Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 368 · 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) repeating the steps back (b) checking the due date (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) pretending you got it
2. 2.📝 Ma’am gives four steps quickly and you miss step 3. What should you do? (a) guess step 3 (b) ask her to repeat it (c) copy a friend (d) skip step 3
3. 3.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Mum: “Buy one packet of milk and six eggs.” You: “Six milk packets, right?” (a) a correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) hoping for the best (c) guessing what they meant (d) pretending you got it
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pretending you got it (b) repeating the steps back (c) doing it your own way (d) nodding without knowing
6. 6.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
7. 7.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) saying it louder (b) copying word for word (c) changing the topic (d) saying it in your words
8. 8.👍 Your friend says “Yes, exactly!” after your paraphrase. What does that tell you? (a) she is bored (b) she is angry (c) you understood her (d) you got it wrong
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the steps back (b) checking the due date (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) guessing what they meant
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) asking for an example (c) checking the due date (d) nodding without knowing
11. 11.🔁 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
12. 12.True or false: “asking “Do you mean…?”” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.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
14. 14.True or false: “guessing what they meant” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) repeating the steps back (b) asking for an example (c) checking the due date (d) nodding without knowing
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) checking the due date (c) hoping for the best (d) asking for an example
17. 17.🔁 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
18. 18.💬 Which phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “So you mean…” (b) “I don’t care…” (c) “Whatever…” (d) “Stop it…”
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing the task down (b) pretending you got it (c) asking for an example (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
20. 20.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: doing it your own way? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
21. 21.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: checking the due date? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
22. 22.True or false: this is a wrong 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
23. 23.🤔 Why paraphrase what someone told you? (a) to check you understood (b) to make fun of them (c) to waste time (d) to end the talk
24. 24.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: hoping for the best? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
25. 25.True or false: “checking the due date” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hoping for the best (b) guessing what they meant (c) checking the due date (d) doing it your own way
27. 27.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: saying it in your words? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
28. 28.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) False (b) True
29. 29.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: repeating the steps back? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
30. 30.True or false: “hoping for the best” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15 and answer Q1 and Q2.” You: “Pages 10 to 15, then Q1 and Q2?” (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “writing the task down” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “writing the task down” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “guessing what they meant” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔁 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
36. 36.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) checking the due date (b) saying it in your words (c) asking for an example (d) guessing what they meant
37. 37.🔁 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 correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
38. 38.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: guessing what they meant? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
39. 39.True or false: “saying it in your words” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) True (b) False

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