Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 776 · 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 of these skips checking? (a) repeating the steps back (b) asking for an example (c) checking the due date (d) pretending you got it
2. 2.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) hoping for the best (b) guessing what they meant (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) doing it your own way
3. 3.🔁 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
4. 4.🔁 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
5. 5.📝 Ma’am gives four steps quickly and you miss step 3. What should you do? (a) ask her to repeat it (b) skip step 3 (c) guess step 3 (d) copy a friend
6. 6.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) doing it your own way (b) staying quiet when lost (c) pretending you got it (d) saying it in your words
7. 7.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: staying quiet when lost? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying it in your words (b) pretending you got it (c) hoping for the best (d) staying quiet when lost
9. 9.🔁 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
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the steps back (b) asking for an example (c) writing the task down (d) pretending you got it
11. 11.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: checking the due date? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
12. 12.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: pretending you got it? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
13. 13.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) saying it in your words (b) nodding without knowing (c) repeating the steps back (d) asking for an example
14. 14.True or false: “writing the task down” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) doing it your own way (b) writing the task down (c) checking the due date (d) repeating the steps back
16. 16.True or false: “asking for an example” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.💬 Which phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “Stop it…” (b) “Whatever…” (c) “So you mean…” (d) “I don’t care…”
18. 18.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) checking the due date (b) repeating the steps back (c) guessing what they meant (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
19. 19.🔁 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
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the steps back (b) doing it your own way (c) nodding without knowing (d) hoping for the best
21. 21.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Coach: “Practice is at 7 AM at the big ground.” You: “7 PM at the small ground?” (a) a correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
22. 22.True or false: “staying quiet when lost” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15 and answer Q1 and Q2.” You: “Pages 10 to 15, then Q1 and Q2?” (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) copying word for word (b) changing the topic (c) saying it in your words (d) saying it louder
25. 25.True or false: “asking “Do you mean…?”” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.👍 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
27. 27.🤔 Why paraphrase what someone told you? (a) to end the talk (b) to waste time (c) to make fun of them (d) to check you understood
28. 28.True or false: “asking “Do you mean…?”” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.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
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the steps back (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) guessing what they meant (d) writing the task down
31. 31.True or false: “checking the due date” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “hoping for the best” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.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) True (b) False
34. 34.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) repeating the steps back (b) pretending you got it (c) guessing what they meant (d) staying quiet when lost
35. 35.True or false: “pretending you got it” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) a correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
37. 37.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: nodding without knowing? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
38. 38.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) True (b) False
39. 39.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
40. 40.True or false: “saying it in your words” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False

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