Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 747 · 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 correct paraphrase. Friend: “I’m upset because you didn’t call me back.” You: “So you’re fine, then?” (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🤔 Why paraphrase what someone told you? (a) to check you understood (b) to make fun of them (c) to waste time (d) to end the talk
3. 3.👍 Your friend says “Yes, exactly!” after your paraphrase. What does that tell you? (a) she is angry (b) you got it wrong (c) you understood her (d) she is bored
4. 4.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: checking the due date? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
5. 5.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) hoping for the best (b) saying it in your words (c) nodding without knowing (d) pretending you got it
6. 6.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) False (b) True
7. 7.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
8. 8.True or false: “guessing what they meant” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: repeating the steps back? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
10. 10.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Coach: “Practice is at 7 AM at the big ground.” You: “7 AM, big ground — got it.” (a) a correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
11. 11.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) doing it your own way (b) nodding without knowing (c) writing the task down (d) staying quiet when lost
12. 12.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) a correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
13. 13.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
14. 14.🔁 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
15. 15.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: nodding without knowing? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
16. 16.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
17. 17.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
18. 18.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) pretending you got it (b) doing it your own way (c) staying quiet when lost (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
19. 19.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking for an example? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
20. 20.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking “Do you mean…?”? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
21. 21.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) guessing what they meant (b) asking for an example (c) checking the due date (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pretending you got it (b) repeating the steps back (c) guessing what they meant (d) staying quiet when lost
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) doing it your own way (b) saying it in your words (c) writing the task down (d) asking for an example
24. 24.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: staying quiet when lost? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying it in your words (b) pretending you got it (c) repeating the steps back (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing the task down (b) guessing what they meant (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) saying it in your words
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) doing it your own way (b) hoping for the best (c) saying it in your words (d) guessing what they meant
28. 28.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: guessing what they meant? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
29. 29.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔁 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 correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pretending you got it (b) nodding without knowing (c) writing the task down (d) hoping for the best
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the steps back (b) asking for an example (c) checking the due date (d) hoping for the best
33. 33.True or false: “checking the due date” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.📝 Ma’am gives four steps quickly and you miss step 3. What should you do? (a) skip step 3 (b) copy a friend (c) ask her to repeat it (d) guess step 3
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) nodding without knowing (b) hoping for the best (c) guessing what they meant (d) checking the due date
36. 36.True or false: “hoping for the best” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: hoping for the best? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
38. 38.🔁 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
39. 39.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: pretending you got it? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
40. 40.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

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