Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 894 · 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) checking the due date (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) writing the task down (d) guessing what they meant
2. 2.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) writing the task down (b) checking the due date (c) hoping for the best (d) repeating the steps back
3. 3.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Mum: “Buy one packet of milk and six eggs.” You: “One milk packet and six eggs, right?” (a) False (b) True
4. 4.📝 Ma’am gives four steps quickly and you miss step 3. What should you do? (a) guess step 3 (b) copy a friend (c) ask her to repeat it (d) skip step 3
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) guessing what they meant (c) doing it your own way (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
6. 6.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Ma’am: “Bring your art file on Monday.” You: “So, art file on Tuesday?” (a) a wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
7. 7.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) guessing what they meant (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) pretending you got it
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.🔁 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
10. 10.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
11. 11.True or false: “guessing what they meant” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) nodding without knowing (b) saying it in your words (c) asking for an example (d) repeating the steps back
13. 13.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: saying it in your words? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
14. 14.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Friend: “I’m upset because you didn’t call me back.” You: “So you’re fine, then?” (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “hoping for the best” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “writing the task down” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) a correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
18. 18.🔁 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
19. 19.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) repeating the steps back (b) saying it in your words (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) doing it your own way
20. 20.💬 Which phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “So you mean…” (b) “Stop it…” (c) “Whatever…” (d) “I don’t care…”
21. 21.True or false: “saying it in your words” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: checking the due date? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
23. 23.True or false: “repeating the steps back” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “asking for an example” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) doing it your own way (c) nodding without knowing (d) asking for an example
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing the task down (b) saying it in your words (c) repeating the steps back (d) nodding without knowing
27. 27.True or false: “asking for an example” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) hoping for the best (b) staying quiet when lost (c) guessing what they meant (d) asking for an example
29. 29.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) nodding without knowing (b) pretending you got it (c) writing the task down (d) staying quiet when lost
30. 30.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
31. 31.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
32. 32.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: nodding without knowing? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
33. 33.👍 Your friend says “Yes, exactly!” after your paraphrase. What does that tell you? (a) you understood her (b) you got it wrong (c) she is bored (d) she is angry
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) checking the due date (c) asking for an example (d) pretending you got it
35. 35.True or false: “nodding without knowing” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Friend: “I’m upset because you didn’t call me back.” You: “So you’re fine, then?” (a) a correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
37. 37.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) saying it in your words (b) pretending you got it (c) nodding without knowing (d) staying quiet when lost
38. 38.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: writing the task down? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
39. 39.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: pretending you got it? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding

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