Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 690 · 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: “asking “Do you mean…?”” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking for an example? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
3. 3.🤔 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
4. 4.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
5. 5.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) copying word for word (b) changing the topic (c) saying it louder (d) saying it in your words
6. 6.👍 Your friend says “Yes, exactly!” after your paraphrase. What does that tell you? (a) she is angry (b) you got it wrong (c) she is bored (d) you understood her
7. 7.🔁 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
8. 8.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) nodding without knowing (b) hoping for the best (c) staying quiet when lost (d) saying it in your words
10. 10.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: writing the task down? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
11. 11.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) writing the task down (b) repeating the steps back (c) checking the due date (d) pretending you got it
12. 12.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: staying quiet when lost? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
13. 13.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) pretending you got it (b) doing it your own way (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) nodding without knowing
14. 14.🔁 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
15. 15.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) guessing what they meant (b) staying quiet when lost (c) doing it your own way (d) asking for an example
16. 16.True or false: “pretending you got it” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: guessing what they meant? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
18. 18.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) nodding without knowing (b) pretending you got it (c) repeating the steps back (d) staying quiet when lost
19. 19.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
20. 20.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) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) hoping for the best (c) checking the due date (d) nodding without knowing
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for an example (b) checking the due date (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) pretending you got it
23. 23.💬 Which phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “I don’t care…” (b) “Whatever…” (c) “Stop it…” (d) “So you mean…”
24. 24.🔁 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
25. 25.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
26. 26.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) hoping for the best (b) nodding without knowing (c) guessing what they meant (d) writing the task down
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the due date (b) writing the task down (c) saying it in your words (d) doing it your own way
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the due date (b) writing the task down (c) nodding without knowing (d) saying it in your words
29. 29.🔁 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
30. 30.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
31. 31.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Mum: “Buy one packet of milk and six eggs.” You: “Six milk packets, right?” (a) a wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
32. 32.True or false: “guessing what they meant” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “writing the task down” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hoping for the best (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) repeating the steps back (d) writing the task down
35. 35.True or false: “asking for an example” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: pretending you got it? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) asking for an example (c) pretending you got it (d) doing it your own way
38. 38.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Coach: “Practice is at 7 AM at the big ground.” You: “7 AM, big ground — got it.” (a) a correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
39. 39.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: doing it your own way? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
40. 40.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: saying it in your words? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding

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