Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 695 · 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) doing it your own way (b) nodding without knowing (c) checking the due date (d) guessing what they meant
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the steps back (b) checking the due date (c) staying quiet when lost (d) asking for an example
3. 3.💬 Which phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “So you mean…” (b) “Stop it…” (c) “I don’t care…” (d) “Whatever…”
4. 4.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: nodding without knowing? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
5. 5.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) pretending you got it (b) staying quiet when lost (c) writing the task down (d) doing it your own way
6. 6.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: guessing what they meant? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
7. 7.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) False (b) True
8. 8.🔁 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
9. 9.True or false: “asking “Do you mean…?”” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.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
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) doing it your own way (b) guessing what they meant (c) hoping for the best (d) repeating the steps back
12. 12.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Mum: “Buy one packet of milk and six eggs.” You: “Six milk packets, right?” (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “pretending you got it” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.👍 Your friend says “Yes, exactly!” after your paraphrase. What does that tell you? (a) you got it wrong (b) she is bored (c) she is angry (d) you understood her
15. 15.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking “Do you mean…?”? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
16. 16.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) saying it louder (b) saying it in your words (c) changing the topic (d) copying word for word
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the due date (b) doing it your own way (c) guessing what they meant (d) nodding without knowing
18. 18.True or false: “doing it your own way” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) repeating the steps back (c) asking for an example (d) checking the due date
20. 20.True or false: “writing the task down” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) a correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
22. 22.📝 Ma’am gives four steps quickly and you miss step 3. What should you do? (a) ask her to repeat it (b) skip step 3 (c) guess step 3 (d) copy a friend
23. 23.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: checking the due date? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
24. 24.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
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hoping for the best (b) writing the task down (c) pretending you got it (d) staying quiet when lost
26. 26.🔁 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
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing the task down (b) doing it your own way (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) repeating the steps back
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing what they meant (b) staying quiet when lost (c) asking for an example (d) pretending you got it
29. 29.🔁 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
30. 30.True or false: “hoping for the best” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🤔 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
32. 32.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) repeating the steps back (b) writing the task down (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) guessing what they meant
33. 33.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking for an example? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
34. 34.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Coach: “Practice is at 7 AM at the big ground.” You: “7 AM, big ground — got it.” (a) a wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
35. 35.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: doing it your own way? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the steps back (b) writing the task down (c) pretending you got it (d) asking for an example
37. 37.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: pretending you got it? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
38. 38.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: repeating the steps back? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
39. 39.True or false: “guessing what they meant” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) hoping for the best (b) repeating the steps back (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) asking for an example

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