Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 619 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) pretending you got it (b) guessing what they meant (c) nodding without knowing (d) checking the due date
2. 2.📝 Ma’am gives four steps quickly and you miss step 3. What should you do? (a) skip step 3 (b) copy a friend (c) guess step 3 (d) ask her to repeat it
3. 3.👍 Your friend says “Yes, exactly!” after your paraphrase. What does that tell you? (a) you got it wrong (b) she is angry (c) you understood her (d) she is bored
4. 4.🤔 Why paraphrase what someone told you? (a) to waste time (b) to make fun of them (c) to check you understood (d) to end the talk
5. 5.🔁 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
6. 6.🔁 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
7. 7.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: writing the task down? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
8. 8.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) saying it in your words (b) repeating the steps back (c) checking the due date (d) pretending you got it
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing what they meant (b) hoping for the best (c) pretending you got it (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
10. 10.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Mum: “Buy one packet of milk and six eggs.” You: “One milk packet and six eggs, right?” (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔁 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
12. 12.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: pretending you got it? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
13. 13.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) nodding without knowing (b) guessing what they meant (c) staying quiet when lost (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
14. 14.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: repeating the steps back? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
15. 15.True or false: “staying quiet when lost” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “saying it in your words” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: saying it in your words? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
18. 18.🔁 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
19. 19.True or false: “checking the due date” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “writing the task down” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) saying it in your words (b) saying it louder (c) changing the topic (d) copying word for word
22. 22.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) guessing what they meant (b) repeating the steps back (c) saying it in your words (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
23. 23.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15 and answer Q1 and Q2.” You: “Pages 10 to 15, then Q1 and Q2?” (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) nodding without knowing (b) guessing what they meant (c) saying it in your words (d) staying quiet when lost
25. 25.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking “Do you mean…?”? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) writing the task down (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) asking for an example
27. 27.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) staying quiet when lost (c) writing the task down (d) repeating the steps back
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing the task down (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) pretending you got it (d) saying it in your words
29. 29.True or false: “asking “Do you mean…?”” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pretending you got it (b) repeating the steps back (c) doing it your own way (d) hoping for the best
31. 31.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: nodding without knowing? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
32. 32.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
33. 33.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) checking the due date (b) repeating the steps back (c) nodding without knowing (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
34. 34.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) hoping for the best (b) saying it in your words (c) writing the task down (d) asking for an example
35. 35.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: staying quiet when lost? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the steps back (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) asking for an example (d) doing it your own way
37. 37.🔁 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
38. 38.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) nodding without knowing (b) staying quiet when lost (c) hoping for the best (d) saying it in your words
39. 39.🔁 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
40. 40.True or false: “doing it your own way” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False

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