Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 655 · 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 wrong paraphrase. Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: staying quiet when lost? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pretending you got it (b) repeating the steps back (c) writing the task down (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
4. 4.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) hoping for the best (b) repeating the steps back (c) checking the due date (d) writing the task down
5. 5.True or false: this is a wrong 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
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing the task down (b) staying quiet when lost (c) checking the due date (d) saying it in your words
7. 7.True or false: “asking “Do you mean…?”” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) repeating the steps back (b) hoping for the best (c) pretending you got it (d) nodding without knowing
9. 9.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Ma’am: “Bring your art file on Monday.” You: “So, art file on Tuesday?” (a) a wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
10. 10.👍 Your friend says “Yes, exactly!” after your paraphrase. What does that tell you? (a) you got it wrong (b) she is angry (c) you understood her (d) she is bored
11. 11.True or false: “repeating the steps back” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15 and answer Q1 and Q2.” You: “Pages 10 to 15, then Q1 and Q2?” (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: repeating the steps back? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
14. 14.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) a correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
15. 15.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) repeating the steps back (b) saying it in your words (c) asking for an example (d) nodding without knowing
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the due date (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) repeating the steps back (d) guessing what they meant
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hoping for the best (b) checking the due date (c) staying quiet when lost (d) doing it your own way
18. 18.🔁 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
19. 19.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: doing it your own way? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
20. 20.True or false: “asking for an example” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔁 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
22. 22.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: writing the task down? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
23. 23.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: nodding without knowing? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
24. 24.🤔 Why paraphrase what someone told you? (a) to end the talk (b) to waste time (c) to check you understood (d) to make fun of them
25. 25.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) saying it in your words (b) staying quiet when lost (c) checking the due date (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
26. 26.💬 Which phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “Stop it…” (b) “So you mean…” (c) “I don’t care…” (d) “Whatever…”
27. 27.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: guessing what they meant? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
28. 28.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) nodding without knowing (d) pretending you got it
29. 29.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) asking for an example (b) pretending you got it (c) guessing what they meant (d) hoping for the best
30. 30.🔁 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
31. 31.🔁 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
32. 32.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) hoping for the best (c) pretending you got it (d) writing the task down
33. 33.True or false: “doing it your own way” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing what they meant (b) saying it in your words (c) doing it your own way (d) pretending you got it
35. 35.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) saying it louder (b) saying it in your words (c) copying word for word (d) changing the topic
36. 36.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
37. 37.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: hoping for the best? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
38. 38.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) saying it in your words (b) writing the task down (c) guessing what they meant (d) repeating the steps back
40. 40.True or false: “nodding without knowing” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True

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