Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 717 · 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.👍 Your friend says “Yes, exactly!” after your paraphrase. What does that tell you? (a) she is angry (b) you got it wrong (c) she is bored (d) you understood her
2. 2.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) nodding without knowing (b) pretending you got it (c) asking for an example (d) doing it your own way
3. 3.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Friend: “I’m upset because you didn’t call me back.” You: “So you’re fine, then?” (a) a wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
4. 4.🔁 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
5. 5.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Mum: “Buy one packet of milk and six eggs.” You: “One milk packet and six eggs, right?” (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “guessing what they meant” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔁 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
8. 8.🔁 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
9. 9.True or false: “staying quiet when lost” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking for an example? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
11. 11.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Friend: “I’m upset because you didn’t call me back.” You: “You felt hurt that I didn’t call back?” (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) nodding without knowing (b) repeating the steps back (c) hoping for the best (d) staying quiet when lost
13. 13.🔁 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
14. 14.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking “Do you mean…?”? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
15. 15.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
16. 16.🤔 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
17. 17.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) copying word for word (b) changing the topic (c) saying it in your words (d) saying it louder
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hoping for the best (b) doing it your own way (c) pretending you got it (d) saying it in your words
19. 19.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: checking the due date? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
20. 20.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) repeating the steps back (b) writing the task down (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) pretending you got it
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 wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
22. 22.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Mum: “Buy one packet of milk and six eggs.” You: “Six milk packets, right?” (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “guessing what they meant” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “repeating the steps back” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) doing it your own way (b) asking for an example (c) writing the task down (d) repeating the steps back
26. 26.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
27. 27.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) False (b) True
28. 28.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: pretending you got it? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
29. 29.📝 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
30. 30.True or false: “doing it your own way” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) saying it in your words (b) asking for an example (c) nodding without knowing (d) writing the task down
32. 32.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) pretending you got it (b) guessing what they meant (c) writing the task down (d) staying quiet when lost
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing the task down (b) nodding without knowing (c) asking for an example (d) saying it in your words
34. 34.True or false: “writing the task down” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) saying it in your words (b) guessing what they meant (c) repeating the steps back (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
36. 36.True or false: “checking the due date” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔁 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
38. 38.💬 Which phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “Stop it…” (b) “I don’t care…” (c) “So you mean…” (d) “Whatever…”
39. 39.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: writing the task down? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
40. 40.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: guessing what they meant? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking

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