Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 74 · 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.📝 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
2. 2.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) copying word for word (b) changing the topic (c) saying it louder (d) saying it in your words
3. 3.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) writing the task down (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) hoping for the best (d) repeating the steps back
4. 4.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
5. 5.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) nodding without knowing (c) checking the due date (d) hoping for the best
6. 6.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
7. 7.🤔 Why paraphrase what someone told you? (a) to end the talk (b) to check you understood (c) to waste time (d) to make fun of them
8. 8.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) saying it in your words (b) asking for an example (c) nodding without knowing (d) writing the task down
9. 9.True or false: “asking for an example” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.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
11. 11.True or false: “nodding without knowing” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔁 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
13. 13.💬 Which phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “Whatever…” (b) “Stop it…” (c) “So you mean…” (d) “I don’t care…”
14. 14.🔁 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
15. 15.True or false: “guessing what they meant” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔁 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
17. 17.🔁 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
18. 18.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) False (b) True
19. 19.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking “Do you mean…?”? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
20. 20.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking for an example? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing what they meant (b) saying it in your words (c) checking the due date (d) repeating the steps back
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the steps back (b) asking for an example (c) staying quiet when lost (d) checking the due date
23. 23.True or false: this is a wrong 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
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the steps back (b) nodding without knowing (c) pretending you got it (d) guessing what they meant
25. 25.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) hoping for the best (b) doing it your own way (c) repeating the steps back (d) staying quiet when lost
26. 26.True or false: “hoping for the best” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) checking the due date (b) staying quiet when lost (c) asking for an example (d) repeating the steps back
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.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) a wrong paraphrase (b) a correct paraphrase
30. 30.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: saying it in your words? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) doing it your own way (b) nodding without knowing (c) writing the task down (d) pretending you got it
32. 32.🔁 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
33. 33.True or false: “pretending you got it” skips checking. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “saying it in your words” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Mum: “Buy one packet of milk and six eggs.” You: “One milk packet and six eggs, right?” (a) a wrong paraphrase (b) a correct 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the steps back (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) checking the due date (d) pretending you got it
38. 38.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Mum: “Buy one packet of milk and six eggs.” You: “Six milk packets, right?” (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing the task down (b) asking “Do you mean…?” (c) asking for an example (d) hoping for the best
40. 40.👍 Your friend says “Yes, exactly!” after your paraphrase. What does that tell you? (a) you understood her (b) she is angry (c) she is bored (d) you got it wrong

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