Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 415 · 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: “asking for an example” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.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
3. 3.🤔 Why paraphrase what someone told you? (a) to make fun of them (b) to waste time (c) to check you understood (d) to end the talk
4. 4.👍 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
5. 5.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: pretending you got it? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
6. 6.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: guessing what they meant? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
7. 7.🔁 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
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) pretending you got it (c) hoping for the best (d) nodding without knowing
9. 9.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) checking the due date (b) staying quiet when lost (c) repeating the steps back (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
10. 10.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: checking the due date? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
11. 11.💬 Which phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “I don’t care…” (b) “So you mean…” (c) “Whatever…” (d) “Stop it…”
12. 12.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) checking the due date (b) doing it your own way (c) hoping for the best (d) guessing what they meant
13. 13.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) guessing what they meant (b) hoping for the best (c) repeating the steps back (d) doing it your own way
14. 14.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
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) pretending you got it (c) doing it your own way (d) asking for an example
16. 16.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) changing the topic (b) copying word for word (c) saying it louder (d) saying it in your words
17. 17.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) nodding without knowing (b) staying quiet when lost (c) pretending you got it (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
18. 18.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: saying it in your words? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
19. 19.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) hoping for the best (b) guessing what they meant (c) asking for an example (d) nodding without knowing
20. 20.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking “Do you mean…?”? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing what they meant (b) checking the due date (c) repeating the steps back (d) asking for an example
22. 22.🔁 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
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) doing it your own way (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) asking for an example (d) writing the task down
24. 24.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: doing it your own way? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
25. 25.🔁 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
26. 26.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: nodding without knowing? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
27. 27.True or false: “staying quiet when lost” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) checking the due date (b) asking for an example (c) saying it in your words (d) guessing what they meant
29. 29.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) nodding without knowing (b) repeating the steps back (c) writing the task down (d) asking for an example
30. 30.🔁 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
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the steps back (b) staying quiet when lost (c) asking for an example (d) writing the task down
32. 32.🔁 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
33. 33.True or false: “nodding without knowing” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “staying quiet when lost” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “repeating the steps back” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Mum: “Buy one packet of milk and six eggs.” You: “Six milk packets, right?” (a) False (b) True
37. 37.📝 Ma’am gives four steps quickly and you miss step 3. What should you do? (a) ask her to repeat it (b) skip step 3 (c) guess step 3 (d) copy a friend
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the due date (b) asking for an example (c) pretending you got it (d) repeating the steps back
39. 39.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
40. 40.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: staying quiet when lost? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking

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