Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 842 · 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.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: staying quiet when lost? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
2. 2.👍 Your friend says “Yes, exactly!” after your paraphrase. What does that tell you? (a) she is bored (b) you got it wrong (c) she is angry (d) you understood her
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pretending you got it (b) doing it your own way (c) guessing what they meant (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
4. 4.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) hoping for the best (b) asking for an example (c) guessing what they meant (d) nodding without knowing
5. 5.🔁 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
6. 6.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) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “doing it your own way” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking “Do you mean…?”? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
9. 9.True or false: “staying quiet when lost” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔁 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
11. 11.True or false: “checking the due date” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “saying it in your words” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “guessing what they meant” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “pretending you got it” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) doing it your own way (b) nodding without knowing (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) pretending you got it
16. 16.True or false: “pretending you got it” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) asking for an example (c) checking the due date (d) guessing what they meant
18. 18.🔁 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
19. 19.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) nodding without knowing (b) writing the task down (c) checking the due date (d) asking for an example
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) doing it your own way (b) repeating the steps back (c) writing the task down (d) asking for an example
21. 21.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
22. 22.📝 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
23. 23.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) True (b) False
24. 24.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: saying it in your words? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
25. 25.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) writing the task down (b) asking for an example (c) saying it in your words (d) hoping for the best
26. 26.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) changing the topic (b) saying it in your words (c) copying word for word (d) saying it louder
27. 27.🔁 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
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing what they meant (b) staying quiet when lost (c) nodding without knowing (d) repeating the steps back
29. 29.🤔 Why paraphrase what someone told you? (a) to end the talk (b) to make fun of them (c) to check you understood (d) to waste time
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the due date (b) writing the task down (c) nodding without knowing (d) repeating the steps back
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing the task down (b) checking the due date (c) asking for an example (d) staying quiet when lost
32. 32.True or false: “repeating the steps back” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “writing the task down” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “nodding without knowing” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing the task down (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) repeating the steps back (d) pretending you got it
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) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “saying it in your words” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: doing it your own way? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
39. 39.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) a wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase

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