Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 60 · 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 skips checking? (a) writing the task down (b) saying it in your words (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) hoping for the best
2. 2.👍 Your friend says “Yes, exactly!” after your paraphrase. What does that tell you? (a) she is angry (b) you understood her (c) you got it wrong (d) she is bored
3. 3.🤔 Why paraphrase what someone told you? (a) to make fun of them (b) to check you understood (c) to end the talk (d) to waste time
4. 4.True or false: “writing the task down” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking for an example? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
6. 6.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) guessing what they meant (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) writing the task down (d) checking the due date
7. 7.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) saying it in your words (c) repeating the steps back (d) nodding without knowing
8. 8.True or false: “staying quiet when lost” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔁 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 wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
10. 10.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
11. 11.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: doing it your own way? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
12. 12.🔁 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
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the steps back (b) saying it in your words (c) guessing what they meant (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
14. 14.True or false: “nodding without knowing” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: writing the task down? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
16. 16.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) pretending you got it (c) nodding without knowing (d) asking for an example
17. 17.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) copying word for word (b) saying it louder (c) saying it in your words (d) changing the topic
18. 18.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) hoping for the best (b) saying it in your words (c) pretending you got it (d) staying quiet when lost
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying it in your words (b) hoping for the best (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) checking the due date
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the steps back (b) nodding without knowing (c) guessing what they meant (d) pretending you got it
22. 22.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) False (b) True
23. 23.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: staying quiet when lost? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
24. 24.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) True (b) False
25. 25.💬 Which phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “So you mean…” (b) “Stop it…” (c) “Whatever…” (d) “I don’t care…”
26. 26.📝 Ma’am gives four steps quickly and you miss step 3. What should you do? (a) copy a friend (b) ask her to repeat it (c) skip step 3 (d) guess step 3
27. 27.True or false: “staying quiet when lost” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hoping for the best (b) checking the due date (c) guessing what they meant (d) doing it your own way
29. 29.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) a wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
30. 30.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) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “guessing what they meant” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) repeating the steps back (b) doing it your own way (c) writing the task down (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the due date (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) nodding without knowing (d) repeating the steps back
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) nodding without knowing (b) saying it in your words (c) hoping for the best (d) guessing what they meant
35. 35.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: checking the due date? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
36. 36.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Mum: “Buy one packet of milk and six eggs.” You: “Six milk packets, right?” (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔁 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 wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
38. 38.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: nodding without knowing? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for an example (b) staying quiet when lost (c) checking the due date (d) repeating the steps back
40. 40.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) nodding without knowing (b) checking the due date (c) staying quiet when lost (d) guessing what they meant

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