Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 780 · 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) “Whatever…” (b) “Stop it…” (c) “So you mean…” (d) “I don’t care…”
2. 2.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) pretending you got it (b) guessing what they meant (c) hoping for the best (d) saying it in your words
3. 3.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Coach: “Practice is at 7 AM at the big ground.” You: “7 PM at the small ground?” (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🤔 Why paraphrase what someone told you? (a) to end the talk (b) to make fun of them (c) to waste time (d) to check you understood
5. 5.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) checking the due date (b) repeating the steps back (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) pretending you got it
6. 6.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: writing the task down? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
7. 7.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: saying it in your words? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
8. 8.True or false: “asking “Do you mean…?”” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “pretending you got it” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) asking for an example (b) repeating the steps back (c) writing the task down (d) guessing what they meant
11. 11.🔍 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
12. 12.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) guessing what they meant (b) doing it your own way (c) hoping for the best (d) writing the task down
13. 13.True or false: “saying it in your words” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.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
15. 15.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔁 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 wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
17. 17.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) hoping for the best (b) asking for an example (c) saying it in your words (d) repeating the steps back
18. 18.🔁 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
19. 19.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
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) doing it your own way (b) guessing what they meant (c) pretending you got it (d) asking for an example
21. 21.🔁 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
22. 22.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: repeating the steps back? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
23. 23.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) nodding without knowing (b) repeating the steps back (c) checking the due date (d) writing the task down
24. 24.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
25. 25.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) a wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
26. 26.🔁 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
27. 27.True or false: “repeating the steps back” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) nodding without knowing (b) repeating the steps back (c) staying quiet when lost (d) doing it your own way
29. 29.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: guessing what they meant? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
30. 30.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) doing it your own way (c) guessing what they meant (d) nodding without knowing
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hoping for the best (b) repeating the steps back (c) nodding without knowing (d) guessing what they meant
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) checking the due date (c) writing the task down (d) guessing what they meant
33. 33.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) checking the due date (b) doing it your own way (c) staying quiet when lost (d) guessing what they meant
34. 34.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: doing it your own way? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) doing it your own way (b) saying it in your words (c) writing the task down (d) checking the due date
36. 36.True or false: this is a correct 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
37. 37.True or false: “nodding without knowing” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “doing it your own way” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.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
40. 40.True or false: “staying quiet when lost” skips checking. (a) False (b) True

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