Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 981 · 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 checks understanding? (a) guessing what they meant (b) staying quiet when lost (c) saying it in your words (d) pretending you got it
2. 2.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
3. 3.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: doing it your own way? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
4. 4.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Mum: “Buy one packet of milk and six eggs.” You: “One milk packet and six eggs, right?” (a) a wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hoping for the best (b) guessing what they meant (c) staying quiet when lost (d) checking the due date
6. 6.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) a correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
7. 7.True or false: “nodding without knowing” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.💬 Which phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “Whatever…” (b) “I don’t care…” (c) “So you mean…” (d) “Stop it…”
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing the task down (b) repeating the steps back (c) checking the due date (d) hoping for the best
10. 10.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) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “checking the due date” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking for an example? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
13. 13.🔁 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
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) hoping for the best
15. 15.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking “Do you mean…?”? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
16. 16.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) saying it louder (b) saying it in your words (c) copying word for word (d) changing the topic
17. 17.🔁 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 wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
18. 18.🔁 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
19. 19.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: saying it in your words? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing what they meant (b) doing it your own way (c) staying quiet when lost (d) repeating the steps back
21. 21.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) True (b) False
22. 22.👍 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 bored (d) she is angry
23. 23.🤔 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
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing what they meant (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) staying quiet when lost (d) pretending you got it
25. 25.True or false: “doing it your own way” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “guessing what they meant” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔁 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
28. 28.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: pretending you got it? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
29. 29.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) nodding without knowing (b) hoping for the best (c) repeating the steps back (d) pretending you got it
31. 31.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: hoping for the best? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
32. 32.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) repeating the steps back (b) writing the task down (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) guessing what they meant
33. 33.True or false: “saying it in your words” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pretending you got it (b) writing the task down (c) asking for an example (d) saying it in your words
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) nodding without knowing (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) repeating the steps back (d) checking the due date
36. 36.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) checking the due date (b) staying quiet when lost (c) writing the task down (d) asking for an example
37. 37.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: repeating the steps back? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
38. 38.True or false: “staying quiet when lost” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “writing the task down” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing the task down (b) asking for an example (c) saying it in your words (d) doing it your own way

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