Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 972 · 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) repeating the steps back (b) saying it in your words (c) checking the due date (d) guessing what they meant
2. 2.🔁 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
3. 3.🔁 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
4. 4.True or false: “nodding without knowing” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) nodding without knowing (b) staying quiet when lost (c) hoping for the best (d) repeating the steps back
6. 6.🔁 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
7. 7.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) pretending you got it (b) asking for an example (c) guessing what they meant (d) staying quiet when lost
8. 8.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: staying quiet when lost? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
9. 9.True or false: “writing the task down” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) saying it in your words (b) changing the topic (c) saying it louder (d) copying word for word
11. 11.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) guessing what they meant (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) pretending you got it (d) hoping for the best
12. 12.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: doing it your own way? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
13. 13.🤔 Why paraphrase what someone told you? (a) to waste time (b) to end the talk (c) to make fun of them (d) to check you understood
14. 14.True or false: “staying quiet when lost” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for an example (b) saying it in your words (c) checking the due date (d) staying quiet when lost
16. 16.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Mum: “Buy one packet of milk and six eggs.” You: “Six milk packets, right?” (a) a correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
17. 17.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) writing the task down (b) repeating the steps back (c) hoping for the best (d) checking the due date
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing what they meant (b) nodding without knowing (c) doing it your own way (d) saying it in your words
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying it in your words (b) guessing what they meant (c) writing the task down (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hoping for the best (b) writing the task down (c) asking for an example (d) saying it in your words
21. 21.👍 Your friend says “Yes, exactly!” after your paraphrase. What does that tell you? (a) you got it wrong (b) she is angry (c) she is bored (d) you understood her
22. 22.True or false: “guessing what they meant” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hoping for the best (b) nodding without knowing (c) guessing what they meant (d) checking the due date
24. 24.🔁 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 correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying it in your words (b) writing the task down (c) doing it your own way (d) repeating the steps back
26. 26.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
27. 27.🔁 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
28. 28.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) writing the task down (b) repeating the steps back (c) saying it in your words (d) pretending you got it
29. 29.True or false: “asking “Do you mean…?”” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “checking the due date” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) checking the due date (b) writing the task down (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) nodding without knowing
32. 32.🔁 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
33. 33.📝 Ma’am gives four steps quickly and you miss step 3. What should you do? (a) copy a friend (b) guess step 3 (c) ask her to repeat it (d) skip step 3
34. 34.💬 Which phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “Whatever…” (b) “I don’t care…” (c) “So you mean…” (d) “Stop it…”
35. 35.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) hoping for the best (b) writing the task down (c) pretending you got it (d) nodding without knowing
36. 36.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: nodding without knowing? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
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 wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
38. 38.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: guessing what they meant? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
39. 39.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) False (b) True
40. 40.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: repeating the steps back? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding

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