Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 859 · 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.👍 Your friend says “Yes, exactly!” after your paraphrase. What does that tell you? (a) she is bored (b) she is angry (c) you got it wrong (d) you understood her
2. 2.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) nodding without knowing (d) hoping for the best
3. 3.True or false: “checking the due date” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “nodding without knowing” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Mum: “Buy one packet of milk and six eggs.” You: “Six milk packets, right?” (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) repeating the steps back (b) hoping for the best (c) checking the due date (d) writing the task down
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing what they meant (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) staying quiet when lost (d) pretending you got it
8. 8.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) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing what they meant (b) nodding without knowing (c) asking for an example (d) staying quiet when lost
10. 10.True or false: “repeating the steps back” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “writing the task down” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking for an example? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
13. 13.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) saying it in your words (b) changing the topic (c) copying word for word (d) saying it louder
14. 14.🔁 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
15. 15.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
16. 16.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) asking for an example (c) staying quiet when lost (d) repeating the steps back
17. 17.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) doing it your own way (b) nodding without knowing (c) asking for an example (d) hoping for the best
18. 18.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking “Do you mean…?”? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
19. 19.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: checking the due date? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
20. 20.🔁 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 wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the due date (b) pretending you got it (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) repeating the steps back
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing the task down (b) repeating the steps back (c) saying it in your words (d) hoping for the best
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) doing it your own way (b) writing the task down (c) saying it in your words (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
24. 24.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
25. 25.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Friend: “I’m upset because you didn’t call me back.” You: “You felt hurt that I didn’t call back?” (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) nodding without knowing (b) staying quiet when lost (c) checking the due date (d) doing it your own way
27. 27.📝 Ma’am gives four steps quickly and you miss step 3. What should you do? (a) ask her to repeat it (b) skip step 3 (c) copy a friend (d) guess step 3
28. 28.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: doing it your own way? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pretending you got it (b) nodding without knowing (c) guessing what they meant (d) saying it in your words
30. 30.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: hoping for the best? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
31. 31.True or false: “pretending you got it” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “hoping for the best” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) nodding without knowing (b) writing the task down (c) doing it your own way (d) staying quiet when lost
34. 34.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) repeating the steps back (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) checking the due date (d) nodding without knowing
35. 35.True or false: “staying quiet when lost” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “guessing what they meant” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the steps back (b) guessing what they meant (c) doing it your own way (d) pretending you got it
38. 38.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
39. 39.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔁 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

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