Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 270 · 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: this is a wrong 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
2. 2.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Coach: “Practice is at 7 AM at the big ground.” You: “7 AM, big ground — got it.” (a) a correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
3. 3.🤔 Why paraphrase what someone told you? (a) to end the talk (b) to waste time (c) to check you understood (d) to make fun of them
4. 4.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) checking the due date (b) saying it in your words (c) staying quiet when lost (d) asking for an example
5. 5.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: hoping for the best? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
6. 6.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) nodding without knowing (c) pretending you got it (d) checking the due date
7. 7.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: nodding without knowing? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
8. 8.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: checking the due date? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
9. 9.True or false: “guessing what they meant” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: saying it in your words? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
11. 11.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) repeating the steps back (b) doing it your own way (c) guessing what they meant (d) nodding without knowing
12. 12.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) guessing what they meant (b) hoping for the best (c) doing it your own way (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
13. 13.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Mum: “Buy one packet of milk and six eggs.” You: “One milk packet and six eggs, right?” (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) a wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
15. 15.True or false: “asking for an example” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) saying it in your words (b) saying it louder (c) copying word for word (d) changing the topic
17. 17.True or false: “nodding without knowing” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.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) True (b) False
19. 19.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) saying it in your words (b) repeating the steps back (c) checking the due date (d) doing it your own way
20. 20.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15 and answer Q1 and Q2.” You: “Pages 10 to 15, then Q1 and Q2?” (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) saying it in your words (b) pretending you got it (c) nodding without knowing (d) guessing what they meant
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) asking for an example (c) checking the due date (d) staying quiet when lost
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the steps back (b) saying it in your words (c) pretending you got it (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
24. 24.🔁 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
25. 25.👍 Your friend says “Yes, exactly!” after your paraphrase. What does that tell you? (a) she is angry (b) you understood her (c) she is bored (d) you got it wrong
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) doing it your own way (c) asking for an example (d) nodding without knowing
27. 27.🔁 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
28. 28.True or false: “repeating the steps back” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) saying it in your words (b) nodding without knowing (c) repeating the steps back (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
30. 30.True or false: “staying quiet when lost” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: pretending you got it? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
32. 32.💬 Which phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “I don’t care…” (b) “So you mean…” (c) “Whatever…” (d) “Stop it…”
33. 33.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) pretending you got it (c) writing the task down (d) asking for an example
34. 34.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) guessing what they meant (b) asking for an example (c) doing it your own way (d) pretending you got it
35. 35.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
36. 36.True or false: “pretending you got it” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “doing it your own way” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔁 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
39. 39.True or false: “guessing what they meant” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “asking for an example” skips checking. (a) False (b) True

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