Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 903 · 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 checks understanding? (a) nodding without knowing (b) writing the task down (c) guessing what they meant (d) pretending you got it
2. 2.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: guessing what they meant? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
3. 3.True or false: “saying it in your words” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: pretending you got it? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing what they meant (b) staying quiet when lost (c) checking the due date (d) nodding without knowing
6. 6.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) nodding without knowing (b) guessing what they meant (c) asking for an example (d) doing it your own way
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing what they meant (b) writing the task down (c) doing it your own way (d) nodding without knowing
8. 8.🤔 Why paraphrase what someone told you? (a) to waste time (b) to make fun of them (c) to check you understood (d) to end the talk
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.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
11. 11.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) a correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
12. 12.True or false: “doing it your own way” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: staying quiet when lost? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
14. 14.🔁 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
15. 15.True or false: “asking “Do you mean…?”” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying it in your words (b) hoping for the best (c) writing the task down (d) checking the due date
17. 17.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
18. 18.🔁 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
19. 19.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) True (b) False
20. 20.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) saying it in your words (b) staying quiet when lost (c) writing the task down (d) asking for an example
21. 21.👍 Your friend says “Yes, exactly!” after your paraphrase. What does that tell you? (a) she is angry (b) she is bored (c) you understood her (d) you got it wrong
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the due date (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) asking for an example (d) doing it your own way
23. 23.True or false: “nodding without knowing” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Ma’am: “Bring your art file and two pencils on Monday.” You: “So, art file and two pencils on Monday?” (a) a wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
25. 25.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) saying it louder (b) copying word for word (c) changing the topic (d) saying it in your words
26. 26.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: writing the task down? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for an example (b) nodding without knowing (c) doing it your own way (d) staying quiet when lost
28. 28.💬 Which phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “Stop it…” (b) “Whatever…” (c) “So you mean…” (d) “I don’t care…”
29. 29.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) pretending you got it (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) repeating the steps back (d) checking the due date
30. 30.True or false: “staying quiet when lost” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “writing the task down” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “writing the task down” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.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
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing the task down (b) nodding without knowing (c) checking the due date (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
35. 35.📝 Ma’am gives four steps quickly and you miss step 3. What should you do? (a) copy a friend (b) skip step 3 (c) guess step 3 (d) ask her to repeat it
36. 36.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) repeating the steps back (b) pretending you got it (c) hoping for the best (d) guessing what they meant
37. 37.🔁 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
38. 38.🔁 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
39. 39.True or false: “hoping for the best” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking for an example? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding

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