Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 682 · 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) “I don’t care…” (b) “Whatever…” (c) “So you mean…” (d) “Stop it…”
2. 2.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Coach: “Practice is at 7 AM at the big ground.” You: “7 AM, big ground — got it.” (a) a wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
3. 3.True or false: “repeating the steps back” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.👍 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
5. 5.True or false: “pretending you got it” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “doing it your own way” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) asking for an example (b) pretending you got it (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) repeating the steps back
8. 8.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
9. 9.🤔 Why paraphrase what someone told you? (a) to end the talk (b) to check you understood (c) to make fun of them (d) to waste time
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for an example (b) repeating the steps back (c) staying quiet when lost (d) saying it in your words
11. 11.True or false: “guessing what they meant” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) writing the task down (b) pretending you got it (c) staying quiet when lost (d) guessing what they meant
13. 13.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: guessing what they meant? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) nodding without knowing (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) asking for an example (d) writing the task down
15. 15.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) nodding without knowing (b) pretending you got it (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) doing it your own way
16. 16.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Friend: “I’m upset because you didn’t call me back.” You: “So you’re fine, then?” (a) a wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing what they meant (b) nodding without knowing (c) writing the task down (d) pretending you got it
18. 18.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
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying it in your words (b) pretending you got it (c) staying quiet when lost (d) guessing what they meant
20. 20.🔁 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
21. 21.True or false: “saying it in your words” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pretending you got it (b) checking the due date (c) guessing what they meant (d) hoping for the best
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the due date (b) saying it in your words (c) doing it your own way (d) repeating the steps back
24. 24.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) doing it your own way (b) nodding without knowing (c) repeating the steps back (d) pretending you got it
25. 25.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) saying it in your words (c) hoping for the best (d) pretending you got it
26. 26.🔁 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
27. 27.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) hoping for the best (b) staying quiet when lost (c) asking for an example (d) guessing what they meant
28. 28.True or false: “asking for an example” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
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) False (b) True
30. 30.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking for an example? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
31. 31.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Mum: “Buy one packet of milk and six eggs.” You: “Six milk packets, right?” (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “hoping for the best” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “staying quiet when lost” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) a correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
35. 35.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: writing the task down? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
36. 36.📝 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
37. 37.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: doing it your own way? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
38. 38.🔁 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
39. 39.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
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hoping for the best (b) pretending you got it (c) staying quiet when lost (d) repeating the steps back

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