) nodding without knowing (b) saying it in your words (c) asking for an example (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
16. 16.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: doing it your own way? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
17. 17.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) repeating the steps back (c) pretending you got it (d) writing the task down
18. 18.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) nodding without knowing (b) staying quiet when lost (c) writing the task down (d) hoping for the best
19. 19.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) checking the due date (b) doing it your own way (c) pretending you got it (d) hoping for the best
20. 20.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
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) doing it your own way (c) repeating the steps back (d) asking for an example
22. 22.True or false: “asking for an example” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🤔 Why paraphrase what someone told you? (a) to end the talk (b) to waste time (c) to make fun of them (d) to check you understood
25. 25.🔁 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
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the steps back (b) pretending you got it (c) guessing what they meant (d) nodding without knowing
27. 27.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) hoping for the best (b) doing it your own way (c) staying quiet when lost (d) saying it in your words
28. 28.🔁 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
29. 29.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
30. 30.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
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing the task down (b) hoping for the best (c) nodding without knowing (d) staying quiet when lost
32. 32.💬 Which phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “I don’t care…” (b) “Stop it…” (c) “So you mean…” (d) “Whatever…”
33. 33.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) a wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
34. 34.🔁 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
35. 35.True or false: “asking “Do you mean…?”” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “doing it your own way” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.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
38. 38.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) doing it your own way (b) hoping for the best (c) pretending you got it (d) asking for an example
39. 39.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: staying quiet when lost? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
40. 40.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) saying it in your words (b) asking for an example (c) hoping for the best (d) asking “Do you mean…?”

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