Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 152 · 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 phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “Stop it…” (b) “I don’t care…” (c) “Whatever…” (d) “So you mean…”
2. 2.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: checking the due date? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
3. 3.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) saying it louder (b) saying it in your words (c) copying word for word (d) changing the topic
4. 4.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) asking for an example (b) guessing what they meant (c) writing the task down (d) repeating the steps back
5. 5.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) asking for an example (b) doing it your own way (c) writing the task down (d) repeating the steps back
6. 6.👍 Your friend says “Yes, exactly!” after your paraphrase. What does that tell you? (a) she is bored (b) you understood her (c) you got it wrong (d) she is angry
7. 7.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
8. 8.True or false: “asking for an example” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔁 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
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) saying it in your words (c) nodding without knowing (d) repeating the steps back
11. 11.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) saying it in your words (c) checking the due date (d) hoping for the best
12. 12.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) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “pretending you got it” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “checking the due date” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔁 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
16. 16.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: hoping for the best? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
18. 18.True or false: “staying quiet when lost” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) pretending you got it (c) doing it your own way (d) nodding without knowing
20. 20.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) pretending you got it (c) writing the task down (d) guessing what they meant
21. 21.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: guessing what they meant? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
22. 22.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Ma’am: “Bring your art file on Monday.” You: “So, art file on Tuesday?” (a) a correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
23. 23.True or false: “hoping for the best” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “nodding without knowing” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) nodding without knowing (b) checking the due date (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) asking for an example
26. 26.📝 Ma’am gives four steps quickly and you miss step 3. What should you do? (a) skip step 3 (b) ask her to repeat it (c) guess step 3 (d) copy a friend
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) doing it your own way (b) repeating the steps back (c) staying quiet when lost (d) nodding without knowing
28. 28.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) False (b) True
29. 29.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) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing what they meant (b) hoping for the best (c) asking for an example (d) nodding without knowing
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the steps back (b) saying it in your words (c) asking for an example (d) doing it your own way
32. 32.True or false: “asking “Do you mean…?”” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “writing the task down” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) checking the due date (c) saying it in your words (d) staying quiet when lost
35. 35.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
36. 36.True or false: “guessing what they meant” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “doing it your own way” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🤔 Why paraphrase what someone told you? (a) to make fun of them (b) to end the talk (c) to check you understood (d) to waste time
39. 39.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: repeating the steps back? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
40. 40.True or false: “asking “Do you mean…?”” skips checking. (a) False (b) True

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