Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

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

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