Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 931 · 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) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) saying it in your words (c) writing the task down (d) hoping for the best
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) nodding without knowing (b) saying it in your words (c) guessing what they meant (d) doing it your own way
3. 3.True or false: “asking “Do you mean…?”” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “asking for an example” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.📝 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
6. 6.👍 Your friend says “Yes, exactly!” after your paraphrase. What does that tell you? (a) she is bored (b) she is angry (c) you understood her (d) you got it wrong
7. 7.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: repeating the steps back? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
8. 8.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: guessing what they meant? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
9. 9.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) doing it your own way (b) asking for an example (c) writing the task down (d) repeating the steps back
10. 10.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: nodding without knowing? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
11. 11.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) writing the task down (b) asking for an example (c) nodding without knowing (d) repeating the steps back
12. 12.🤔 Why paraphrase what someone told you? (a) to end the talk (b) to make fun of them (c) to check you understood (d) to waste time
13. 13.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) hoping for the best (b) writing the task down (c) repeating the steps back (d) saying it in your words
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pretending you got it (b) checking the due date (c) writing the task down (d) asking for an example
15. 15.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: doing it your own way? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
16. 16.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: pretending you got it? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
17. 17.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
18. 18.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
19. 19.🔁 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
20. 20.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Mum: “Buy one packet of milk and six eggs.” You: “Six milk packets, right?” (a) a correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
22. 22.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
23. 23.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: writing the task down? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
24. 24.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
25. 25.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) copying word for word (b) saying it in your words (c) saying it louder (d) changing the topic
26. 26.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) repeating the steps back (b) hoping for the best (c) pretending you got it (d) staying quiet when lost
27. 27.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Friend: “I’m upset because you didn’t call me back.” You: “So you’re fine, then?” (a) a wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing the task down (b) doing it your own way (c) asking for an example (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
29. 29.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
30. 30.💬 Which phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “I don’t care…” (b) “Stop it…” (c) “So you mean…” (d) “Whatever…”
31. 31.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) saying it in your words (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) writing the task down (d) guessing what they meant
32. 32.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
33. 33.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) guessing what they meant (b) doing it your own way (c) nodding without knowing (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
34. 34.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Ma’am: “Bring your art file on Monday.” You: “So, art file on Tuesday?” (a) a correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
35. 35.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: staying quiet when lost? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
36. 36.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) a correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
37. 37.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) hoping for the best (b) staying quiet when lost (c) asking for an example (d) nodding without knowing
38. 38.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: hoping for the best? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
39. 39.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking for an example? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
40. 40.True or false: “repeating the steps back” skips checking. (a) False (b) True

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