Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 469 · 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.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: guessing what they meant? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
2. 2.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
3. 3.🤔 Why paraphrase what someone told you? (a) to make fun of them (b) to end the talk (c) to waste time (d) to check you understood
4. 4.True or false: “repeating the steps back” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) pretending you got it (b) staying quiet when lost (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) doing it your own way
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) nodding without knowing (b) guessing what they meant (c) repeating the steps back (d) staying quiet when lost
7. 7.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
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.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Coach: “Practice is at 7 AM at the big ground.” You: “7 PM at the small ground?” (a) a correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
10. 10.True or false: “writing the task down” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) a wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
12. 12.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Friend: “I’m upset because you didn’t call me back.” You: “So you’re fine, then?” (a) a correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
13. 13.True or false: “nodding without knowing” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) asking for an example (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) hoping for the best (d) saying it in your words
15. 15.True or false: “asking for an example” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔁 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 correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
17. 17.📝 Ma’am gives four steps quickly and you miss step 3. What should you do? (a) guess step 3 (b) copy a friend (c) skip step 3 (d) ask her to repeat it
18. 18.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: pretending you got it? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
19. 19.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) nodding without knowing (b) repeating the steps back (c) hoping for the best (d) doing it your own way
20. 20.True or false: “asking for an example” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔁 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
22. 22.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) saying it in your words (b) saying it louder (c) changing the topic (d) copying word for word
23. 23.True or false: “hoping for the best” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: checking the due date? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
25. 25.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: saying it in your words? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
26. 26.💬 Which phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “Whatever…” (b) “Stop it…” (c) “I don’t care…” (d) “So you mean…”
27. 27.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
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) writing the task down (c) nodding without knowing (d) asking for an example
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) guessing what they meant (c) pretending you got it (d) hoping for the best
30. 30.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: repeating the steps back? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
31. 31.🔁 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 wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) doing it your own way (b) nodding without knowing (c) guessing what they meant (d) saying it in your words
33. 33.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) checking the due date (b) asking for an example (c) staying quiet when lost (d) saying it in your words
34. 34.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: writing the task down? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
35. 35.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) writing the task down (b) repeating the steps back (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) pretending you got it
36. 36.🔁 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
37. 37.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) checking the due date (b) guessing what they meant (c) nodding without knowing (d) doing it your own way
38. 38.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) hoping for the best (c) nodding without knowing (d) asking for an example
39. 39.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) nodding without knowing (b) writing the task down (c) asking for an example (d) saying it in your words
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) guessing what they meant (c) pretending you got it (d) checking the due date

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