Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 418 · 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.👍 Your friend says “Yes, exactly!” after your paraphrase. What does that tell you? (a) you understood her (b) she is angry (c) she is bored (d) you got it wrong
2. 2.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) asking for an example (b) repeating the steps back (c) doing it your own way (d) saying it in your words
3. 3.💬 Which phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “Stop it…” (b) “I don’t care…” (c) “So you mean…” (d) “Whatever…”
4. 4.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: repeating the steps back? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
5. 5.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) writing the task down (c) asking for an example (d) guessing what they meant
6. 6.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) doing it your own way (b) pretending you got it (c) staying quiet when lost (d) repeating the steps back
7. 7.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking “Do you mean…?”? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pretending you got it (b) hoping for the best (c) doing it your own way (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
9. 9.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) asking for an example (b) staying quiet when lost (c) nodding without knowing (d) hoping for the best
10. 10.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: nodding without knowing? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
11. 11.True or false: “nodding without knowing” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: writing the task down? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
13. 13.🔁 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
14. 14.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking for an example? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
15. 15.True or false: “repeating the steps back” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “hoping for the best” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: pretending you got it? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
18. 18.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) True (b) False
19. 19.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
20. 20.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
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) doing it your own way (b) asking for an example (c) checking the due date (d) writing the task down
22. 22.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) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hoping for the best (b) doing it your own way (c) checking the due date (d) staying quiet when lost
24. 24.True or false: “asking for an example” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15 and answer Q1 and Q2.” You: “Pages 10 to 15, then Q1 and Q2?” (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔁 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
27. 27.True or false: “writing the task down” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🤔 Why paraphrase what someone told you? (a) to end the talk (b) to waste time (c) to make fun of them (d) to check you understood
29. 29.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) hoping for the best (b) saying it in your words (c) doing it your own way (d) nodding without knowing
30. 30.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) hoping for the best (b) pretending you got it (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) staying quiet when lost
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.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) doing it your own way (b) checking the due date (c) nodding without knowing (d) pretending you got it
33. 33.True or false: “asking for an example” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) hoping for the best (c) repeating the steps back (d) nodding without knowing
35. 35.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) a wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
36. 36.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) copying word for word (b) saying it louder (c) changing the topic (d) saying it in your words
37. 37.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: guessing what they meant? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
38. 38.True or false: “guessing what they meant” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) guessing what they meant (b) pretending you got it (c) staying quiet when lost (d) writing the task down
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for an example (b) pretending you got it (c) repeating the steps back (d) saying it in your words

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