Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 949 · 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) writing the task down (b) guessing what they meant (c) checking the due date (d) asking for an example
2. 2.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Coach: “Practice is at 7 AM at the big ground.” You: “7 AM, big ground — got it.” (a) a wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hoping for the best (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) saying it in your words (d) asking for an example
4. 4.💬 Which phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “I don’t care…” (b) “So you mean…” (c) “Stop it…” (d) “Whatever…”
5. 5.True or false: “writing the task down” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔁 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
7. 7.👍 Your friend says “Yes, exactly!” after your paraphrase. What does that tell you? (a) she is bored (b) she is angry (c) you understood her (d) you got it wrong
8. 8.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) nodding without knowing (b) checking the due date (c) guessing what they meant (d) staying quiet when lost
9. 9.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) checking the due date (c) hoping for the best (d) saying it in your words
10. 10.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) a wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
11. 11.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: nodding without knowing? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pretending you got it (b) saying it in your words (c) guessing what they meant (d) nodding without knowing
13. 13.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: staying quiet when lost? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) doing it your own way (b) writing the task down (c) staying quiet when lost (d) pretending you got it
15. 15.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) saying it in your words (b) repeating the steps back (c) pretending you got it (d) asking for an example
16. 16.🔁 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
17. 17.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: checking the due date? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
18. 18.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) guessing what they meant (b) saying it in your words (c) staying quiet when lost (d) pretending you got it
19. 19.True or false: “repeating the steps back” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Ma’am: “Bring your art file on Monday.” You: “So, art file on Tuesday?” (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “staying quiet when lost” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.📝 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
23. 23.True or false: “guessing what they meant” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) saying it in your words (b) copying word for word (c) saying it louder (d) changing the topic
25. 25.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: repeating the steps back? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
26. 26.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
27. 27.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: guessing what they meant? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
28. 28.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
29. 29.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Friend: “I’m upset because you didn’t call me back.” You: “So you’re fine, then?” (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Friend: “I’m upset because you didn’t call me back.” You: “So you’re fine, then?” (a) a wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
31. 31.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: saying it in your words? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) checking the due date (c) hoping for the best (d) pretending you got it
33. 33.🔁 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
34. 34.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking “Do you mean…?”? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
35. 35.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) nodding without knowing (b) pretending you got it (c) repeating the steps back (d) hoping for the best
37. 37.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: hoping for the best? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
38. 38.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: doing it your own way? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
39. 39.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) nodding without knowing (b) doing it your own way (c) hoping for the best (d) repeating the steps back
40. 40.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) True (b) False

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