Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 831 · 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: “hoping for the best” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.👍 Your friend says “Yes, exactly!” after your paraphrase. What does that tell you? (a) you got it wrong (b) she is angry (c) she is bored (d) you understood her
3. 3.True or false: “nodding without knowing” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: doing it your own way? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
5. 5.True or false: “nodding without knowing” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: nodding without knowing? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
7. 7.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Coach: “Practice is at 7 AM at the big ground.” You: “7 AM, big ground — got it.” (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: guessing what they meant? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
9. 9.💬 Which phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “So you mean…” (b) “Whatever…” (c) “I don’t care…” (d) “Stop it…”
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hoping for the best (b) doing it your own way (c) guessing what they meant (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
11. 11.🔁 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
12. 12.True or false: “writing the task down” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hoping for the best (b) asking for an example (c) nodding without knowing (d) staying quiet when lost
14. 14.True or false: “saying it in your words” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “guessing what they meant” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) checking the due date (b) nodding without knowing (c) doing it your own way (d) staying quiet when lost
17. 17.🔁 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
18. 18.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
19. 19.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) doing it your own way (b) nodding without knowing (c) hoping for the best (d) writing the task down
20. 20.True or false: “doing it your own way” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking “Do you mean…?”? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
22. 22.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Coach: “Practice is at 7 AM at the big ground.” You: “7 AM, big ground — got it.” (a) a correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
23. 23.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the due date (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) saying it in your words (d) nodding without knowing
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the due date (b) writing the task down (c) asking for an example (d) guessing what they meant
26. 26.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: staying quiet when lost? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
27. 27.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
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for an example (b) hoping for the best (c) writing the task down (d) repeating the steps back
29. 29.🔁 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
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing the task down (b) checking the due date (c) pretending you got it (d) repeating the steps back
31. 31.True or false: “staying quiet when lost” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: this is a correct 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
33. 33.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) nodding without knowing (b) staying quiet when lost (c) doing it your own way (d) saying it in your words
34. 34.🔁 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
35. 35.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) nodding without knowing (b) saying it in your words (c) asking for an example (d) checking the due date
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing what they meant (b) doing it your own way (c) hoping for the best (d) saying it in your words
37. 37.True or false: “hoping for the best” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) copying word for word (b) saying it in your words (c) changing the topic (d) saying it louder
39. 39.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) asking for an example (b) pretending you got it (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) writing the task down
40. 40.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: writing the task down? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking

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