Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 518 · 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 phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “Whatever…” (b) “Stop it…” (c) “So you mean…” (d) “I don’t care…”
2. 2.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) guessing what they meant (b) writing the task down (c) doing it your own way (d) hoping for the best
3. 3.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
4. 4.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) nodding without knowing (c) guessing what they meant (d) pretending you got it
5. 5.👍 Your friend says “Yes, exactly!” after your paraphrase. What does that tell you? (a) she is bored (b) you got it wrong (c) she is angry (d) you understood her
6. 6.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) checking the due date (b) writing the task down (c) repeating the steps back (d) hoping for the best
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) nodding without knowing (b) staying quiet when lost (c) writing the task down (d) guessing what they meant
8. 8.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking for an example? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
9. 9.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
10. 10.True or false: “writing the task down” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) doing it your own way (b) hoping for the best (c) nodding without knowing (d) repeating the steps back
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) nodding without knowing (b) checking the due date (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) repeating the steps back
13. 13.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) guessing what they meant (c) hoping for the best (d) saying it in your words
14. 14.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) checking the due date (b) writing the task down (c) doing it your own way (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
15. 15.🔁 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
16. 16.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) writing the task down (b) checking the due date (c) pretending you got it (d) repeating the steps back
17. 17.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) checking the due date (b) doing it your own way (c) staying quiet when lost (d) hoping for the best
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing what they meant (b) nodding without knowing (c) doing it your own way (d) saying it in your words
19. 19.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Mum: “Buy one packet of milk and six eggs.” You: “Six milk packets, right?” (a) a correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
20. 20.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) changing the topic (b) saying it in your words (c) saying it louder (d) copying word for word
21. 21.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) False (b) True
22. 22.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Ma’am: “Bring your art file on Monday.” You: “So, art file on Tuesday?” (a) a correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
23. 23.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: staying quiet when lost? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
24. 24.True or false: “nodding without knowing” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.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
26. 26.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) repeating the steps back (b) nodding without knowing (c) doing it your own way (d) pretending you got it
27. 27.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: guessing what they meant? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
28. 28.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) hoping for the best (b) asking for an example (c) guessing what they meant (d) doing it your own way
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pretending you got it (b) checking the due date (c) asking for an example (d) writing the task down
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying it in your words (b) repeating the steps back (c) writing the task down (d) staying quiet when lost
31. 31.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: saying it in your words? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
32. 32.🔁 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
33. 33.📝 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) skip step 3 (d) copy a friend
34. 34.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: nodding without knowing? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
35. 35.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: repeating the steps back? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
36. 36.🔁 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
37. 37.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) a correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
38. 38.True or false: “asking for an example” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: doing it your own way? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
40. 40.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking “Do you mean…?”? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding

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