Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 217 · 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: nodding without knowing? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
2. 2.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: guessing what they meant? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) doing it your own way (b) asking for an example (c) checking the due date (d) writing the task down
4. 4.👍 Your friend says “Yes, exactly!” after your paraphrase. What does that tell you? (a) you understood her (b) she is bored (c) she is angry (d) you got it wrong
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) doing it your own way (b) writing the task down (c) staying quiet when lost (d) nodding without knowing
6. 6.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Ma’am: “Bring your art file on Monday.” You: “So, art file on Tuesday?” (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔁 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
8. 8.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
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing what they meant (b) checking the due date (c) staying quiet when lost (d) doing it your own way
10. 10.True or false: “guessing what they meant” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) saying it in your words (c) hoping for the best (d) writing the task down
12. 12.True or false: “saying it in your words” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) writing the task down (b) asking for an example (c) saying it in your words (d) pretending you got it
14. 14.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: staying quiet when lost? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
15. 15.True or false: “doing it your own way” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “asking for an example” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.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
18. 18.True or false: “writing the task down” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) checking the due date (b) writing the task down (c) asking for an example (d) nodding without knowing
20. 20.🔁 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
21. 21.True or false: “nodding without knowing” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Mum: “Buy one packet of milk and six eggs.” You: “Six milk packets, right?” (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: saying it in your words? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
24. 24.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
25. 25.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) doing it your own way (b) saying it in your words (c) guessing what they meant (d) nodding without knowing
26. 26.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) guessing what they meant (b) hoping for the best (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) doing it your own way
27. 27.🔁 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
28. 28.True or false: “checking the due date” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🤔 Why paraphrase what someone told you? (a) to check you understood (b) to end the talk (c) to waste time (d) to make fun of them
30. 30.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
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) asking for an example (c) checking the due date (d) nodding without knowing
32. 32.🔁 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 wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
33. 33.True or false: “writing the task down” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.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
35. 35.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) False (b) True
36. 36.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: writing the task down? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
37. 37.📝 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) copy a friend (d) guess step 3
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying it in your words (b) doing it your own way (c) nodding without knowing (d) pretending you got it
39. 39.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
40. 40.🔁 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

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