Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 905 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) pretending you got it (b) repeating the steps back (c) staying quiet when lost (d) guessing what they meant
2. 2.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) saying it in your words (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) guessing what they meant (d) checking the due date
3. 3.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) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “staying quiet when lost” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the due date (b) repeating the steps back (c) pretending you got it (d) asking for an example
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing the task down (b) checking the due date (c) repeating the steps back (d) guessing what they meant
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing the task down (b) checking the due date (c) nodding without knowing (d) repeating the steps back
8. 8.🔁 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
9. 9.🔁 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
10. 10.💬 Which phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “Whatever…” (b) “I don’t care…” (c) “Stop it…” (d) “So you mean…”
11. 11.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
12. 12.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: doing it your own way? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
13. 13.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) repeating the steps back (b) writing the task down (c) nodding without knowing (d) saying it in your words
14. 14.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
15. 15.True or false: “hoping for the best” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Coach: “Practice is at 7 AM at the big ground.” You: “7 PM at the small ground?” (a) a correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
17. 17.👍 Your friend says “Yes, exactly!” after your paraphrase. What does that tell you? (a) she is angry (b) you understood her (c) she is bored (d) you got it wrong
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 correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
19. 19.🤔 Why paraphrase what someone told you? (a) to waste time (b) to check you understood (c) to end the talk (d) to make fun of them
20. 20.🔁 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
21. 21.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: guessing what they meant? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
22. 22.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) saying it louder (b) changing the topic (c) saying it in your words (d) copying word for word
23. 23.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: checking the due date? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
24. 24.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) asking for an example (c) checking the due date (d) repeating the steps back
25. 25.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking “Do you mean…?”? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
26. 26.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) asking for an example (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) writing the task down (d) pretending you got it
27. 27.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: pretending you got it? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
28. 28.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
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) nodding without knowing (d) guessing what they meant
30. 30.True or false: “doing it your own way” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “nodding without knowing” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: hoping for the best? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
33. 33.True or false: “asking for an example” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “asking “Do you mean…?”” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pretending you got it (b) nodding without knowing (c) checking the due date (d) guessing what they meant
36. 36.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
37. 37.🔁 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
38. 38.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) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pretending you got it (b) nodding without knowing (c) hoping for the best (d) asking for an example
40. 40.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) nodding without knowing (b) pretending you got it (c) hoping for the best (d) asking “Do you mean…?”

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