Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 813 · 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: “You felt hurt that I didn’t call back?” (a) a wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the steps back (b) asking for an example (c) writing the task down (d) staying quiet when lost
3. 3.🔁 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
4. 4.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) hoping for the best (b) doing it your own way (c) nodding without knowing (d) asking for an example
5. 5.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Coach: “Practice is at 7 AM at the big ground.” You: “7 PM at the small ground?” (a) a wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
6. 6.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) copying word for word (b) changing the topic (c) saying it louder (d) saying it in your words
7. 7.🔁 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 wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
8. 8.True or false: “asking “Do you mean…?”” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) nodding without knowing (b) checking the due date (c) staying quiet when lost (d) hoping for the best
10. 10.💬 Which phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “Stop it…” (b) “I don’t care…” (c) “So you mean…” (d) “Whatever…”
11. 11.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) nodding without knowing (b) doing it your own way (c) saying it in your words (d) guessing what they meant
12. 12.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) asking for an example (b) saying it in your words (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) staying quiet when lost
13. 13.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking for an example? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
14. 14.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) saying it in your words (b) hoping for the best (c) asking for an example (d) repeating the steps back
15. 15.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) guessing what they meant (b) hoping for the best (c) writing the task down (d) doing it your own way
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) nodding without knowing (b) writing the task down (c) hoping for the best (d) staying quiet when lost
17. 17.🔁 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
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) checking the due date (c) hoping for the best (d) guessing what they meant
19. 19.🔁 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
20. 20.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: repeating the steps back? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
21. 21.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) True (b) False
22. 22.🤔 Why paraphrase what someone told you? (a) to check you understood (b) to make fun of them (c) to end the talk (d) to waste time
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the steps back (b) saying it in your words (c) checking the due date (d) pretending you got it
24. 24.True or false: “nodding without knowing” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “staying quiet when lost” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing what they meant (b) staying quiet when lost (c) repeating the steps back (d) hoping for the best
27. 27.True or false: “asking for an example” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) doing it your own way (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) repeating the steps back (d) asking for an example
29. 29.True or false: “writing the task down” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) asking for an example (c) checking the due date (d) pretending you got it
31. 31.👍 Your friend says “Yes, exactly!” after your paraphrase. What does that tell you? (a) you got it wrong (b) she is angry (c) she is bored (d) you understood her
32. 32.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) nodding without knowing (b) checking the due date (c) asking for an example (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
33. 33.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: saying it in your words? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
34. 34.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) pretending you got it (b) hoping for the best (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) guessing what they meant
35. 35.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
36. 36.True or false: “nodding without knowing” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “doing it your own way” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “hoping for the best” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) hoping for the best (b) staying quiet when lost (c) pretending you got it (d) repeating the steps back
40. 40.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: nodding without knowing? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking

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