Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 601 · 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.🔁 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
2. 2.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking “Do you mean…?”? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
3. 3.👍 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
4. 4.🔁 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
5. 5.🔁 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
6. 6.True or false: “asking for an example” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “staying quiet when lost” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking for an example? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
9. 9.True or false: “doing it your own way” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “nodding without knowing” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.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) True (b) False
12. 12.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
13. 13.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: saying it in your words? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
14. 14.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) writing the task down (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) saying it in your words (d) nodding without knowing
15. 15.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) asking for an example (b) checking the due date (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) hoping for the best
16. 16.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) True (b) False
17. 17.🔁 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
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the due date (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) asking for an example (d) guessing what they meant
19. 19.True or false: “checking the due date” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.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
21. 21.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Friend: “I’m upset because you didn’t call me back.” You: “So you’re fine, then?” (a) a wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) nodding without knowing (c) guessing what they meant (d) doing it your own way
23. 23.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) True (b) False
24. 24.📝 Ma’am gives four steps quickly and you miss step 3. What should you do? (a) skip step 3 (b) ask her to repeat it (c) copy a friend (d) guess step 3
25. 25.True or false: “asking for an example” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.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
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 correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
28. 28.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
29. 29.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: hoping for the best? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
30. 30.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) doing it your own way (b) guessing what they meant (c) hoping for the best (d) writing the task down
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) nodding without knowing (b) hoping for the best (c) guessing what they meant (d) checking the due date
32. 32.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) a wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) nodding without knowing (c) checking the due date (d) repeating the steps back
34. 34.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: staying quiet when lost? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
35. 35.🔁 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
36. 36.💬 Which phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “Whatever…” (b) “So you mean…” (c) “Stop it…” (d) “I don’t care…”
37. 37.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: writing the task down? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
38. 38.True or false: “hoping for the best” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) pretending you got it (b) nodding without knowing (c) guessing what they meant (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pretending you got it (b) staying quiet when lost (c) saying it in your words (d) nodding without knowing

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