Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 687 · 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 of these checks understanding? (a) hoping for the best (b) pretending you got it (c) nodding without knowing (d) saying it in your words
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for an example (b) hoping for the best (c) checking the due date (d) writing the task down
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the steps back (b) saying it in your words (c) checking the due date (d) guessing what they meant
4. 4.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
5. 5.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) saying it in your words (b) changing the topic (c) copying word for word (d) saying it louder
6. 6.True or false: “hoping for the best” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) asking for an example (b) checking the due date (c) doing it your own way (d) repeating the steps back
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) doing it your own way (b) nodding without knowing (c) checking the due date (d) staying quiet when lost
9. 9.🔁 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 wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
10. 10.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
11. 11.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: hoping for the best? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
12. 12.🔁 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
13. 13.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) guessing what they meant (c) checking the due date (d) hoping for the best
14. 14.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) nodding without knowing (b) doing it your own way (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) guessing what they meant
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) nodding without knowing (b) hoping for the best (c) guessing what they meant (d) saying it in your words
16. 16.🔁 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
17. 17.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: saying it in your words? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
18. 18.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking for an example? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying it in your words (b) repeating the steps back (c) nodding without knowing (d) writing the task down
20. 20.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) hoping for the best (b) nodding without knowing (c) asking for an example (d) pretending you got it
21. 21.💬 Which phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “Stop it…” (b) “I don’t care…” (c) “So you mean…” (d) “Whatever…”
22. 22.👍 Your friend says “Yes, exactly!” after your paraphrase. What does that tell you? (a) you understood her (b) she is bored (c) she is angry (d) you got it wrong
23. 23.True or false: “nodding without knowing” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “pretending you got it” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔁 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
26. 26.🤔 Why paraphrase what someone told you? (a) to make fun of them (b) to waste time (c) to end the talk (d) to check you understood
27. 27.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) hoping for the best (b) staying quiet when lost (c) guessing what they meant (d) repeating the steps back
28. 28.True or false: “nodding without knowing” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.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) True (b) False
30. 30.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
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pretending you got it (b) checking the due date (c) repeating the steps back (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
32. 32.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) checking the due date (c) writing the task down (d) hoping for the best
33. 33.True or false: “writing the task down” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: nodding without knowing? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
35. 35.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
36. 36.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) asking for an example (b) writing the task down (c) saying it in your words (d) pretending you got it
37. 37.True or false: “asking for an example” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: checking the due date? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
39. 39.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “staying quiet when lost” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True

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