Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 75 · 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: “nodding without knowing” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: saying it in your words? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
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.True or false: “asking for an example” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the due date (b) writing the task down (c) repeating the steps back (d) hoping for the best
6. 6.🔁 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
7. 7.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
8. 8.🔁 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
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for an example (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) saying it in your words (d) staying quiet when lost
10. 10.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) guessing what they meant (b) hoping for the best (c) staying quiet when lost (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
11. 11.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) a wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
12. 12.True or false: “saying it in your words” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking “Do you mean…?”? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
14. 14.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking for an example? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
15. 15.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: pretending you got it? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
16. 16.True or false: “staying quiet when lost” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “doing it your own way” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing the task down (b) repeating the steps back (c) doing it your own way (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
19. 19.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: doing it your own way? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
20. 20.🔁 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
21. 21.True or false: “pretending you got it” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🤔 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
23. 23.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) asking for an example (b) writing the task down (c) pretending you got it (d) checking the due date
24. 24.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Friend: “I’m upset because you didn’t call me back.” You: “So you’re fine, then?” (a) a correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
25. 25.True or false: “checking the due date” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) repeating the steps back (b) doing it your own way (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) checking the due date
27. 27.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) False (b) True
28. 28.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) checking the due date (c) writing the task down (d) nodding without knowing
29. 29.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) checking the due date (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) guessing what they meant (d) writing the task down
30. 30.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: staying quiet when lost? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
31. 31.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
32. 32.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
33. 33.True or false: “guessing what they meant” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) pretending you got it (b) guessing what they meant (c) hoping for the best (d) checking the due date
35. 35.True or false: “writing the task down” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) saying it in your words (c) nodding without knowing (d) repeating the steps back
37. 37.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
38. 38.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: checking the due date? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
39. 39.🔁 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 correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
40. 40.📝 Ma’am gives four steps quickly and you miss step 3. What should you do? (a) guess step 3 (b) skip step 3 (c) ask her to repeat it (d) copy a friend

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