Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 629 · 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) hoping for the best (c) guessing what they meant (d) doing it your own way
2. 2.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) False (b) True
3. 3.💬 Which phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “Whatever…” (b) “Stop it…” (c) “So you mean…” (d) “I don’t care…”
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the due date (b) asking for an example (c) doing it your own way (d) repeating the steps back
5. 5.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) repeating the steps back (b) hoping for the best (c) pretending you got it (d) doing it your own way
6. 6.🔁 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
7. 7.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
8. 8.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) a correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
9. 9.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
10. 10.True or false: “guessing what they meant” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.📝 Ma’am gives four steps quickly and you miss step 3. What should you do? (a) copy a friend (b) skip step 3 (c) guess step 3 (d) ask her to repeat it
12. 12.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: nodding without knowing? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
13. 13.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) writing the task down (b) doing it your own way (c) guessing what they meant (d) pretending you got it
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pretending you got it (b) guessing what they meant (c) nodding without knowing (d) writing the task down
15. 15.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) nodding without knowing (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) saying it in your words (d) repeating the steps back
16. 16.True or false: “doing it your own way” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “staying quiet when lost” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: checking the due date? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
19. 19.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) asking for an example (b) checking the due date (c) guessing what they meant (d) writing the task down
20. 20.🔁 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
21. 21.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) saying it in your words (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) writing the task down (d) doing it your own way
22. 22.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: repeating the steps back? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
24. 24.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) repeating the steps back (b) pretending you got it (c) asking for an example (d) checking the due date
25. 25.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) saying it louder (b) copying word for word (c) saying it in your words (d) changing the topic
26. 26.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) guessing what they meant (b) nodding without knowing (c) checking the due date (d) hoping for the best
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) doing it your own way (b) guessing what they meant (c) checking the due date (d) staying quiet when lost
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) asking for an example (d) saying it in your words
29. 29.True or false: “writing the task down” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking for an example? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
31. 31.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: staying quiet when lost? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
32. 32.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: pretending you got it? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
33. 33.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Coach: “Practice is at 7 AM at the big ground.” You: “7 PM at the small ground?” (a) a wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
34. 34.🤔 Why paraphrase what someone told you? (a) to check you understood (b) to waste time (c) to end the talk (d) to make fun of them
35. 35.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) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “nodding without knowing” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) hoping for the best (b) doing it your own way (c) guessing what they meant (d) saying it in your words
38. 38.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
39. 39.🔁 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
40. 40.True or false: “hoping for the best” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False

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