Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 891 · 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: 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
2. 2.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) hoping for the best (c) nodding without knowing (d) checking the due date
3. 3.True or false: “asking “Do you mean…?”” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.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) True (b) False
5. 5.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Coach: “Practice is at 7 AM at the big ground.” You: “7 PM at the small ground?” (a) a wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
6. 6.👍 Your friend says “Yes, exactly!” after your paraphrase. What does that tell you? (a) you got it wrong (b) you understood her (c) she is angry (d) she is bored
7. 7.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) repeating the steps back (b) asking for an example (c) nodding without knowing (d) writing the task down
8. 8.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: nodding without knowing? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the steps back (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) pretending you got it (d) asking for an example
10. 10.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
11. 11.📝 Ma’am gives four steps quickly and you miss step 3. What should you do? (a) skip step 3 (b) copy a friend (c) ask her to repeat it (d) guess step 3
12. 12.🔁 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
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for an example (b) hoping for the best (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) writing the task down
14. 14.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Ma’am: “Bring your art file on Monday.” You: “So, art file on Tuesday?” (a) a correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing the task down (b) guessing what they meant (c) staying quiet when lost (d) pretending you got it
16. 16.True or false: “nodding without knowing” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “guessing what they meant” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: repeating the steps back? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
19. 19.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: doing it your own way? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
20. 20.True or false: “repeating the steps back” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: writing the task down? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
22. 22.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) changing the topic (b) copying word for word (c) saying it in your words (d) saying it louder
23. 23.🔁 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
24. 24.💬 Which phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “I don’t care…” (b) “Stop it…” (c) “So you mean…” (d) “Whatever…”
25. 25.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking “Do you mean…?”? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
26. 26.🔁 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 wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
27. 27.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) a wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
28. 28.True or false: “asking for an example” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “pretending you got it” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.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
31. 31.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) pretending you got it (b) nodding without knowing (c) asking for an example (d) guessing what they meant
32. 32.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) checking the due date (b) staying quiet when lost (c) repeating the steps back (d) writing the task down
33. 33.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
34. 34.🤔 Why paraphrase what someone told you? (a) to check you understood (b) to waste time (c) to end the talk (d) to make fun of them
35. 35.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Coach: “Practice is at 7 AM at the big ground.” You: “7 PM at the small ground?” (a) True (b) False
36. 36.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
37. 37.True or false: this is a wrong 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
38. 38.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) writing the task down (b) doing it your own way (c) guessing what they meant (d) nodding without knowing
39. 39.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
40. 40.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) asking for an example (b) repeating the steps back (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) pretending you got it

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