Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 178 · 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: writing the task down? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
2. 2.💬 Which phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “Whatever…” (b) “Stop it…” (c) “So you mean…” (d) “I don’t care…”
3. 3.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) saying it louder (b) copying word for word (c) changing the topic (d) saying it in your words
4. 4.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) nodding without knowing (b) doing it your own way (c) pretending you got it (d) saying it in your words
5. 5.🔁 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
6. 6.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) repeating the steps back (b) hoping for the best (c) writing the task down (d) asking for an example
7. 7.👍 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
8. 8.True or false: “asking for an example” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “guessing what they meant” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “nodding without knowing” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔁 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
12. 12.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Coach: “Practice is at 7 AM at the big ground.” You: “7 PM at the small ground?” (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) repeating the steps back (b) doing it your own way (c) guessing what they meant (d) hoping for the best
14. 14.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) True (b) False
15. 15.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) doing it your own way (b) guessing what they meant (c) nodding without knowing (d) asking for an example
16. 16.True or false: “hoping for the best” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) nodding without knowing (b) pretending you got it (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) doing it your own way
18. 18.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: hoping for the best? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
19. 19.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) doing it your own way (b) writing the task down (c) guessing what they meant (d) staying quiet when lost
21. 21.True or false: “checking the due date” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing what they meant (b) asking for an example (c) repeating the steps back (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
24. 24.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: nodding without knowing? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
25. 25.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) True (b) False
26. 26.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) checking the due date (b) repeating the steps back (c) asking for an example (d) nodding without knowing
27. 27.True or false: “nodding without knowing” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “guessing what they meant” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) doing it your own way (b) repeating the steps back (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) writing the task down
30. 30.📝 Ma’am gives four steps quickly and you miss step 3. What should you do? (a) guess step 3 (b) skip step 3 (c) ask her to repeat it (d) copy a friend
31. 31.🤔 Why paraphrase what someone told you? (a) to check you understood (b) to waste time (c) to make fun of them (d) to end the talk
32. 32.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking for an example? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the due date (b) repeating the steps back (c) saying it in your words (d) nodding without knowing
34. 34.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: checking the due date? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
35. 35.True or false: “doing it your own way” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “writing the task down” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔁 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 correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pretending you got it (b) writing the task down (c) repeating the steps back (d) saying it in your words
39. 39.True or false: “saying it in your words” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
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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