Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 250 · 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.True or false: “saying it in your words” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.📝 Ma’am gives four steps quickly and you miss step 3. What should you do? (a) copy a friend (b) skip step 3 (c) guess step 3 (d) ask her to repeat it
3. 3.🤔 Why paraphrase what someone told you? (a) to waste time (b) to end the talk (c) to check you understood (d) to make fun of them
4. 4.True or false: “asking for an example” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) repeating the steps back (b) checking the due date (c) saying it in your words (d) guessing what they meant
6. 6.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
7. 7.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) a correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
8. 8.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking “Do you mean…?”? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the due date (b) asking for an example (c) nodding without knowing (d) repeating the steps back
10. 10.🔁 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
11. 11.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) saying it in your words (b) pretending you got it (c) writing the task down (d) repeating the steps back
12. 12.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: checking the due date? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
13. 13.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: saying it in your words? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
14. 14.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) True (b) False
15. 15.👍 Your friend says “Yes, exactly!” after your paraphrase. What does that tell you? (a) she is bored (b) you got it wrong (c) she is angry (d) you understood her
16. 16.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) guessing what they meant (b) staying quiet when lost (c) pretending you got it (d) saying it in your words
17. 17.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) hoping for the best (b) staying quiet when lost (c) repeating the steps back (d) guessing what they meant
18. 18.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
19. 19.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: doing it your own way? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
20. 20.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: guessing what they meant? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) repeating the steps back (c) hoping for the best (d) checking the due date
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) doing it your own way (b) writing the task down (c) saying it in your words (d) checking the due date
23. 23.True or false: “asking for an example” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.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
25. 25.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: nodding without knowing? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
26. 26.🔁 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
27. 27.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
28. 28.🔁 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
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hoping for the best (b) doing it your own way (c) nodding without knowing (d) asking for an example
30. 30.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) guessing what they meant (b) nodding without knowing (c) hoping for the best (d) writing the task down
32. 32.True or false: “nodding without knowing” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Mum: “Buy one packet of milk and six eggs.” You: “Six milk packets, right?” (a) a wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
34. 34.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: pretending you got it? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
35. 35.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) nodding without knowing (b) staying quiet when lost (c) pretending you got it (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
36. 36.🔁 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
37. 37.True or false: “staying quiet when lost” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.💬 Which phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “So you mean…” (b) “Stop it…” (c) “Whatever…” (d) “I don’t care…”
39. 39.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) asking for an example (b) nodding without knowing (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) saying it in your words
40. 40.True or false: “nodding without knowing” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True

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