Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 998 · 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: nodding without knowing? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing the task down (b) pretending you got it (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) checking the due date
3. 3.True or false: “repeating the steps back” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) copying word for word (b) saying it louder (c) changing the topic (d) saying it in your words
5. 5.🔁 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
6. 6.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: saying it in your words? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
7. 7.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Mum: “Buy one packet of milk and six eggs.” You: “Six milk packets, right?” (a) a wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
8. 8.🔁 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
9. 9.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
10. 10.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking for an example? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
11. 11.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) writing the task down (c) guessing what they meant (d) checking the due date
12. 12.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15 and answer Q1 and Q2.” You: “Pages 10 to 15, then Q1 and Q2?” (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) pretending you got it (c) nodding without knowing (d) staying quiet when lost
14. 14.🤔 Why paraphrase what someone told you? (a) to make fun of them (b) to end the talk (c) to waste time (d) to check you understood
15. 15.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) True (b) False
16. 16.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
17. 17.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Ma’am: “Bring your art file on Monday.” You: “So, art file on Tuesday?” (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “nodding without knowing” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Ma’am: “Bring your art file on Monday.” You: “So, art file on Tuesday?” (a) a wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
20. 20.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) a correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
21. 21.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: hoping for the best? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
22. 22.💬 Which phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “So you mean…” (b) “Stop it…” (c) “Whatever…” (d) “I don’t care…”
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the due date (b) asking for an example (c) repeating the steps back (d) nodding without knowing
24. 24.📝 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
25. 25.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) doing it your own way (b) hoping for the best (c) checking the due date (d) guessing what they meant
26. 26.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking “Do you mean…?”? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
27. 27.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) guessing what they meant (b) doing it your own way (c) asking for an example (d) nodding without knowing
28. 28.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) doing it your own way (b) hoping for the best (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) guessing what they meant
29. 29.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: writing the task down? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
30. 30.True or false: “staying quiet when lost” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for an example (b) guessing what they meant (c) checking the due date (d) saying it in your words
32. 32.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) saying it in your words (b) asking for an example (c) pretending you got it (d) writing the task down
34. 34.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: staying quiet when lost? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
35. 35.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) asking for an example (b) checking the due date (c) staying quiet when lost (d) saying it in your words
36. 36.True or false: “doing it your own way” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔁 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
38. 38.🔁 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
39. 39.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) nodding without knowing (b) saying it in your words (c) staying quiet when lost (d) guessing what they meant
40. 40.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

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