Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 531 · 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.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔁 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
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing the task down (b) staying quiet when lost (c) guessing what they meant (d) pretending you got it
4. 4.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Ma’am: “Bring your art file on Monday.” You: “So, art file on Tuesday?” (a) a wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
5. 5.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: hoping for the best? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
6. 6.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Ma’am: “Bring your art file on Monday.” You: “So, art file on Tuesday?” (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔁 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
8. 8.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) guessing what they meant (b) nodding without knowing (c) staying quiet when lost (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
9. 9.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
10. 10.📝 Ma’am gives four steps quickly and you miss step 3. What should you do? (a) ask her to repeat it (b) copy a friend (c) skip step 3 (d) guess step 3
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) nodding without knowing (b) pretending you got it (c) repeating the steps back (d) staying quiet when lost
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pretending you got it (b) nodding without knowing (c) hoping for the best (d) asking for an example
13. 13.👍 Your friend says “Yes, exactly!” after your paraphrase. What does that tell you? (a) you understood her (b) she is angry (c) you got it wrong (d) she is bored
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing what they meant (b) checking the due date (c) doing it your own way (d) hoping for the best
15. 15.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking “Do you mean…?”? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
16. 16.True or false: “repeating the steps back” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) guessing what they meant (b) pretending you got it (c) nodding without knowing (d) checking the due date
18. 18.🔁 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
19. 19.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: pretending you got it? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
20. 20.🤔 Why paraphrase what someone told you? (a) to waste time (b) to end the talk (c) to make fun of them (d) to check you understood
21. 21.True or false: “pretending you got it” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: staying quiet when lost? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
23. 23.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) a correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the due date (b) staying quiet when lost (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) writing the task down
25. 25.True or false: “staying quiet when lost” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “guessing what they meant” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) doing it your own way (b) hoping for the best (c) nodding without knowing (d) saying it in your words
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) hoping for the best (d) doing it your own way
29. 29.True or false: “saying it in your words” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “pretending you got it” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the steps back (b) checking the due date (c) writing the task down (d) nodding without knowing
32. 32.True or false: “checking the due date” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the steps back (b) writing the task down (c) hoping for the best (d) checking the due date
34. 34.🔁 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
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) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “hoping for the best” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: repeating the steps back? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
38. 38.True or false: “asking for an example” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.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) False (b) True
40. 40.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) asking for an example (b) nodding without knowing (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) repeating the steps back

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