Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 959 · 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? Ma’am: “Bring your art file and two pencils on Monday.” You: “So, art file and two pencils on Monday?” (a) a wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
2. 2.🤔 Why paraphrase what someone told you? (a) to make fun of them (b) to waste time (c) to end the talk (d) to check you understood
3. 3.🔁 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
4. 4.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) nodding without knowing (b) asking for an example (c) saying it in your words (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
5. 5.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: guessing what they meant? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
6. 6.📝 Ma’am gives four steps quickly and you miss step 3. What should you do? (a) ask her to repeat it (b) guess step 3 (c) copy a friend (d) skip step 3
7. 7.👍 Your friend says “Yes, exactly!” after your paraphrase. What does that tell you? (a) you understood her (b) she is bored (c) you got it wrong (d) she is angry
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing the task down (b) pretending you got it (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) repeating the steps back
9. 9.True or false: “nodding without knowing” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) doing it your own way (b) guessing what they meant (c) pretending you got it (d) repeating the steps back
11. 11.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) nodding without knowing (b) hoping for the best (c) saying it in your words (d) guessing what they meant
12. 12.True or false: “saying it in your words” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for an example (b) repeating the steps back (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) staying quiet when lost
14. 14.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) guessing what they meant (b) nodding without knowing (c) staying quiet when lost (d) checking the due date
15. 15.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) asking for an example (b) writing the task down (c) doing it your own way (d) repeating the steps back
16. 16.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) changing the topic (b) saying it louder (c) copying word for word (d) saying it in your words
17. 17.True or false: “writing the task down” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) repeating the steps back (b) saying it in your words (c) hoping for the best (d) writing the task down
19. 19.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: staying quiet when lost? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
20. 20.True or false: “saying it in your words” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.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
22. 22.True or false: “checking the due date” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing the task down (b) repeating the steps back (c) saying it in your words (d) doing it your own way
24. 24.🔁 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
25. 25.🔁 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
26. 26.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: checking the due date? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
27. 27.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) guessing what they meant (b) nodding without knowing (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) staying quiet when lost
28. 28.True or false: “asking for an example” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “staying quiet when lost” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: writing the task down? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
32. 32.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) False (b) True
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.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: nodding without knowing? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
35. 35.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: pretending you got it? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
36. 36.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) writing the task down (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) pretending you got it (d) repeating the steps back
37. 37.True or false: “guessing what they meant” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Coach: “Practice is at 7 AM at the big ground.” You: “7 PM at the small ground?” (a) True (b) False
39. 39.💬 Which phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “Whatever…” (b) “I don’t care…” (c) “So you mean…” (d) “Stop it…”
40. 40.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

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