Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 514 · 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.🤔 Why paraphrase what someone told you? (a) to waste time (b) to check you understood (c) to make fun of them (d) to end the talk
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) staying quiet when lost (c) guessing what they meant (d) nodding without knowing
3. 3.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: writing the task down? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) asking for an example (c) guessing what they meant (d) saying it in your words
5. 5.True or false: “staying quiet when lost” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pretending you got it (b) writing the task down (c) doing it your own way (d) guessing what they meant
7. 7.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Coach: “Practice is at 7 AM at the big ground.” You: “7 PM at the small ground?” (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: repeating the steps back? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
9. 9.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) changing the topic (b) saying it louder (c) saying it in your words (d) copying word for word
10. 10.🔁 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
11. 11.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) checking the due date (b) saying it in your words (c) asking for an example (d) doing it your own way
12. 12.True or false: “hoping for the best” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Mum: “Buy one packet of milk and six eggs.” You: “One milk packet and six eggs, right?” (a) a correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
14. 14.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) asking for an example (b) checking the due date (c) hoping for the best (d) writing the task down
15. 15.📝 Ma’am gives four steps quickly and you miss step 3. What should you do? (a) ask her to repeat it (b) guess step 3 (c) copy a friend (d) skip step 3
16. 16.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: staying quiet when lost? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
17. 17.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
18. 18.🔁 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
19. 19.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Ma’am: “Bring your art file and two pencils on Monday.” You: “So, art file and two pencils on Monday?” (a) True (b) False
20. 20.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
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.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
23. 23.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) nodding without knowing (c) saying it in your words (d) guessing what they meant
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hoping for the best (b) asking for an example (c) repeating the steps back (d) saying it in your words
25. 25.👍 Your friend says “Yes, exactly!” after your paraphrase. What does that tell you? (a) she is bored (b) you got it wrong (c) you understood her (d) she is angry
26. 26.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) nodding without knowing (b) repeating the steps back (c) guessing what they meant (d) hoping for the best
27. 27.🔁 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
28. 28.True or false: “repeating the steps back” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) asking for an example (b) nodding without knowing (c) doing it your own way (d) guessing what they meant
30. 30.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking for an example? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
31. 31.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: guessing what they meant? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
32. 32.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
33. 33.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: hoping for the best? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
34. 34.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) repeating the steps back (b) guessing what they meant (c) checking the due date (d) saying it in your words
35. 35.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Friend: “I’m upset because you didn’t call me back.” You: “So you’re fine, then?” (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “asking for an example” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: checking the due date? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the steps back (b) writing the task down (c) saying it in your words (d) staying quiet when lost
39. 39.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: pretending you got it? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
40. 40.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking “Do you mean…?”? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking

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