Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 604 · 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: “nodding without knowing” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) guessing what they meant (b) repeating the steps back (c) staying quiet when lost (d) doing it your own way
3. 3.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: writing the task down? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
4. 4.True or false: “guessing what they meant” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “writing the task down” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) writing the task down (c) staying quiet when lost (d) repeating the steps back
7. 7.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking “Do you mean…?”? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
8. 8.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: nodding without knowing? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
9. 9.True or false: “repeating the steps back” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.👍 Your friend says “Yes, exactly!” after your paraphrase. What does that tell you? (a) she is angry (b) you understood her (c) you got it wrong (d) she is bored
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) checking the due date (c) writing the task down (d) guessing what they meant
12. 12.🔁 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 correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
13. 13.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) repeating the steps back (b) staying quiet when lost (c) saying it in your words (d) writing the task down
14. 14.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) asking for an example (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) writing the task down (d) nodding without knowing
15. 15.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
16. 16.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: checking the due date? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
17. 17.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) copying word for word (b) changing the topic (c) saying it in your words (d) saying it louder
18. 18.True or false: “asking “Do you mean…?”” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “asking for an example” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) nodding without knowing (b) checking the due date (c) hoping for the best (d) doing it your own way
21. 21.🔁 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
22. 22.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
23. 23.🔁 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
24. 24.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: pretending you got it? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
25. 25.True or false: “staying quiet when lost” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.💬 Which phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “I don’t care…” (b) “Stop it…” (c) “Whatever…” (d) “So you mean…”
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the due date (b) hoping for the best (c) saying it in your words (d) asking for an example
28. 28.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) nodding without knowing (b) staying quiet when lost (c) pretending you got it (d) writing the task down
29. 29.🔁 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
30. 30.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Mum: “Buy one packet of milk and six eggs.” You: “Six milk packets, right?” (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) hoping for the best (c) guessing what they meant (d) staying quiet when lost
32. 32.🤔 Why paraphrase what someone told you? (a) to make fun of them (b) to end the talk (c) to check you understood (d) to waste time
33. 33.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Ma’am: “Bring your art file on Monday.” You: “So, art file on Tuesday?” (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “doing it your own way” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: guessing what they meant? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) doing it your own way (b) nodding without knowing (c) guessing what they meant (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
37. 37.🔁 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
38. 38.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
39. 39.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: doing it your own way? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
40. 40.True or false: “writing the task down” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False

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