Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 606 · 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: “asking for an example” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking “Do you mean…?”? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
3. 3.True or false: “repeating the steps back” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “writing the task down” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) writing the task down (b) nodding without knowing (c) guessing what they meant (d) doing it your own way
6. 6.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) doing it your own way (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) nodding without knowing (d) pretending you got it
7. 7.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: nodding without knowing? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
8. 8.True or false: “saying it in your words” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the due date (b) repeating the steps back (c) staying quiet when lost (d) writing the task down
10. 10.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) doing it your own way (b) nodding without knowing (c) staying quiet when lost (d) repeating the steps back
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) False (b) True
12. 12.🔁 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
13. 13.True or false: “saying it in your words” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) checking the due date (b) nodding without knowing (c) guessing what they meant (d) hoping for the best
15. 15.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) checking the due date (b) staying quiet when lost (c) repeating the steps back (d) asking for an example
16. 16.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Mum: “Buy one packet of milk and six eggs.” You: “One milk packet and six eggs, right?” (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) True (b) False
18. 18.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
19. 19.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
20. 20.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: writing the task down? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
21. 21.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: hoping for the best? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
22. 22.True or false: “pretending you got it” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔁 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
24. 24.True or false: this is a wrong 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
25. 25.💬 Which phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “Stop it…” (b) “Whatever…” (c) “I don’t care…” (d) “So you mean…”
26. 26.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Friend: “I’m upset because you didn’t call me back.” You: “So you’re fine, then?” (a) a correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
27. 27.🔁 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
28. 28.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
29. 29.True or false: “checking the due date” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) checking the due date (b) writing the task down (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) pretending you got it
31. 31.👍 Your friend says “Yes, exactly!” after your paraphrase. What does that tell you? (a) she is bored (b) you understood her (c) she is angry (d) you got it wrong
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hoping for the best (b) staying quiet when lost (c) repeating the steps back (d) pretending you got it
33. 33.📝 Ma’am gives four steps quickly and you miss step 3. What should you do? (a) guess step 3 (b) skip step 3 (c) copy a friend (d) ask her to repeat it
34. 34.🔁 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
35. 35.True or false: “asking “Do you mean…?”” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.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) False (b) True
37. 37.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) saying it in your words (b) writing the task down (c) asking for an example (d) hoping for the best
38. 38.🔁 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
39. 39.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: staying quiet when lost? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing what they meant (b) asking for an example (c) nodding without knowing (d) doing it your own way

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