Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 117 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) checking the due date (b) guessing what they meant (c) asking for an example (d) repeating the steps back
2. 2.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: saying it in your words? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
3. 3.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) doing it your own way (b) pretending you got it (c) hoping for the best (d) checking the due date
4. 4.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) saying it louder (b) copying word for word (c) changing the topic (d) saying it in your words
5. 5.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: repeating the steps back? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
6. 6.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
7. 7.🔁 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 correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pretending you got it (b) checking the due date (c) nodding without knowing (d) staying quiet when lost
9. 9.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: staying quiet when lost? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
10. 10.🔁 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
11. 11.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: doing it your own way? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
12. 12.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Coach: “Practice is at 7 AM at the big ground.” You: “7 AM, big ground — got it.” (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) asking for an example (b) repeating the steps back (c) writing the task down (d) staying quiet when lost
14. 14.🔁 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
15. 15.🔁 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
16. 16.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Coach: “Practice is at 7 AM at the big ground.” You: “7 AM, big ground — got it.” (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) repeating the steps back (b) saying it in your words (c) writing the task down (d) hoping for the best
18. 18.📝 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
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the steps back (b) doing it your own way (c) saying it in your words (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
20. 20.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) pretending you got it (b) asking for an example (c) writing the task down (d) checking the due date
21. 21.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking for an example? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for an example (b) checking the due date (c) hoping for the best (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
23. 23.🔁 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
24. 24.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) nodding without knowing (b) staying quiet when lost (c) asking for an example (d) doing it your own way
25. 25.👍 Your friend says “Yes, exactly!” after your paraphrase. What does that tell you? (a) she is bored (b) she is angry (c) you understood her (d) you got it wrong
26. 26.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
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing the task down (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) repeating the steps back (d) pretending you got it
28. 28.True or false: “repeating the steps back” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) writing the task down (b) nodding without knowing (c) staying quiet when lost (d) hoping for the best
30. 30.True or false: “hoping for the best” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: hoping for the best? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hoping for the best (b) staying quiet when lost (c) repeating the steps back (d) guessing what they meant
33. 33.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
34. 34.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) repeating the steps back (b) nodding without knowing (c) staying quiet when lost (d) hoping for the best
35. 35.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) doing it your own way (b) nodding without knowing (c) hoping for the best (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) writing the task down (c) repeating the steps back (d) nodding without knowing
37. 37.🤔 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
38. 38.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
39. 39.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) False (b) True
40. 40.💬 Which phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “Whatever…” (b) “Stop it…” (c) “So you mean…” (d) “I don’t care…”

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