Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 893 · 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 of these skips checking? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) pretending you got it (c) saying it in your words (d) writing the task down
2. 2.🔁 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
3. 3.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) True (b) False
4. 4.📝 Ma’am gives four steps quickly and you miss step 3. What should you do? (a) guess step 3 (b) ask her to repeat it (c) copy a friend (d) skip step 3
5. 5.👍 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
6. 6.🔁 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
7. 7.True or false: “writing the task down” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “staying quiet when lost” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Mum: “Buy one packet of milk and six eggs.” You: “Six milk packets, right?” (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) guessing what they meant (b) hoping for the best (c) nodding without knowing (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
11. 11.True or false: “pretending you got it” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.💬 Which phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “I don’t care…” (b) “Stop it…” (c) “Whatever…” (d) “So you mean…”
13. 13.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) repeating the steps back (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) hoping for the best (d) writing the task down
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) pretending you got it (d) hoping for the best
15. 15.🤔 Why paraphrase what someone told you? (a) to check you understood (b) to make fun of them (c) to waste time (d) to end the talk
16. 16.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) changing the topic (b) copying word for word (c) saying it louder (d) saying it in your words
17. 17.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: repeating the steps back? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
18. 18.🔁 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
19. 19.True or false: “asking for an example” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.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
21. 21.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: nodding without knowing? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
22. 22.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) guessing what they meant (b) repeating the steps back (c) nodding without knowing (d) hoping for the best
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the due date (b) writing the task down (c) guessing what they meant (d) asking for an example
24. 24.True or false: “pretending you got it” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) writing the task down (c) saying it in your words (d) nodding without knowing
26. 26.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: writing the task down? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
27. 27.True or false: “asking “Do you mean…?”” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for an example (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) saying it in your words (d) staying quiet when lost
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the due date (b) doing it your own way (c) staying quiet when lost (d) guessing what they meant
30. 30.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing the task down (b) nodding without knowing (c) repeating the steps back (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
32. 32.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Friend: “I’m upset because you didn’t call me back.” You: “So you’re fine, then?” (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) repeating the steps back (c) checking the due date (d) guessing what they meant
34. 34.True or false: “hoping for the best” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔁 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
36. 36.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
37. 37.True or false: “repeating the steps back” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: hoping for the best? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
39. 39.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) checking the due date (c) saying it in your words (d) asking for an example
40. 40.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) False (b) True

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