Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 975 · 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.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: writing the task down? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
2. 2.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking “Do you mean…?”? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) saying it in your words (c) repeating the steps back (d) staying quiet when lost
4. 4.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: checking the due date? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
5. 5.🔁 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
6. 6.👍 Your friend says “Yes, exactly!” after your paraphrase. What does that tell you? (a) you got it wrong (b) you understood her (c) she is angry (d) she is bored
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing what they meant (b) doing it your own way (c) repeating the steps back (d) hoping for the best
8. 8.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) repeating the steps back (b) hoping for the best (c) guessing what they meant (d) pretending you got it
9. 9.🤔 Why paraphrase what someone told you? (a) to check you understood (b) to waste time (c) to make fun of them (d) to end the talk
10. 10.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: repeating the steps back? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
11. 11.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
12. 12.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: staying quiet when lost? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
13. 13.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking for an example? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
14. 14.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: guessing what they meant? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
15. 15.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: nodding without knowing? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
16. 16.📝 Ma’am gives four steps quickly and you miss step 3. What should you do? (a) skip step 3 (b) guess step 3 (c) ask her to repeat it (d) copy a friend
17. 17.💬 Which phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “I don’t care…” (b) “So you mean…” (c) “Stop it…” (d) “Whatever…”
18. 18.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
19. 19.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
20. 20.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: doing it your own way? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the steps back (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) hoping for the best (d) checking the due date
22. 22.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) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for an example (b) repeating the steps back (c) nodding without knowing (d) saying it in your words
24. 24.🔁 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
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for an example (b) checking the due date (c) repeating the steps back (d) guessing what they meant
26. 26.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) checking the due date (c) hoping for the best (d) pretending you got it
27. 27.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) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) nodding without knowing (b) pretending you got it (c) staying quiet when lost (d) asking for an example
29. 29.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) hoping for the best (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) repeating the steps back (d) checking the due date
30. 30.True or false: “asking “Do you mean…?”” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “nodding without knowing” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) doing it your own way (c) nodding without knowing (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
33. 33.🔁 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
34. 34.True or false: “saying it in your words” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.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
36. 36.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) repeating the steps back (b) nodding without knowing (c) saying it in your words (d) writing the task down
37. 37.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: pretending you got it? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
38. 38.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) asking for an example (d) repeating the steps back
39. 39.True or false: “guessing what they meant” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.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

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