Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 750 · 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: “doing it your own way” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: nodding without knowing? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
3. 3.True or false: “asking “Do you mean…?”” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) saying it in your words (c) staying quiet when lost (d) repeating the steps back
5. 5.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
6. 6.🔁 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
7. 7.True or false: “asking “Do you mean…?”” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for an example (b) hoping for the best (c) writing the task down (d) checking the due date
9. 9.True or false: “asking for an example” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) hoping for the best (c) guessing what they meant (d) repeating the steps back
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing what they meant (b) asking for an example (c) repeating the steps back (d) checking the due date
12. 12.True or false: “nodding without knowing” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “checking the due date” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.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
15. 15.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) doing it your own way (b) repeating the steps back (c) asking for an example (d) checking the due date
16. 16.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: hoping for the best? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
17. 17.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Coach: “Practice is at 7 AM at the big ground.” You: “7 PM at the small ground?” (a) a wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
18. 18.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) writing the task down (b) repeating the steps back (c) saying it in your words (d) hoping for the best
19. 19.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) doing it your own way (c) guessing what they meant (d) asking for an example
20. 20.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) saying it louder (b) copying word for word (c) changing the topic (d) saying it in your words
21. 21.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) pretending you got it (b) guessing what they meant (c) staying quiet when lost (d) saying it in your words
22. 22.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: staying quiet when lost? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying it in your words (b) nodding without knowing (c) checking the due date (d) repeating the steps back
24. 24.🔁 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
25. 25.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: writing the task down? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
26. 26.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
27. 27.🔁 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
28. 28.🔁 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
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) doing it your own way (b) pretending you got it (c) nodding without knowing (d) repeating the steps back
30. 30.True or false: “doing it your own way” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “guessing what they meant” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.👍 Your friend says “Yes, exactly!” after your paraphrase. What does that tell you? (a) she is angry (b) you understood her (c) she is bored (d) you got it wrong
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pretending you got it (b) nodding without knowing (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) doing it your own way
34. 34.True or false: “nodding without knowing” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “hoping for the best” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔁 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
37. 37.True or false: “checking the due date” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🤔 Why paraphrase what someone told you? (a) to make fun of them (b) to end the talk (c) to waste time (d) to check you understood
39. 39.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) True (b) False
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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