Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 381 · 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.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) saying it in your words (b) copying word for word (c) changing the topic (d) saying it louder
2. 2.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
3. 3.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) guessing what they meant (b) nodding without knowing (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) staying quiet when lost
4. 4.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Mum: “Buy one packet of milk and six eggs.” You: “Six milk packets, right?” (a) a wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
5. 5.True or false: “asking “Do you mean…?”” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking “Do you mean…?”? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
7. 7.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
8. 8.👍 Your friend says “Yes, exactly!” after your paraphrase. What does that tell you? (a) she is bored (b) you understood her (c) you got it wrong (d) she is angry
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying it in your words (b) staying quiet when lost (c) pretending you got it (d) guessing what they meant
10. 10.True or false: “staying quiet when lost” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔁 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
12. 12.💬 Which phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “So you mean…” (b) “I don’t care…” (c) “Stop it…” (d) “Whatever…”
13. 13.🔁 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
14. 14.🔁 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
15. 15.📝 Ma’am gives four steps quickly and you miss step 3. What should you do? (a) skip step 3 (b) ask her to repeat it (c) guess step 3 (d) copy a friend
16. 16.True or false: “repeating the steps back” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) doing it your own way (b) hoping for the best (c) guessing what they meant (d) asking for an example
18. 18.True or false: “staying quiet when lost” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) hoping for the best (b) saying it in your words (c) repeating the steps back (d) checking the due date
20. 20.True or false: “pretending you got it” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: writing the task down? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
22. 22.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: pretending you got it? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
23. 23.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) checking the due date (b) repeating the steps back (c) saying it in your words (d) doing it your own way
24. 24.True or false: “hoping for the best” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: nodding without knowing? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
26. 26.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) doing it your own way (b) guessing what they meant (c) checking the due date (d) hoping for the best
27. 27.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
28. 28.🤔 Why paraphrase what someone told you? (a) to waste time (b) to end the talk (c) to make fun of them (d) to check you understood
29. 29.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Mum: “Buy one packet of milk and six eggs.” You: “Six milk packets, right?” (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the steps back (b) saying it in your words (c) asking for an example (d) doing it your own way
31. 31.True or false: “pretending you got it” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking for an example? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) nodding without knowing (b) staying quiet when lost (c) asking for an example (d) pretending you got it
34. 34.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: hoping for the best? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
35. 35.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: checking the due date? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) nodding without knowing (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) doing it your own way (d) staying quiet when lost
37. 37.🔁 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
38. 38.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) guessing what they meant (b) doing it your own way (c) staying quiet when lost (d) repeating the steps back
39. 39.True or false: “nodding without knowing” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying it in your words (b) asking for an example (c) writing the task down (d) nodding without knowing

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