Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 955 · 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.🔁 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
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for an example (b) guessing what they meant (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) repeating the steps back
3. 3.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) pretending you got it (b) staying quiet when lost (c) doing it your own way (d) asking for an example
4. 4.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) asking for an example (b) repeating the steps back (c) checking the due date (d) staying quiet when lost
5. 5.🔁 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
6. 6.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Ma’am: “Bring your art file and two pencils on Monday.” You: “So, art file and two pencils on Monday?” (a) a correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
7. 7.True or false: “nodding without knowing” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) pretending you got it (c) writing the task down (d) nodding without knowing
9. 9.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) nodding without knowing (b) staying quiet when lost (c) doing it your own way (d) repeating the steps back
10. 10.True or false: “asking for an example” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.👍 Your friend says “Yes, exactly!” after your paraphrase. What does that tell you? (a) she is bored (b) you understood her (c) you got it wrong (d) she is angry
12. 12.True or false: “hoping for the best” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.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
14. 14.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) saying it in your words (b) doing it your own way (c) guessing what they meant (d) staying quiet when lost
15. 15.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: checking the due date? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
16. 16.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: pretending you got it? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
17. 17.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: repeating the steps back? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
18. 18.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) asking for an example (c) saying it in your words (d) doing it your own way
19. 19.True or false: “asking for an example” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔁 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
21. 21.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) pretending you got it (b) repeating the steps back (c) saying it in your words (d) checking the due date
22. 22.True or false: “asking “Do you mean…?”” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the due date (b) writing the task down (c) repeating the steps back (d) pretending you got it
24. 24.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: writing the task down? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
25. 25.📝 Ma’am gives four steps quickly and you miss step 3. What should you do? (a) copy a friend (b) ask her to repeat it (c) guess step 3 (d) skip step 3
26. 26.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: doing it your own way? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the steps back (b) writing the task down (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) hoping for the best
28. 28.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
29. 29.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
30. 30.True or false: “guessing what they meant” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) changing the topic (b) saying it louder (c) saying it in your words (d) copying word for word
32. 32.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) checking the due date (b) repeating the steps back (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) guessing what they meant
33. 33.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
34. 34.True or false: “checking the due date” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15 and answer Q1 and Q2.” You: “Pages 10 to 15, then Q1 and Q2?” (a) a correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
36. 36.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Coach: “Practice is at 7 AM at the big ground.” You: “7 AM, big ground — got it.” (a) a correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
37. 37.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: guessing what they meant? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
38. 38.🤔 Why paraphrase what someone told you? (a) to waste time (b) to end the talk (c) to check you understood (d) to make fun of them
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing what they meant (b) saying it in your words (c) hoping for the best (d) staying quiet when lost
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing the task down (b) guessing what they meant (c) staying quiet when lost (d) pretending you got it

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