Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 9 · 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.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
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing what they meant (b) repeating the steps back (c) staying quiet when lost (d) doing it your own way
3. 3.📝 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
4. 4.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) writing the task down (c) doing it your own way (d) hoping for the best
5. 5.🤔 Why paraphrase what someone told you? (a) to make fun of them (b) to end the talk (c) to check you understood (d) to waste time
6. 6.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: pretending you got it? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
7. 7.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: writing the task down? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
8. 8.True or false: “repeating the steps back” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔁 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
10. 10.True or false: “pretending you got it” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing what they meant (b) staying quiet when lost (c) doing it your own way (d) asking for an example
12. 12.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Ma’am: “Bring your art file on Monday.” You: “So, art file on Tuesday?” (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “writing the task down” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) nodding without knowing (b) hoping for the best (c) repeating the steps back (d) doing it your own way
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) nodding without knowing (b) pretending you got it (c) staying quiet when lost (d) saying it in your words
16. 16.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) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) asking for an example (c) writing the task down (d) staying quiet when lost
18. 18.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) saying it in your words (b) repeating the steps back (c) hoping for the best (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying it in your words (b) asking for an example (c) guessing what they meant (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
20. 20.True or false: “checking the due date” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) doing it your own way (b) guessing what they meant (c) pretending you got it (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
22. 22.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
23. 23.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) pretending you got it (c) guessing what they meant (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
24. 24.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: hoping for the best? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
25. 25.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: staying quiet when lost? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
26. 26.True or false: this is a wrong 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
27. 27.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
28. 28.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
29. 29.True or false: “repeating the steps back” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) checking the due date (b) repeating the steps back (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) nodding without knowing
31. 31.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) guessing what they meant (c) checking the due date (d) doing it your own way
32. 32.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: nodding without knowing? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
33. 33.🔁 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 correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
34. 34.👍 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 bored (d) she is angry
35. 35.True or false: “hoping for the best” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: checking the due date? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
37. 37.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) pretending you got it (b) saying it in your words (c) guessing what they meant (d) hoping for the best
38. 38.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: repeating the steps back? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) saying it in your words (c) writing the task down (d) doing it your own way
40. 40.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking for an example? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding

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