Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 941 · 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) asking for an example (b) saying it in your words (c) pretending you got it (d) writing the task down
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) checking the due date (c) nodding without knowing (d) guessing what they meant
3. 3.🤔 Why paraphrase what someone told you? (a) to end the talk (b) to make fun of them (c) to waste time (d) to check you understood
4. 4.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) writing the task down (c) saying it in your words (d) staying quiet when lost
5. 5.True or false: “staying quiet when lost” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.📝 Ma’am gives four steps quickly and you miss step 3. What should you do? (a) skip step 3 (b) guess step 3 (c) copy a friend (d) ask her to repeat it
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing what they meant (b) asking for an example (c) repeating the steps back (d) writing the task down
8. 8.True or false: “writing the task down” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) writing the task down (c) repeating the steps back (d) pretending you got it
10. 10.👍 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 angry (d) she is bored
11. 11.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) doing it your own way (b) hoping for the best (c) writing the task down (d) guessing what they meant
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing the task down (b) pretending you got it (c) guessing what they meant (d) doing it your own way
13. 13.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) saying it louder (b) changing the topic (c) copying word for word (d) saying it in your words
14. 14.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: hoping for the best? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
15. 15.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Ma’am: “Bring your art file on Monday.” You: “So, art file on Tuesday?” (a) False (b) True
16. 16.💬 Which phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “I don’t care…” (b) “Stop it…” (c) “Whatever…” (d) “So you mean…”
17. 17.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “hoping for the best” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.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) False (b) True
20. 20.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Mum: “Buy one packet of milk and six eggs.” You: “Six milk packets, right?” (a) a wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the steps back (b) hoping for the best (c) doing it your own way (d) staying quiet when lost
22. 22.🔁 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
23. 23.🔁 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
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) nodding without knowing (b) staying quiet when lost (c) guessing what they meant (d) saying it in your words
25. 25.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking “Do you mean…?”? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hoping for the best (b) nodding without knowing (c) pretending you got it (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pretending you got it (b) nodding without knowing (c) guessing what they meant (d) asking for an example
28. 28.True or false: “doing it your own way” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Coach: “Practice is at 7 AM at the big ground.” You: “7 AM, big ground — got it.” (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: saying it in your words? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
31. 31.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Friend: “I’m upset because you didn’t call me back.” You: “So you’re fine, then?” (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) pretending you got it (b) guessing what they meant (c) repeating the steps back (d) doing it your own way
33. 33.🔁 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
34. 34.True or false: “asking for an example” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking for an example? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
36. 36.True or false: “pretending you got it” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) pretending you got it (c) guessing what they meant (d) doing it your own way
38. 38.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: guessing what they meant? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
39. 39.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Mum: “Buy one packet of milk and six eggs.” You: “One milk packet and six eggs, right?” (a) True (b) False
40. 40.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

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