Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 791 · 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: “saying it in your words” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “guessing what they meant” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) guessing what they meant (b) nodding without knowing (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) pretending you got it
4. 4.True or false: “asking for an example” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for an example (b) pretending you got it (c) doing it your own way (d) nodding without knowing
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.💬 Which phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “Whatever…” (b) “Stop it…” (c) “I don’t care…” (d) “So you mean…”
8. 8.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) pretending you got it (b) nodding without knowing (c) doing it your own way (d) repeating the steps back
9. 9.True or false: “staying quiet when lost” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “nodding without knowing” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “checking the due date” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the due date (b) hoping for the best (c) repeating the steps back (d) saying it in your words
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) doing it your own way (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) writing the task down (d) checking the due date
14. 14.🔁 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
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) checking the due date (c) asking for an example (d) nodding without knowing
16. 16.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking for an example? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
17. 17.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
18. 18.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) False (b) True
19. 19.📝 Ma’am gives four steps quickly and you miss step 3. What should you do? (a) skip step 3 (b) ask her to repeat it (c) guess step 3 (d) copy a friend
20. 20.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: repeating the steps back? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
21. 21.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: staying quiet when lost? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
22. 22.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) checking the due date (b) saying it in your words (c) pretending you got it (d) repeating the steps back
23. 23.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
24. 24.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) nodding without knowing (b) doing it your own way (c) checking the due date (d) staying quiet when lost
25. 25.🔁 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
26. 26.True or false: “staying quiet when lost” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: hoping for the best? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
28. 28.True or false: “pretending you got it” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🤔 Why paraphrase what someone told you? (a) to check you understood (b) to waste time (c) to make fun of them (d) to end the talk
30. 30.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Ma’am: “Bring your art file on Monday.” You: “So, art file on Tuesday?” (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “asking for an example” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) pretending you got it (b) asking for an example (c) nodding without knowing (d) doing it your own way
33. 33.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) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “nodding without knowing” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “hoping for the best” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) repeating the steps back (c) writing the task down (d) doing it your own way
37. 37.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking “Do you mean…?”? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
38. 38.True or false: “doing it your own way” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: guessing what they meant? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
40. 40.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: saying it in your words? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking

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