Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 320 · 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: “writing the task down” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) saying it in your words (b) doing it your own way (c) writing the task down (d) checking the due date
3. 3.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) writing the task down (b) saying it in your words (c) checking the due date (d) pretending you got it
4. 4.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) saying it in your words (b) nodding without knowing (c) staying quiet when lost (d) guessing what they meant
5. 5.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
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.True or false: “asking for an example” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Friend: “I’m upset because you didn’t call me back.” You: “So you’re fine, then?” (a) a correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
9. 9.👍 Your friend says “Yes, exactly!” after your paraphrase. What does that tell you? (a) you understood her (b) you got it wrong (c) she is bored (d) she is angry
10. 10.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: repeating the steps back? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
11. 11.True or false: “nodding without knowing” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔁 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
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing what they meant (b) staying quiet when lost (c) nodding without knowing (d) saying it in your words
14. 14.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) doing it your own way (b) nodding without knowing (c) pretending you got it (d) asking for an example
15. 15.True or false: “staying quiet when lost” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: pretending you got it? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
17. 17.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking “Do you mean…?”? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
18. 18.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: staying quiet when lost? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
19. 19.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
20. 20.🔁 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
21. 21.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking for an example? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
22. 22.True or false: “repeating the steps back” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the steps back (b) checking the due date (c) saying it in your words (d) hoping for the best
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.True or false: “asking for an example” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) repeating the steps back (c) checking the due date (d) writing the task down
27. 27.🤔 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
28. 28.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) pretending you got it (b) nodding without knowing (c) writing the task down (d) guessing what they meant
29. 29.True or false: “staying quiet when lost” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) guessing what they meant (b) staying quiet when lost (c) nodding without knowing (d) checking the due date
31. 31.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
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hoping for the best (b) guessing what they meant (c) checking the due date (d) nodding without knowing
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing what they meant (b) staying quiet when lost (c) doing it your own way (d) asking for an example
34. 34.💬 Which phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “So you mean…” (b) “I don’t care…” (c) “Stop it…” (d) “Whatever…”
35. 35.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
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing the task down (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) pretending you got it (d) checking the due date
37. 37.True or false: “checking the due date” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: checking the due date? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
39. 39.🔁 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
40. 40.True or false: “checking the due date” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False

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