Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 45 · 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 checks understanding? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) doing it your own way (c) pretending you got it (d) hoping for the best
2. 2.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) asking for an example (b) pretending you got it (c) checking the due date (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
3. 3.🔁 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
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pretending you got it (b) staying quiet when lost (c) guessing what they meant (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
5. 5.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) writing the task down (c) repeating the steps back (d) checking the due date
6. 6.📝 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
7. 7.True or false: “doing it your own way” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “staying quiet when lost” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hoping for the best (b) writing the task down (c) asking for an example (d) repeating the steps back
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying it in your words (b) writing the task down (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) staying quiet when lost
11. 11.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
12. 12.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) False (b) True
13. 13.🔁 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
14. 14.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) doing it your own way (b) staying quiet when lost (c) checking the due date (d) hoping for the best
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) nodding without knowing (b) hoping for the best (c) pretending you got it (d) writing the task down
16. 16.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) hoping for the best (b) checking the due date (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) repeating the steps back
17. 17.🤔 Why paraphrase what someone told you? (a) to end the talk (b) to waste time (c) to check you understood (d) to make fun of them
18. 18.👍 Your friend says “Yes, exactly!” after your paraphrase. What does that tell you? (a) she is bored (b) you understood her (c) she is angry (d) you got it wrong
19. 19.True or false: “checking the due date” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔁 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
21. 21.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) hoping for the best (b) saying it in your words (c) nodding without knowing (d) guessing what they meant
22. 22.True or false: “hoping for the best” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “writing the task down” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Mum: “Buy one packet of milk and six eggs.” You: “One milk packet and six eggs, right?” (a) a wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
25. 25.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: doing it your own way? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
26. 26.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: repeating the steps back? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
27. 27.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: saying it in your words? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying it in your words (b) writing the task down (c) checking the due date (d) doing it your own way
29. 29.💬 Which phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “Stop it…” (b) “So you mean…” (c) “Whatever…” (d) “I don’t care…”
30. 30.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
31. 31.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) True (b) False
32. 32.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: guessing what they meant? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the steps back (b) nodding without knowing (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) checking the due date
34. 34.True or false: “nodding without knowing” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔁 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
36. 36.True or false: “asking for an example” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) nodding without knowing (b) pretending you got it (c) doing it your own way (d) asking for an example
38. 38.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Mum: “Buy one packet of milk and six eggs.” You: “Six milk packets, right?” (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) guessing what they meant (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) asking for an example (d) saying it in your words
40. 40.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

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