Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 843 · 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 phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “Stop it…” (b) “I don’t care…” (c) “So you mean…” (d) “Whatever…”
2. 2.🔁 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
3. 3.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) False (b) True
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) guess step 3 (b) copy a friend (c) skip step 3 (d) ask her to repeat it
6. 6.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) a correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
7. 7.True or false: “guessing what they meant” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) asking for an example (b) saying it in your words (c) repeating the steps back (d) pretending you got it
9. 9.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) hoping for the best (b) repeating the steps back (c) guessing what they meant (d) staying quiet when lost
10. 10.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: staying quiet when lost? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
11. 11.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: guessing what they meant? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
12. 12.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) saying it louder (b) changing the topic (c) copying word for word (d) saying it in your words
13. 13.👍 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
14. 14.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
15. 15.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) guessing what they meant (b) nodding without knowing (c) hoping for the best (d) saying it in your words
16. 16.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) guessing what they meant (b) nodding without knowing (c) staying quiet when lost (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
18. 18.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) writing the task down (b) staying quiet when lost (c) asking for an example (d) saying it in your words
19. 19.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
20. 20.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
21. 21.True or false: “nodding without knowing” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Mum: “Buy one packet of milk and six eggs.” You: “Six milk packets, right?” (a) a correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
23. 23.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: nodding without knowing? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
24. 24.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) writing the task down (b) checking the due date (c) hoping for the best (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
25. 25.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
26. 26.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking for an example? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
27. 27.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) True (b) False
28. 28.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: hoping for the best? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
29. 29.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: repeating the steps back? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
30. 30.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) writing the task down (b) hoping for the best (c) staying quiet when lost (d) nodding without knowing
31. 31.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) checking the due date (b) asking for an example (c) writing the task down (d) guessing what they meant
32. 32.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) pretending you got it (b) asking for an example (c) staying quiet when lost (d) hoping for the best
33. 33.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
34. 34.🤔 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
35. 35.True or false: “nodding without knowing” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking “Do you mean…?”? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for an example (b) doing it your own way (c) nodding without knowing (d) staying quiet when lost
38. 38.🔁 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
39. 39.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
40. 40.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) nodding without knowing (b) asking for an example (c) writing the task down (d) checking the due date

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