Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 783 · 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) asking for an example (b) checking the due date (c) guessing what they meant (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
2. 2.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) repeating the steps back (b) nodding without knowing (c) hoping for the best (d) guessing what they meant
3. 3.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Coach: “Practice is at 7 AM at the big ground.” You: “7 PM at the small ground?” (a) False (b) True
4. 4.📝 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) skip step 3 (d) copy a friend
5. 5.True or false: “repeating the steps back” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) writing the task down (b) repeating the steps back (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) staying quiet when lost
7. 7.True or false: “doing it your own way” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) writing the task down (b) nodding without knowing (c) repeating the steps back (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
9. 9.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Mum: “Buy one packet of milk and six eggs.” You: “Six milk packets, right?” (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) repeating the steps back (b) writing the task down (c) asking for an example (d) hoping for the best
11. 11.👍 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
12. 12.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Friend: “I’m upset because you didn’t call me back.” You: “So you’re fine, then?” (a) a wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
13. 13.🔁 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
14. 14.🔁 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
15. 15.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Mum: “Buy one packet of milk and six eggs.” You: “Six milk packets, right?” (a) a wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
16. 16.True or false: “pretending you got it” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: writing the task down? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
18. 18.🤔 Why paraphrase what someone told you? (a) to waste time (b) to make fun of them (c) to end the talk (d) to check you understood
19. 19.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: staying quiet when lost? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
20. 20.True or false: “saying it in your words” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) nodding without knowing (b) saying it in your words (c) guessing what they meant (d) hoping for the best
22. 22.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) False (b) True
23. 23.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) saying it in your words (b) changing the topic (c) saying it louder (d) copying word for word
24. 24.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: saying it in your words? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pretending you got it (b) guessing what they meant (c) staying quiet when lost (d) repeating the steps back
26. 26.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: hoping for the best? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
27. 27.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) writing the task down (c) pretending you got it (d) nodding without knowing
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing the task down (b) nodding without knowing (c) checking the due date (d) asking for an example
29. 29.True or false: “checking the due date” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) a wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
31. 31.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking “Do you mean…?”? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
32. 32.True or false: “checking the due date” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15 and answer Q1 and Q2.” You: “Pages 10 to 15, then Q1 and Q2?” (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔁 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
35. 35.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) asking for an example (b) guessing what they meant (c) pretending you got it (d) doing it your own way
36. 36.True or false: “guessing what they meant” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) doing it your own way (b) nodding without knowing (c) saying it in your words (d) staying quiet when lost
38. 38.True or false: “pretending you got it” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: pretending you got it? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
40. 40.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) doing it your own way (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) pretending you got it (d) staying quiet when lost

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