Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 731 · 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.🔁 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
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) pretending you got it (c) doing it your own way (d) staying quiet when lost
3. 3.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) hoping for the best (b) nodding without knowing (c) pretending you got it (d) checking the due date
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying it in your words (b) writing the task down (c) asking for an example (d) hoping for the best
5. 5.👍 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
6. 6.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: pretending you got it? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
7. 7.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: guessing what they meant? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
8. 8.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) checking the due date (b) repeating the steps back (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) nodding without knowing
9. 9.🔁 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
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) doing it your own way (b) staying quiet when lost (c) repeating the steps back (d) nodding without knowing
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing what they meant (b) repeating the steps back (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) asking for an example
12. 12.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
13. 13.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Mum: “Buy one packet of milk and six eggs.” You: “One milk packet and six eggs, right?” (a) True (b) False
14. 14.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
15. 15.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
16. 16.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
17. 17.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) repeating the steps back (b) saying it in your words (c) hoping for the best (d) writing the task down
18. 18.💬 Which phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “Stop it…” (b) “Whatever…” (c) “I don’t care…” (d) “So you mean…”
19. 19.True or false: “doing it your own way” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking “Do you mean…?”? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
21. 21.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) doing it your own way (b) staying quiet when lost (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) hoping for the best
22. 22.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: saying it in your words? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) nodding without knowing (b) staying quiet when lost (c) doing it your own way (d) asking for an example
24. 24.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) saying it in your words (b) saying it louder (c) copying word for word (d) changing the topic
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the steps back (b) checking the due date (c) pretending you got it (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
26. 26.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) repeating the steps back (b) guessing what they meant (c) writing the task down (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
27. 27.🤔 Why paraphrase what someone told you? (a) to make fun of them (b) to check you understood (c) to end the talk (d) to waste time
28. 28.True or false: “pretending you got it” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing the task down (b) checking the due date (c) repeating the steps back (d) nodding without knowing
30. 30.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: writing the task down? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
31. 31.True or false: “saying it in your words” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.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
33. 33.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking for an example? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
35. 35.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Ma’am: “Bring your art file on Monday.” You: “So, art file on Tuesday?” (a) a correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
36. 36.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) False (b) True
37. 37.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) saying it in your words (b) writing the task down (c) asking for an example (d) pretending you got it
38. 38.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) checking the due date (c) saying it in your words (d) staying quiet when lost
39. 39.True or false: “hoping for the best” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) pretending you got it (b) repeating the steps back (c) hoping for the best (d) guessing what they meant

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