Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 775 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) writing the task down (b) staying quiet when lost (c) repeating the steps back (d) checking the due date
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) nodding without knowing (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) saying it in your words (d) asking for an example
3. 3.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking for an example? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
4. 4.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) writing the task down (b) saying it in your words (c) nodding without knowing (d) repeating the steps back
5. 5.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) pretending you got it (b) asking for an example (c) guessing what they meant (d) hoping for the best
6. 6.True or false: “writing the task down” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) saying it in your words (c) doing it your own way (d) pretending you got it
8. 8.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) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “guessing what they meant” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “staying quiet when lost” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: writing the task down? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
12. 12.🔁 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
13. 13.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Mum: “Buy one packet of milk and six eggs.” You: “One milk packet and six eggs, right?” (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing what they meant (b) hoping for the best (c) staying quiet when lost (d) saying it in your words
15. 15.🔁 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
16. 16.True or false: this is a correct 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
17. 17.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Ma’am: “Bring your art file on Monday.” You: “So, art file on Tuesday?” (a) a correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the due date (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) writing the task down (d) hoping for the best
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing what they meant (b) nodding without knowing (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) pretending you got it
20. 20.💬 Which phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “I don’t care…” (b) “So you mean…” (c) “Stop it…” (d) “Whatever…”
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pretending you got it (b) nodding without knowing (c) checking the due date (d) doing it your own way
22. 22.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) writing the task down (b) pretending you got it (c) doing it your own way (d) staying quiet when lost
23. 23.🔁 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
24. 24.👍 Your friend says “Yes, exactly!” after your paraphrase. What does that tell you? (a) she is bored (b) she is angry (c) you got it wrong (d) you understood her
25. 25.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🤔 Why paraphrase what someone told you? (a) to end the talk (b) to make fun of them (c) to waste time (d) to check you understood
27. 27.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) hoping for the best (b) staying quiet when lost (c) checking the due date (d) pretending you got it
28. 28.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Coach: “Practice is at 7 AM at the big ground.” You: “7 PM at the small ground?” (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “repeating the steps back” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: doing it your own way? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing the task down (b) saying it in your words (c) doing it your own way (d) checking the due date
32. 32.🔁 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
33. 33.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: guessing what they meant? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
34. 34.📝 Ma’am gives four steps quickly and you miss step 3. What should you do? (a) ask her to repeat it (b) guess step 3 (c) copy a friend (d) skip step 3
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) asking for an example (b) pretending you got it (c) writing the task down (d) repeating the steps back
37. 37.🔁 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
38. 38.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: repeating the steps back? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
39. 39.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) doing it your own way (b) nodding without knowing (c) staying quiet when lost (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
40. 40.True or false: “guessing what they meant” skips checking. (a) True (b) False

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