Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 73 · 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 phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “I don’t care…” (b) “Stop it…” (c) “Whatever…” (d) “So you mean…”
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) doing it your own way (b) writing the task down (c) saying it in your words (d) asking for an example
3. 3.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) repeating the steps back (b) hoping for the best (c) writing the task down (d) checking the due date
4. 4.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking “Do you mean…?”? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
5. 5.🔁 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
6. 6.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) pretending you got it (b) staying quiet when lost (c) nodding without knowing (d) repeating the steps back
7. 7.True or false: “pretending you got it” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) doing it your own way (b) writing the task down (c) checking the due date (d) saying it in your words
9. 9.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) a correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
10. 10.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
11. 11.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Friend: “I’m upset because you didn’t call me back.” You: “So you’re fine, then?” (a) False (b) True
12. 12.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) False (b) True
13. 13.🔁 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 wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
14. 14.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: nodding without knowing? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
16. 16.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
17. 17.🔁 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
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the steps back (b) asking for an example (c) checking the due date (d) pretending you got it
19. 19.True or false: “writing the task down” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for an example (b) staying quiet when lost (c) saying it in your words (d) writing the task down
21. 21.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Mum: “Buy one packet of milk and six eggs.” You: “Six milk packets, right?” (a) a wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
22. 22.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) hoping for the best (b) pretending you got it (c) nodding without knowing (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
23. 23.🤔 Why paraphrase what someone told you? (a) to check you understood (b) to end the talk (c) to waste time (d) to make fun of them
24. 24.True or false: “guessing what they meant” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) copying word for word (b) saying it in your words (c) changing the topic (d) saying it louder
26. 26.📝 Ma’am gives four steps quickly and you miss step 3. What should you do? (a) copy a friend (b) ask her to repeat it (c) skip step 3 (d) guess step 3
27. 27.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: checking the due date? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) hoping for the best (c) repeating the steps back (d) asking for an example
29. 29.👍 Your friend says “Yes, exactly!” after your paraphrase. What does that tell you? (a) you understood her (b) you got it wrong (c) she is bored (d) she is angry
30. 30.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) doing it your own way (b) guessing what they meant (c) writing the task down (d) nodding without knowing
31. 31.🔁 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
32. 32.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: hoping for the best? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
33. 33.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) writing the task down (b) staying quiet when lost (c) repeating the steps back (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
34. 34.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking for an example? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the due date (b) writing the task down (c) guessing what they meant (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
36. 36.True or false: “nodding without knowing” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hoping for the best (b) pretending you got it (c) repeating the steps back (d) staying quiet when lost
38. 38.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) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “repeating the steps back” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔁 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

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