Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 932 · 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. Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: checking the due date? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the due date (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) guessing what they meant (d) writing the task down
4. 4.🔁 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
5. 5.True or false: “asking “Do you mean…?”” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔁 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
7. 7.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) guessing what they meant (b) hoping for the best (c) doing it your own way (d) repeating the steps back
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the due date (b) guessing what they meant (c) nodding without knowing (d) pretending you got it
9. 9.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: writing the task down? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
10. 10.True or false: “writing the task down” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: doing it your own way? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
12. 12.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
13. 13.True or false: “doing it your own way” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔁 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
15. 15.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: pretending you got it? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
16. 16.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) pretending you got it (b) nodding without knowing (c) doing it your own way (d) checking the due date
17. 17.📝 Ma’am gives four steps quickly and you miss step 3. What should you do? (a) copy a friend (b) ask her to repeat it (c) guess step 3 (d) skip step 3
18. 18.💬 Which phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “I don’t care…” (b) “So you mean…” (c) “Whatever…” (d) “Stop it…”
19. 19.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: saying it in your words? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
20. 20.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) nodding without knowing (b) writing the task down (c) asking for an example (d) repeating the steps back
21. 21.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
22. 22.🔁 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
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for an example (b) saying it in your words (c) nodding without knowing (d) checking the due date
24. 24.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: nodding without knowing? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) nodding without knowing (d) doing it your own way
26. 26.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) changing the topic (b) saying it in your words (c) saying it louder (d) copying word for word
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) staying quiet when lost (c) saying it in your words (d) writing the task down
28. 28.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: guessing what they meant? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
29. 29.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) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “guessing what they meant” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔁 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
32. 32.🔁 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
33. 33.👍 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
34. 34.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) nodding without knowing (b) staying quiet when lost (c) doing it your own way (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
35. 35.True or false: “staying quiet when lost” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) a correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
37. 37.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: repeating the steps back? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
38. 38.🔁 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
39. 39.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) nodding without knowing (b) staying quiet when lost (c) hoping for the best (d) writing the task down
40. 40.True or false: “pretending you got it” skips checking. (a) True (b) False

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