Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 830 · 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.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) changing the topic (b) saying it in your words (c) copying word for word (d) saying it louder
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the steps back (b) hoping for the best (c) asking for an example (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying it in your words (b) guessing what they meant (c) asking for an example (d) writing the task down
4. 4.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Mum: “Buy one packet of milk and six eggs.” You: “Six milk packets, right?” (a) a wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
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 correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
6. 6.🤔 Why paraphrase what someone told you? (a) to end the talk (b) to waste time (c) to check you understood (d) to make fun of them
7. 7.True or false: “saying it in your words” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔁 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
9. 9.💬 Which phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “So you mean…” (b) “I don’t care…” (c) “Stop it…” (d) “Whatever…”
10. 10.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) saying it in your words (b) checking the due date (c) doing it your own way (d) repeating the steps back
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hoping for the best (b) guessing what they meant (c) pretending you got it (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the due date (b) nodding without knowing (c) asking for an example (d) writing the task down
13. 13.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: guessing what they meant? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
14. 14.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: pretending you got it? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
15. 15.🔁 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
16. 16.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) hoping for the best (b) nodding without knowing (c) staying quiet when lost (d) repeating the steps back
17. 17.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
18. 18.True or false: “asking “Do you mean…?”” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.📝 Ma’am gives four steps quickly and you miss step 3. What should you do? (a) guess step 3 (b) copy a friend (c) skip step 3 (d) ask her to repeat it
20. 20.True or false: “checking the due date” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the steps back (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) pretending you got it (d) checking the due date
22. 22.👍 Your friend says “Yes, exactly!” after your paraphrase. What does that tell you? (a) you got it wrong (b) you understood her (c) she is angry (d) she is bored
23. 23.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) writing the task down (b) doing it your own way (c) hoping for the best (d) pretending you got it
24. 24.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
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the due date (b) asking for an example (c) saying it in your words (d) doing it your own way
26. 26.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) pretending you got it (b) staying quiet when lost (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) guessing what they meant
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 correct paraphrase. Coach: “Practice is at 7 AM at the big ground.” You: “7 PM at the small ground?” (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: checking the due date? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
30. 30.True or false: “asking “Do you mean…?”” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔁 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
32. 32.🔁 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
33. 33.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) guessing what they meant (c) repeating the steps back (d) asking for an example
34. 34.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Mum: “Buy one packet of milk and six eggs.” You: “Six milk packets, right?” (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) nodding without knowing (c) writing the task down (d) saying it in your words
36. 36.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
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) nodding without knowing (c) checking the due date (d) doing it your own way
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the steps back (b) nodding without knowing (c) hoping for the best (d) staying quiet when lost
39. 39.True or false: “guessing what they meant” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying it in your words (b) doing it your own way (c) guessing what they meant (d) staying quiet when lost

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