Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 654 · 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: 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
2. 2.True or false: “guessing what they meant” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🤔 Why paraphrase what someone told you? (a) to make fun of them (b) to end the talk (c) to waste time (d) to check you understood
4. 4.True or false: “nodding without knowing” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) nodding without knowing (b) repeating the steps back (c) checking the due date (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
6. 6.True or false: “hoping for the best” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking “Do you mean…?”? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
8. 8.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) a wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
9. 9.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
10. 10.🔁 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
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the steps back (b) hoping for the best (c) asking for an example (d) checking the due date
12. 12.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: saying it in your words? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
13. 13.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Mum: “Buy one packet of milk and six eggs.” You: “One milk packet and six eggs, right?” (a) a wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
14. 14.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) repeating the steps back (c) asking for an example (d) writing the task down
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) saying it in your words (d) writing the task down
16. 16.🔁 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
17. 17.True or false: “hoping for the best” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) doing it your own way (c) nodding without knowing (d) repeating the steps back
19. 19.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) guessing what they meant (c) nodding without knowing (d) pretending you got it
20. 20.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: hoping for the best? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
21. 21.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) writing the task down (b) repeating the steps back (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) guessing what they meant
22. 22.🔁 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
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) doing it your own way (b) asking for an example (c) saying it in your words (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
24. 24.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) asking for an example (c) guessing what they meant (d) pretending you got it
25. 25.📝 Ma’am gives four steps quickly and you miss step 3. What should you do? (a) copy a friend (b) skip step 3 (c) ask her to repeat it (d) guess step 3
26. 26.💬 Which phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “I don’t care…” (b) “Whatever…” (c) “So you mean…” (d) “Stop it…”
27. 27.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
28. 28.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) hoping for the best (b) doing it your own way (c) checking the due date (d) guessing what they meant
29. 29.True or false: “writing the task down” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Mum: “Buy one packet of milk and six eggs.” You: “Six milk packets, right?” (a) a correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
31. 31.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: staying quiet when lost? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) staying quiet when lost (c) nodding without knowing (d) pretending you got it
33. 33.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for an example (b) staying quiet when lost (c) hoping for the best (d) guessing what they meant
35. 35.👍 Your friend says “Yes, exactly!” after your paraphrase. What does that tell you? (a) she is angry (b) you understood her (c) she is bored (d) you got it wrong
36. 36.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
37. 37.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) checking the due date (b) writing the task down (c) nodding without knowing (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
38. 38.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) nodding without knowing (c) hoping for the best (d) repeating the steps back
39. 39.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: repeating the steps back? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
40. 40.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) saying it louder (b) changing the topic (c) saying it in your words (d) copying word for word

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