Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 362 · 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 of these skips checking? (a) writing the task down (b) guessing what they meant (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) saying it in your words
2. 2.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) nodding without knowing (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) checking the due date (d) asking for an example
3. 3.💬 Which phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “I don’t care…” (b) “Stop it…” (c) “Whatever…” (d) “So you mean…”
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for an example (b) hoping for the best (c) staying quiet when lost (d) doing it your own way
5. 5.True or false: “writing the task down” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.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) False (b) True
7. 7.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: doing it your own way? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
8. 8.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking for an example? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
9. 9.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking “Do you mean…?”? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying it in your words (b) pretending you got it (c) repeating the steps back (d) writing the task down
11. 11.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
12. 12.🔁 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
13. 13.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) asking for an example (b) checking the due date (c) doing it your own way (d) writing the task down
14. 14.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) asking for an example (c) guessing what they meant (d) doing it your own way
15. 15.True or false: “guessing what they meant” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) saying it in your words (c) asking for an example (d) hoping for the best
17. 17.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: pretending you got it? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
18. 18.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) saying it in your words (c) repeating the steps back (d) pretending you got it
19. 19.True or false: “asking “Do you mean…?”” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) hoping for the best (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) checking the due date (d) repeating the steps back
21. 21.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: saying it in your words? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
22. 22.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) False (b) True
23. 23.🔁 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
24. 24.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) nodding without knowing (b) writing the task down (c) doing it your own way (d) pretending you got it
25. 25.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
26. 26.True or false: “writing the task down” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing the task down (b) repeating the steps back (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) nodding without knowing
28. 28.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) hoping for the best (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) doing it your own way (d) guessing what they meant
29. 29.True or false: “staying quiet when lost” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “staying quiet when lost” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🤔 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
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for an example (b) guessing what they meant (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) writing the task down
33. 33.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
34. 34.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
35. 35.👍 Your friend says “Yes, exactly!” after your paraphrase. What does that tell you? (a) she is bored (b) you got it wrong (c) you understood her (d) she is angry
36. 36.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) a wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
37. 37.🔁 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
38. 38.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
39. 39.🔁 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
40. 40.True or false: “checking the due date” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False

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