Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 15 · 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: asking “Do you mean…?”? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
2. 2.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: doing it your own way? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the due date (b) nodding without knowing (c) staying quiet when lost (d) guessing what they meant
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) writing the task down (c) hoping for the best (d) guessing what they meant
5. 5.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: nodding without knowing? (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) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “writing the task down” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: repeating the steps back? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
9. 9.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
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pretending you got it (b) guessing what they meant (c) repeating the steps back (d) staying quiet when lost
11. 11.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) writing the task down (c) asking for an example (d) guessing what they meant
12. 12.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) checking the due date (b) saying it in your words (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) hoping for the best
13. 13.🔁 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
14. 14.True or false: “asking for an example” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: staying quiet when lost? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) saying it in your words (c) guessing what they meant (d) doing it your own way
17. 17.💬 Which phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “Whatever…” (b) “I don’t care…” (c) “So you mean…” (d) “Stop it…”
18. 18.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
19. 19.🔁 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
20. 20.True or false: “pretending you got it” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) nodding without knowing (b) guessing what they meant (c) doing it your own way (d) repeating the steps back
22. 22.🔁 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
23. 23.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: checking the due date? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
24. 24.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) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “repeating the steps back” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “doing it your own way” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: guessing what they meant? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
28. 28.True or false: “guessing what they meant” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.👍 Your friend says “Yes, exactly!” after your paraphrase. What does that tell you? (a) she is angry (b) she is bored (c) you understood her (d) you got it wrong
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) pretending you got it (c) doing it your own way (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
31. 31.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) pretending you got it (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) hoping for the best
32. 32.True or false: “checking the due date” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: this is a correct 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
34. 34.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the due date (b) pretending you got it (c) saying it in your words (d) writing the task down
36. 36.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) pretending you got it (c) repeating the steps back (d) asking for an example
37. 37.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: pretending you got it? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
38. 38.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) hoping for the best (b) saying it in your words (c) staying quiet when lost (d) doing it your own way
39. 39.📝 Ma’am gives four steps quickly and you miss step 3. What should you do? (a) guess step 3 (b) copy a friend (c) skip step 3 (d) ask her to repeat it
40. 40.True or false: “nodding without knowing” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False

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