Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 847 · 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 of these checks understanding? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) doing it your own way (c) asking for an example (d) hoping for the best
2. 2.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Friend: “I’m upset because you didn’t call me back.” You: “So you’re fine, then?” (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “staying quiet when lost” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) saying it in your words (c) repeating the steps back (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
5. 5.👍 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
6. 6.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: checking the due date? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing the task down (b) nodding without knowing (c) staying quiet when lost (d) pretending you got it
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for an example (b) doing it your own way (c) hoping for the best (d) guessing what they meant
9. 9.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
10. 10.True or false: “checking the due date” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.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) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “guessing what they meant” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.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
14. 14.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) repeating the steps back (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) nodding without knowing (d) saying it in your words
15. 15.🤔 Why paraphrase what someone told you? (a) to make fun of them (b) to waste time (c) to check you understood (d) to end the talk
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 correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
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 wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
18. 18.True or false: “repeating the steps back” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: guessing what they meant? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying it in your words (b) hoping for the best (c) checking the due date (d) asking for an example
21. 21.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
22. 22.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
23. 23.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) saying it in your words (b) saying it louder (c) changing the topic (d) copying word for word
24. 24.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: pretending you got it? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
25. 25.True or false: “writing the task down” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) hoping for the best (b) repeating the steps back (c) nodding without knowing (d) doing it your own way
27. 27.True or false: “saying it in your words” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “checking the due date” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for an example (b) nodding without knowing (c) repeating the steps back (d) writing the task down
30. 30.💬 Which phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “Stop it…” (b) “So you mean…” (c) “Whatever…” (d) “I don’t care…”
31. 31.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking “Do you mean…?”? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
32. 32.📝 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
33. 33.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) checking the due date (b) repeating the steps back (c) asking for an example (d) hoping for the best
34. 34.True or false: “asking for an example” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) guessing what they meant (b) nodding without knowing (c) pretending you got it (d) saying it in your words
36. 36.🔁 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 correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
37. 37.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: doing it your own way? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
38. 38.True or false: “writing the task down” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.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) False (b) True
40. 40.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: staying quiet when lost? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking

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