Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

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

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