Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 980 · 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: “nodding without knowing” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🤔 Why paraphrase what someone told you? (a) to end the talk (b) to waste time (c) to make fun of them (d) to check you understood
3. 3.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) writing the task down (b) checking the due date (c) repeating the steps back (d) nodding without knowing
4. 4.True or false: “saying it in your words” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) nodding without knowing (c) checking the due date (d) repeating the steps back
6. 6.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Friend: “I’m upset because you didn’t call me back.” You: “So you’re fine, then?” (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: repeating the steps back? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
8. 8.👍 Your friend says “Yes, exactly!” after your paraphrase. What does that tell you? (a) you got it wrong (b) she is bored (c) you understood her (d) she is angry
9. 9.True or false: “guessing what they meant” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.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
11. 11.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔁 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
13. 13.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: doing it your own way? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
14. 14.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: checking the due date? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying it in your words (b) repeating the steps back (c) doing it your own way (d) checking the due date
16. 16.True or false: “asking for an example” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔁 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
18. 18.True or false: “pretending you got it” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.📝 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
20. 20.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Mum: “Buy one packet of milk and six eggs.” You: “Six milk packets, right?” (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “staying quiet when lost” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) guessing what they meant (b) nodding without knowing (c) asking for an example (d) hoping for the best
23. 23.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Mum: “Buy one packet of milk and six eggs.” You: “One milk packet and six eggs, right?” (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “checking the due date” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) hoping for the best (b) pretending you got it (c) repeating the steps back (d) doing it your own way
26. 26.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) pretending you got it (c) writing the task down (d) nodding without knowing
27. 27.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) staying quiet when lost (c) pretending you got it (d) nodding without knowing
28. 28.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) pretending you got it (c) checking the due date (d) repeating the steps back
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing the task down (b) repeating the steps back (c) pretending you got it (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
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: hoping for the best? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
32. 32.True or false: “writing the task down” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) saying it in your words (b) saying it louder (c) changing the topic (d) copying word for word
34. 34.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Coach: “Practice is at 7 AM at the big ground.” You: “7 PM at the small ground?” (a) a correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
35. 35.True or false: “doing it your own way” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) nodding without knowing (b) staying quiet when lost (c) doing it your own way (d) checking the due date
37. 37.True or false: “hoping for the best” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) a wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
39. 39.🔁 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
40. 40.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) nodding without knowing (b) staying quiet when lost (c) doing it your own way (d) saying it in your words

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