Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 915 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) pretending you got it (b) checking the due date (c) repeating the steps back (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
2. 2.🔁 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
3. 3.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) False (b) True
4. 4.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) repeating the steps back (b) staying quiet when lost (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) saying it in your words
5. 5.👍 Your friend says “Yes, exactly!” after your paraphrase. What does that tell you? (a) she is bored (b) you got it wrong (c) you understood her (d) she is angry
6. 6.True or false: “nodding without knowing” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.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
8. 8.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: checking the due date? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
9. 9.🤔 Why paraphrase what someone told you? (a) to end the talk (b) to waste time (c) to make fun of them (d) to check you understood
10. 10.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: repeating the steps back? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
11. 11.📝 Ma’am gives four steps quickly and you miss step 3. What should you do? (a) ask her to repeat it (b) copy a friend (c) guess step 3 (d) skip step 3
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the steps back (b) doing it your own way (c) asking for an example (d) writing the task down
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) doing it your own way (b) guessing what they meant (c) nodding without knowing (d) saying it in your words
14. 14.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) writing the task down (b) staying quiet when lost (c) doing it your own way (d) nodding without knowing
15. 15.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: doing it your own way? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying it in your words (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) asking for an example (d) guessing what they meant
17. 17.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
18. 18.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) asking for an example (b) nodding without knowing (c) checking the due date (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hoping for the best (b) guessing what they meant (c) nodding without knowing (d) checking the due date
20. 20.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) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the steps back (b) staying quiet when lost (c) nodding without knowing (d) hoping for the best
22. 22.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Coach: “Practice is at 7 AM at the big ground.” You: “7 AM, big ground — got it.” (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Mum: “Buy one packet of milk and six eggs.” You: “One milk packet and six eggs, right?” (a) a correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
24. 24.True or false: “staying quiet when lost” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “asking “Do you mean…?”” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) copying word for word (b) changing the topic (c) saying it in your words (d) saying it louder
27. 27.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) saying it in your words (b) pretending you got it (c) checking the due date (d) asking for an example
28. 28.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) saying it in your words (b) checking the due date (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) doing it your own way
29. 29.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
30. 30.True or false: “nodding without knowing” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: hoping for the best? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) checking the due date (c) staying quiet when lost (d) repeating the steps back
33. 33.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) a wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
34. 34.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) guessing what they meant (b) checking the due date (c) doing it your own way (d) staying quiet when lost
35. 35.True or false: “doing it your own way” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.💬 Which phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “Whatever…” (b) “So you mean…” (c) “Stop it…” (d) “I don’t care…”
37. 37.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) doing it your own way (b) hoping for the best (c) saying it in your words (d) guessing what they meant
38. 38.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) writing the task down (c) hoping for the best (d) asking for an example
39. 39.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) hoping for the best (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) nodding without knowing (d) guessing what they meant
40. 40.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking for an example? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking

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