Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 888 · 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 skips checking? (a) hoping for the best (b) checking the due date (c) saying it in your words (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
2. 2.🔁 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
3. 3.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
4. 4.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: writing the task down? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
5. 5.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) writing the task down (c) repeating the steps back (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
6. 6.True or false: “saying it in your words” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.💬 Which phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “So you mean…” (b) “Stop it…” (c) “Whatever…” (d) “I don’t care…”
8. 8.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) repeating the steps back (b) asking for an example (c) saying it in your words (d) doing it your own way
9. 9.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) a correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
10. 10.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) checking the due date (b) nodding without knowing (c) saying it in your words (d) writing the task down
11. 11.👍 Your friend says “Yes, exactly!” after your paraphrase. What does that tell you? (a) she is angry (b) you got it wrong (c) you understood her (d) she is bored
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing the task down (b) asking for an example (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) staying quiet when lost
13. 13.🔁 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 wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
14. 14.True or false: “nodding without knowing” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hoping for the best (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) writing the task down (d) saying it in your words
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing what they meant (b) pretending you got it (c) asking for an example (d) doing it your own way
17. 17.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: pretending you got it? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
18. 18.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
19. 19.True or false: “asking for an example” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: nodding without knowing? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
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) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Ma’am: “Bring your art file on Monday.” You: “So, art file on Tuesday?” (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “asking “Do you mean…?”” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) copying word for word (b) changing the topic (c) saying it louder (d) saying it in your words
25. 25.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) writing the task down (b) checking the due date (c) repeating the steps back (d) guessing what they meant
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying it in your words (b) doing it your own way (c) asking for an example (d) repeating the steps back
27. 27.True or false: “staying quiet when lost” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “doing it your own way” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing what they meant (b) pretending you got it (c) checking the due date (d) nodding without knowing
30. 30.🔁 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
31. 31.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Mum: “Buy one packet of milk and six eggs.” You: “Six milk packets, right?” (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “pretending you got it” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “nodding without knowing” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pretending you got it (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) guessing what they meant (d) nodding without knowing
35. 35.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: guessing what they meant? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the steps back (b) guessing what they meant (c) checking the due date (d) writing the task down
37. 37.📝 Ma’am gives four steps quickly and you miss step 3. What should you do? (a) skip step 3 (b) copy a friend (c) ask her to repeat it (d) guess step 3
38. 38.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: hoping for the best? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying it in your words (b) guessing what they meant (c) doing it your own way (d) nodding without knowing
40. 40.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) nodding without knowing (b) doing it your own way (c) repeating the steps back (d) guessing what they meant

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