Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 899 · 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 wrong 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
2. 2.True or false: “guessing what they meant” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) guessing what they meant (b) doing it your own way (c) hoping for the best (d) repeating the steps back
4. 4.True or false: “repeating the steps back” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing the task down (b) asking for an example (c) guessing what they meant (d) repeating the steps back
6. 6.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
7. 7.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) saying it in your words (b) changing the topic (c) saying it louder (d) copying word for word
8. 8.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking “Do you mean…?”? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
9. 9.🤔 Why paraphrase what someone told you? (a) to make fun of them (b) to waste time (c) to end the talk (d) to check you understood
10. 10.🔁 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
11. 11.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking for an example? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
12. 12.🔁 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
13. 13.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) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “pretending you got it” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.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
16. 16.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) saying it in your words (b) hoping for the best (c) staying quiet when lost (d) doing it your own way
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) doing it your own way (b) nodding without knowing (c) saying it in your words (d) pretending you got it
18. 18.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
19. 19.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
20. 20.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: repeating the steps back? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
21. 21.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) nodding without knowing (b) asking for an example (c) pretending you got it (d) staying quiet when lost
22. 22.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: checking the due date? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) doing it your own way (c) nodding without knowing (d) checking the due date
24. 24.📝 Ma’am gives four steps quickly and you miss step 3. What should you do? (a) skip step 3 (b) guess step 3 (c) copy a friend (d) ask her to repeat it
25. 25.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: writing the task down? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
26. 26.True or false: “nodding without knowing” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: nodding without knowing? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
28. 28.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) guessing what they meant (b) pretending you got it (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) nodding without knowing
29. 29.💬 Which phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “Stop it…” (b) “So you mean…” (c) “Whatever…” (d) “I don’t care…”
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) nodding without knowing (b) guessing what they meant (c) pretending you got it (d) repeating the steps back
31. 31.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) nodding without knowing (b) asking for an example (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) repeating the steps back
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) doing it your own way (b) checking the due date (c) repeating the steps back (d) writing the task down
33. 33.🔁 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
34. 34.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: pretending you got it? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
35. 35.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: saying it in your words? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
36. 36.True or false: “checking the due date” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.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
38. 38.True or false: “saying it in your words” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) pretending you got it (c) doing it your own way (d) staying quiet when lost
40. 40.True or false: “writing the task down” skips checking. (a) True (b) False

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