Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 879 · 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.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: doing it your own way? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
2. 2.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: repeating the steps back? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
3. 3.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) saying it in your words (b) writing the task down (c) nodding without knowing (d) checking the due date
4. 4.True or false: “staying quiet when lost” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Mum: “Buy one packet of milk and six eggs.” You: “Six milk packets, right?” (a) a wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
6. 6.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) pretending you got it (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) staying quiet when lost (d) nodding without knowing
7. 7.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
8. 8.👍 Your friend says “Yes, exactly!” after your paraphrase. What does that tell you? (a) you understood her (b) you got it wrong (c) she is bored (d) she is angry
9. 9.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) copying word for word (b) saying it louder (c) changing the topic (d) saying it in your words
10. 10.🔁 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
11. 11.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
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the due date (b) doing it your own way (c) nodding without knowing (d) staying quiet when lost
13. 13.True or false: “saying it in your words” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “writing the task down” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.📝 Ma’am gives four steps quickly and you miss step 3. What should you do? (a) ask her to repeat it (b) copy a friend (c) guess step 3 (d) skip step 3
16. 16.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Mum: “Buy one packet of milk and six eggs.” You: “One milk packet and six eggs, right?” (a) a correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
17. 17.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) nodding without knowing (b) asking for an example (c) staying quiet when lost (d) doing it your own way
18. 18.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: pretending you got it? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
19. 19.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) saying it in your words (b) pretending you got it (c) doing it your own way (d) nodding without knowing
20. 20.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) hoping for the best (b) staying quiet when lost (c) guessing what they meant (d) repeating the steps back
21. 21.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) True (b) False
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.💬 Which phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “Stop it…” (b) “I don’t care…” (c) “So you mean…” (d) “Whatever…”
24. 24.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) doing it your own way (b) pretending you got it (c) writing the task down (d) hoping for the best
26. 26.True or false: “asking for an example” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: checking the due date? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
28. 28.🔁 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
29. 29.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: saying it in your words? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
30. 30.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) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “nodding without knowing” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🤔 Why paraphrase what someone told you? (a) to check you understood (b) to end the talk (c) to waste time (d) to make fun of them
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) writing the task down (c) saying it in your words (d) pretending you got it
34. 34.True or false: “repeating the steps back” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying it in your words (b) guessing what they meant (c) asking for an example (d) checking the due date
36. 36.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: hoping for the best? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
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.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) a correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) writing the task down (c) asking for an example (d) nodding without knowing
40. 40.🔁 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

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