Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 70 · 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.🤔 Why paraphrase what someone told you? (a) to check you understood (b) to waste time (c) to make fun of them (d) to end the talk
2. 2.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: repeating the steps back? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
3. 3.🔁 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
4. 4.🔁 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
5. 5.🔁 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
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the steps back (b) guessing what they meant (c) pretending you got it (d) doing it your own way
7. 7.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) copying word for word (b) saying it in your words (c) saying it louder (d) changing the topic
8. 8.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
9. 9.🔁 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
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) guessing what they meant (c) hoping for the best (d) nodding without knowing
11. 11.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
12. 12.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) nodding without knowing (b) checking the due date (c) writing the task down (d) repeating the steps back
13. 13.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: guessing what they meant? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
14. 14.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) hoping for the best (b) checking the due date (c) pretending you got it (d) nodding without knowing
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the steps back (b) writing the task down (c) asking “Do you mean…?” (d) pretending you got it
16. 16.True or false: “guessing what they meant” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.📝 Ma’am gives four steps quickly and you miss step 3. What should you do? (a) copy a friend (b) skip step 3 (c) ask her to repeat it (d) guess step 3
18. 18.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
19. 19.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) guessing what they meant (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) pretending you got it (d) hoping for the best
20. 20.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking for an example? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
21. 21.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: saying it in your words? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
22. 22.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: nodding without knowing? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
23. 23.🔁 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
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) True (b) False
25. 25.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
26. 26.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking “Do you mean…?”? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
27. 27.True or false: “saying it in your words” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) nodding without knowing (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) saying it in your words (d) asking for an example
29. 29.💬 Which phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “Whatever…” (b) “Stop it…” (c) “I don’t care…” (d) “So you mean…”
30. 30.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Friend: “I’m upset because you didn’t call me back.” You: “You felt hurt that I didn’t call back?” (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing what they meant (b) staying quiet when lost (c) doing it your own way (d) saying it in your words
32. 32.True or false: “writing the task down” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) checking the due date (b) saying it in your words (c) writing the task down (d) staying quiet when lost
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the due date (b) staying quiet when lost (c) pretending you got it (d) nodding without knowing
36. 36.True or false: “pretending you got it” checks understanding. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “hoping for the best” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) asking for an example (b) repeating the steps back (c) guessing what they meant (d) saying it in your words
39. 39.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: pretending you got it? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying it in your words (b) guessing what they meant (c) writing the task down (d) repeating the steps back

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