Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 748 · 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. Coach: “Practice is at 7 AM at the big ground.” You: “7 AM, big ground — got it.” (a) True (b) False
2. 2.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
3. 3.🔁 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
4. 4.True or false: “staying quiet when lost” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔁 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
6. 6.💬 Which phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “So you mean…” (b) “I don’t care…” (c) “Stop it…” (d) “Whatever…”
7. 7.True or false: “staying quiet when lost” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) saying it louder (b) saying it in your words (c) changing the topic (d) copying word for word
9. 9.True or false: “guessing what they meant” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) guessing what they meant (b) hoping for the best (c) nodding without knowing (d) saying it in your words
11. 11.True or false: “repeating the steps back” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔁 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
13. 13.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) nodding without knowing (c) doing it your own way (d) hoping for the best
14. 14.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking for an example? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
15. 15.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: checking the due date? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) repeating the steps back (c) asking for an example (d) guessing what they meant
17. 17.👍 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
18. 18.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
19. 19.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) doing it your own way (b) hoping for the best (c) pretending you got it (d) checking the due date
20. 20.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) guessing what they meant (c) writing the task down (d) repeating the steps back
21. 21.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: saying it in your words? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
22. 22.True or false: “nodding without knowing” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “asking for an example” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) doing it your own way (b) pretending you got it (c) repeating the steps back (d) nodding without knowing
25. 25.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: repeating the steps back? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for an example (b) doing it your own way (c) repeating the steps back (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
27. 27.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) pretending you got it (b) writing the task down (c) asking for an example (d) repeating the steps back
28. 28.True or false: “checking the due date” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔁 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
30. 30.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Mum: “Buy one packet of milk and six eggs.” You: “Six milk packets, right?” (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking “Do you mean…?”? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
32. 32.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) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “nodding without knowing” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “asking for an example” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: nodding without knowing? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) guessing what they meant (c) asking for an example (d) nodding without knowing
37. 37.True or false: “writing the task down” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: hoping for the best? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
39. 39.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) nodding without knowing (b) asking for an example (c) guessing what they meant (d) doing it your own way
40. 40.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) asking for an example (b) writing the task down (c) saying it in your words (d) hoping for the best

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