Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 817 · 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.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) saying it in your words (b) changing the topic (c) copying word for word (d) saying it louder
2. 2.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “repeating the steps back” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) a correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
5. 5.True or false: “guessing what they meant” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hoping for the best (b) checking the due date (c) nodding without knowing (d) guessing what they meant
7. 7.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking “Do you mean…?”? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
8. 8.True or false: “pretending you got it” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.💬 Which phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “Whatever…” (b) “I don’t care…” (c) “So you mean…” (d) “Stop it…”
10. 10.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) repeating the steps back (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) writing the task down (d) guessing what they meant
11. 11.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) saying it in your words (b) repeating the steps back (c) checking the due date (d) nodding without knowing
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the steps back (b) nodding without knowing (c) writing the task down (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
13. 13.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: hoping for the best? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
14. 14.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking for an example? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
15. 15.🔁 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
16. 16.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) writing the task down (b) saying it in your words (c) repeating the steps back (d) staying quiet when lost
17. 17.True or false: “nodding without knowing” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for an example (b) guessing what they meant (c) hoping for the best (d) doing it your own way
19. 19.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) saying it in your words (b) doing it your own way (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) writing the task down
20. 20.True or false: “asking for an example” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “checking the due date” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.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) True (b) False
23. 23.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
24. 24.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Ma’am: “Bring your art file on Monday.” You: “So, art file on Tuesday?” (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: checking the due date? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
26. 26.🤔 Why paraphrase what someone told you? (a) to end the talk (b) to make fun of them (c) to check you understood (d) to waste time
27. 27.👍 Your friend says “Yes, exactly!” after your paraphrase. What does that tell you? (a) she is angry (b) you understood her (c) you got it wrong (d) she is bored
28. 28.True or false: “repeating the steps back” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: guessing what they meant? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
30. 30.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) nodding without knowing (b) asking for an example (c) pretending you got it (d) doing it your own way
31. 31.🔁 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 correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
32. 32.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
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the steps back (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) staying quiet when lost (d) checking the due date
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the steps back (b) saying it in your words (c) doing it your own way (d) checking the due date
35. 35.True or false: “doing it your own way” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) repeating the steps back (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) hoping for the best (d) checking the due date
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 correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
38. 38.🔁 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
39. 39.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) writing the task down (b) hoping for the best (c) doing it your own way (d) guessing what they meant
40. 40.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) pretending you got it (b) checking the due date (c) saying it in your words (d) asking “Do you mean…?”

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