Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 64 · 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? 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
2. 2.🤔 Why paraphrase what someone told you? (a) to make fun of them (b) to check you understood (c) to end the talk (d) to waste time
3. 3.👍 Your friend says “Yes, exactly!” after your paraphrase. What does that tell you? (a) you got it wrong (b) you understood her (c) she is bored (d) she is angry
4. 4.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) asking for an example (b) repeating the steps back (c) saying it in your words (d) doing it your own way
5. 5.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) pretending you got it (b) asking for an example (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) checking the due date
6. 6.True or false: “hoping for the best” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: doing it your own way? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
9. 9.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) True (b) False
10. 10.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Mum: “Buy one packet of milk and six eggs.” You: “Six milk packets, right?” (a) a wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
11. 11.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) hoping for the best (b) guessing what they meant (c) doing it your own way (d) repeating the steps back
12. 12.🔁 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
13. 13.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) nodding without knowing (b) writing the task down (c) checking the due date (d) saying it in your words
14. 14.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: saying it in your words? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
15. 15.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: hoping for the best? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
16. 16.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Coach: “Practice is at 7 AM at the big ground.” You: “7 AM, big ground — got it.” (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) doing it your own way (b) nodding without knowing (c) saying it in your words (d) hoping for the best
18. 18.📝 Ma’am gives four steps quickly and you miss step 3. What should you do? (a) ask her to repeat it (b) guess step 3 (c) copy a friend (d) skip step 3
19. 19.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) saying it in your words (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) asking for an example (d) hoping for the best
20. 20.🔁 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
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) doing it your own way (b) repeating the steps back (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) writing the task down
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing the task down (b) checking the due date (c) staying quiet when lost (d) saying it in your words
23. 23.True or false: “checking the due date” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.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) True (b) False
25. 25.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) copying word for word (b) changing the topic (c) saying it in your words (d) saying it louder
26. 26.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) guessing what they meant (b) asking for an example (c) pretending you got it (d) doing it your own way
27. 27.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) guessing what they meant (b) nodding without knowing (c) writing the task down (d) doing it your own way
28. 28.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) asking for an example (b) guessing what they meant (c) saying it in your words (d) checking the due date
29. 29.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: nodding without knowing? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) nodding without knowing (b) pretending you got it (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) hoping for the best
31. 31.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: staying quiet when lost? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
32. 32.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: guessing what they meant? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
33. 33.🔁 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
34. 34.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) True (b) False
35. 35.💬 Which phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “Whatever…” (b) “I don’t care…” (c) “Stop it…” (d) “So you mean…”
36. 36.True or false: “nodding without knowing” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking for an example? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
38. 38.True or false: “guessing what they meant” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.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
40. 40.🔁 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

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