Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 365 · 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.🤔 Why paraphrase what someone told you? (a) to check you understood (b) to end the talk (c) to waste time (d) to make fun of them
2. 2.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
3. 3.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Mum: “Buy one packet of milk and six eggs.” You: “Six milk packets, right?” (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) hoping for the best (b) repeating the steps back (c) staying quiet when lost (d) nodding without knowing
5. 5.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking for an example? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
6. 6.True or false: “hoping for the best” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: saying it in your words? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
8. 8.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) checking the due date (c) hoping for the best (d) pretending you got it
9. 9.🔁 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
10. 10.True or false: “repeating the steps back” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Friend: “I’m upset because you didn’t call me back.” You: “So you’re fine, then?” (a) a wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
12. 12.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: nodding without knowing? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing what they meant (b) staying quiet when lost (c) repeating the steps back (d) pretending you got it
14. 14.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) False (b) True
15. 15.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) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “asking “Do you mean…?”” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) writing the task down (b) hoping for the best (c) nodding without knowing (d) guessing what they meant
18. 18.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) writing the task down (c) hoping for the best (d) asking for an example
19. 19.🔁 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
20. 20.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) saying it louder (b) copying word for word (c) changing the topic (d) saying it in your words
21. 21.True or false: “doing it your own way” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) a wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for an example (b) checking the due date (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) guessing what they meant
24. 24.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
25. 25.True or false: “guessing what they meant” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “doing it your own way” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying it in your words (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) writing the task down (d) hoping for the best
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) nodding without knowing (b) doing it your own way (c) saying it in your words (d) hoping for the best
29. 29.👍 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 angry (d) she is bored
30. 30.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) repeating the steps back (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) asking for an example (d) pretending you got it
31. 31.📝 Ma’am gives four steps quickly and you miss step 3. What should you do? (a) skip step 3 (b) guess step 3 (c) ask her to repeat it (d) copy a friend
32. 32.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) guessing what they meant (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) hoping for the best (d) pretending you got it
33. 33.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: staying quiet when lost? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
34. 34.💬 Which phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “Whatever…” (b) “Stop it…” (c) “So you mean…” (d) “I don’t care…”
35. 35.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
36. 36.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) doing it your own way (b) asking for an example (c) checking the due date (d) repeating the steps back
37. 37.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
38. 38.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) hoping for the best (b) guessing what they meant (c) saying it in your words (d) doing it your own way
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying it in your words (b) writing the task down (c) doing it your own way (d) repeating the steps back
40. 40.True or false: “staying quiet when lost” skips checking. (a) False (b) True

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