Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 644 · 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.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking “Do you mean…?”? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
2. 2.True or false: “hoping for the best” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Coach: “Practice is at 7 AM at the big ground.” You: “7 PM at the small ground?” (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: nodding without knowing? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
5. 5.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) writing the task down (b) staying quiet when lost (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) saying it in your words
6. 6.🤔 Why paraphrase what someone told you? (a) to make fun of them (b) to waste time (c) to check you understood (d) to end the talk
7. 7.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Coach: “Practice is at 7 AM at the big ground.” You: “7 PM at the small ground?” (a) a correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
8. 8.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) guessing what they meant (b) hoping for the best (c) pretending you got it (d) asking for an example
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hoping for the best (b) writing the task down (c) pretending you got it (d) staying quiet when lost
10. 10.📝 Ma’am gives four steps quickly and you miss step 3. What should you do? (a) skip step 3 (b) ask her to repeat it (c) guess step 3 (d) copy a friend
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: repeating the steps back? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
13. 13.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
14. 14.True or false: “nodding without knowing” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔁 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
16. 16.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) changing the topic (b) copying word for word (c) saying it louder (d) saying it in your words
17. 17.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) writing the task down (b) checking the due date (c) pretending you got it (d) saying it in your words
18. 18.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) writing the task down (b) asking for an example (c) checking the due date (d) guessing what they meant
19. 19.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
20. 20.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: checking the due date? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
21. 21.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) a correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
22. 22.🔁 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
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hoping for the best (b) guessing what they meant (c) asking for an example (d) pretending you got it
24. 24.👍 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
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing what they meant (b) checking the due date (c) nodding without knowing (d) hoping for the best
26. 26.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking for an example? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying it in your words (b) doing it your own way (c) guessing what they meant (d) staying quiet when lost
28. 28.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Ma’am: “Bring your art file on Monday.” You: “So, art file on Tuesday?” (a) False (b) True
29. 29.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) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Ma’am: “Bring your art file on Monday.” You: “So, art file on Tuesday?” (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: this is a wrong 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
32. 32.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
33. 33.True or false: “asking “Do you mean…?”” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) nodding without knowing (b) staying quiet when lost (c) repeating the steps back (d) guessing what they meant
35. 35.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: doing it your own way? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
36. 36.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: saying it in your words? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
37. 37.True or false: “checking the due date” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: this is a correct 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
39. 39.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) nodding without knowing (b) pretending you got it (c) staying quiet when lost (d) checking the due date
40. 40.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

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