Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 82 · 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: “hoping for the best” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔁 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
3. 3.🔁 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
4. 4.📝 Ma’am gives four steps quickly and you miss step 3. What should you do? (a) copy a friend (b) skip step 3 (c) ask her to repeat it (d) guess step 3
5. 5.True or false: “writing the task down” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “checking the due date” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) guessing what they meant (c) checking the due date (d) doing it your own way
8. 8.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) copying word for word (b) saying it louder (c) changing the topic (d) saying it in your words
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing what they meant (b) hoping for the best (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) nodding without knowing
10. 10.True or false: “pretending you got it” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: repeating the steps back? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
12. 12.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) writing the task down (b) asking for an example (c) guessing what they meant (d) saying it in your words
13. 13.💬 Which phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “Whatever…” (b) “So you mean…” (c) “Stop it…” (d) “I don’t care…”
14. 14.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) asking for an example (b) guessing what they meant (c) pretending you got it (d) nodding without knowing
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the due date (b) nodding without knowing (c) hoping for the best (d) staying quiet when lost
16. 16.True or false: this is a wrong 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
17. 17.🔁 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
18. 18.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
19. 19.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: pretending you got it? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
20. 20.True or false: “asking “Do you mean…?”” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.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) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “repeating the steps back” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the steps back (b) nodding without knowing (c) guessing what they meant (d) pretending you got it
24. 24.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) saying it in your words (b) asking for an example (c) pretending you got it (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
25. 25.True or false: “saying it in your words” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) guessing what they meant (c) nodding without knowing (d) saying it in your words
27. 27.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) False (b) True
28. 28.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
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for an example (b) repeating the steps back (c) pretending you got it (d) writing the task down
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) nodding without knowing (b) repeating the steps back (c) checking the due date (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
31. 31.True or false: “asking for an example” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “staying quiet when lost” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔁 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
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for an example (b) checking the due date (c) writing the task down (d) staying quiet when lost
35. 35.True or false: “doing it your own way” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking “Do you mean…?”? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
37. 37.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) False (b) True
38. 38.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
39. 39.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) repeating the steps back (b) nodding without knowing (c) checking the due date (d) writing the task down
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) writing the task down (c) guessing what they meant (d) saying it in your words

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