Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 954 · 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. Ma’am: “Bring your art file and two pencils on Monday.” You: “So, art file and two pencils on Monday?” (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🤔 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
3. 3.True or false: “pretending you got it” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) doing it your own way (c) guessing what they meant (d) pretending you got it
5. 5.True or false: “nodding without knowing” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: staying quiet when lost? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
7. 7.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
8. 8.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) saying it in your words (b) copying word for word (c) changing the topic (d) saying it louder
9. 9.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: guessing what they meant? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) nodding without knowing (b) repeating the steps back (c) staying quiet when lost (d) pretending you got it
11. 11.📝 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
12. 12.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Mum: “Buy one packet of milk and six eggs.” You: “Six milk packets, right?” (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Ma’am: “Bring your art file on Monday.” You: “So, art file on Tuesday?” (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking “Do you mean…?”? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) nodding without knowing (b) hoping for the best (c) guessing what they meant (d) writing the task down
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the steps back (b) nodding without knowing (c) checking the due date (d) saying it in your words
17. 17.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: repeating the steps back? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
18. 18.👍 Your friend says “Yes, exactly!” after your paraphrase. What does that tell you? (a) you understood her (b) she is bored (c) she is angry (d) you got it wrong
19. 19.💬 Which phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “Whatever…” (b) “Stop it…” (c) “I don’t care…” (d) “So you mean…”
20. 20.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) True (b) False
21. 21.🔁 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
22. 22.True or false: “saying it in your words” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the due date (b) asking for an example (c) saying it in your words (d) staying quiet when lost
24. 24.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: hoping for the best? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
25. 25.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: pretending you got it? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
26. 26.True or false: “writing the task down” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Coach: “Practice is at 7 AM at the big ground.” You: “7 AM, big ground — got it.” (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: checking the due date? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
29. 29.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
30. 30.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) a correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
31. 31.True or false: “staying quiet when lost” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing the task down (b) pretending you got it (c) asking for an example (d) repeating the steps back
33. 33.🔁 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
34. 34.True or false: “doing it your own way” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) doing it your own way (b) saying it in your words (c) staying quiet when lost (d) nodding without knowing
36. 36.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Mum: “Buy one packet of milk and six eggs.” You: “Six milk packets, right?” (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) hoping for the best (b) writing the task down (c) asking for an example (d) repeating the steps back
38. 38.🔁 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
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) checking the due date (c) repeating the steps back (d) hoping for the best
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying it in your words (b) checking the due date (c) repeating the steps back (d) guessing what they meant

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