Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 721 · 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.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: checking the due date? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
2. 2.👍 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
3. 3.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: doing it your own way? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
4. 4.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
5. 5.📝 Ma’am gives four steps quickly and you miss step 3. What should you do? (a) ask her to repeat it (b) skip step 3 (c) copy a friend (d) guess step 3
6. 6.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: hoping for the best? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
7. 7.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
8. 8.True or false: “nodding without knowing” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔁 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 wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
10. 10.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “doing it your own way” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🤔 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
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) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “guessing what they meant” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔁 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
16. 16.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: pretending you got it? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
17. 17.🔁 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
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hoping for the best (b) nodding without knowing (c) checking the due date (d) guessing what they meant
19. 19.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
20. 20.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) saying it in your words (b) saying it louder (c) copying word for word (d) changing the topic
21. 21.True or false: “pretending you got it” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) repeating the steps back (c) writing the task down (d) doing it your own way
23. 23.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) guessing what they meant (c) staying quiet when lost (d) doing it your own way
24. 24.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) a correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) nodding without knowing (b) pretending you got it (c) staying quiet when lost (d) repeating the steps back
26. 26.💬 Which phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “Stop it…” (b) “So you mean…” (c) “I don’t care…” (d) “Whatever…”
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) guessing what they meant (c) repeating the steps back (d) writing the task down
28. 28.🔁 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
29. 29.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Mum: “Buy one packet of milk and six eggs.” You: “Six milk packets, right?” (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) checking the due date (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) nodding without knowing (d) asking for an example
31. 31.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) False (b) True
32. 32.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: saying it in your words? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
33. 33.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
34. 34.True or false: “staying quiet when lost” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “asking for an example” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Do you mean…?” (b) doing it your own way (c) hoping for the best (d) nodding without knowing
37. 37.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) pretending you got it (b) nodding without knowing (c) repeating the steps back (d) staying quiet when lost
38. 38.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
39. 39.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) asking for an example (b) saying it in your words (c) pretending you got it (d) checking the due date
40. 40.True or false: “checking the due date” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True

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