Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 729 · 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: “saying it in your words” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) repeating the steps back (b) staying quiet when lost (c) saying it in your words (d) asking for an example
3. 3.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
4. 4.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) guessing what they meant (b) doing it your own way (c) pretending you got it (d) repeating the steps back
5. 5.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: staying quiet when lost? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
6. 6.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) doing it your own way (c) asking for an example (d) guessing what they meant
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) nodding without knowing (b) hoping for the best (c) asking for an example (d) doing it your own way
8. 8.💬 Which phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “Stop it…” (b) “Whatever…” (c) “I don’t care…” (d) “So you mean…”
9. 9.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) nodding without knowing (b) hoping for the best (c) guessing what they meant (d) writing the task down
10. 10.👍 Your friend says “Yes, exactly!” after your paraphrase. What does that tell you? (a) you got it wrong (b) she is bored (c) she is angry (d) you understood her
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the due date (b) writing the task down (c) guessing what they meant (d) saying it in your words
12. 12.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: doing it your own way? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
13. 13.True or false: “doing it your own way” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) a wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
15. 15.🔁 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
16. 16.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) saying it louder (b) saying it in your words (c) changing the topic (d) copying word for word
17. 17.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: writing the task down? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
18. 18.True or false: “staying quiet when lost” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “checking the due date” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hoping for the best (b) doing it your own way (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) pretending you got it
21. 21.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) True (b) False
22. 22.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
23. 23.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “guessing what they meant” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) saying it in your words (b) nodding without knowing (c) asking for an example (d) writing the task down
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pretending you got it (b) nodding without knowing (c) doing it your own way (d) writing the task down
27. 27.🔁 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
28. 28.True or false: “hoping for the best” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “asking for an example” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) saying it in your words (b) doing it your own way (c) pretending you got it (d) guessing what they meant
31. 31.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: guessing what they meant? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
32. 32.True or false: “staying quiet when lost” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔁 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
34. 34.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: hoping for the best? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
35. 35.🔁 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
36. 36.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) checking the due date (c) repeating the steps back (d) hoping for the best
37. 37.True or false: “repeating the steps back” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “pretending you got it” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) doing it your own way (c) guessing what they meant (d) checking the due date
40. 40.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: saying it in your words? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding

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