Paraphrasing Worksheet for Kids

Communication skills lesson 10: Paraphrasing and checking you understood · Set 838 · 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) copy a friend (b) ask her to repeat it (c) guess step 3 (d) skip step 3
2. 2.👍 Your friend says “Yes, exactly!” after your paraphrase. What does that tell you? (a) you got it wrong (b) she is angry (c) you understood her (d) she is bored
3. 3.True or false: “writing the task down” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: staying quiet when lost? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
5. 5.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) False (b) True
6. 6.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) writing the task down (b) asking for an example (c) saying it in your words (d) nodding without knowing
7. 7.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) True (b) False
8. 8.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
9. 9.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) repeating the steps back (c) saying it in your words (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
10. 10.🔁 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
11. 11.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) True (b) False
12. 12.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) checking the due date (b) saying it in your words (c) doing it your own way (d) repeating the steps back
13. 13.🔁 What is paraphrasing? (a) saying it louder (b) changing the topic (c) saying it in your words (d) copying word for word
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the steps back (b) writing the task down (c) nodding without knowing (d) asking for an example
15. 15.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: repeating the steps back? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
16. 16.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
17. 17.True or false: this is a wrong paraphrase. Friend: “I’m upset because you didn’t call me back.” You: “So you’re fine, then?” (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔁 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
19. 19.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking for an example? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
20. 20.🔁 Correct or wrong paraphrase? Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) a correct paraphrase (b) a wrong paraphrase
21. 21.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) saying it in your words (b) asking for an example (c) repeating the steps back (d) guessing what they meant
22. 22.💬 Which phrase starts a paraphrase? (a) “I don’t care…” (b) “Stop it…” (c) “Whatever…” (d) “So you mean…”
23. 23.True or false: “checking the due date” skips checking. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.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) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for an example (b) checking the due date (c) writing the task down (d) pretending you got it
26. 26.🔁 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
27. 27.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) guessing what they meant (b) doing it your own way (c) pretending you got it (d) asking for an example
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hoping for the best (b) nodding without knowing (c) repeating the steps back (d) doing it your own way
29. 29.True or false: “staying quiet when lost” checks understanding. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🤔 Why paraphrase what someone told you? (a) to make fun of them (b) to end the talk (c) to check you understood (d) to waste time
31. 31.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
32. 32.🔁 Which of these checks understanding? (a) staying quiet when lost (b) hoping for the best (c) guessing what they meant (d) repeating the steps back
33. 33.🔁 Which of these skips checking? (a) asking for an example (b) writing the task down (c) hoping for the best (d) asking “Do you mean…?”
34. 34.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: asking “Do you mean…?”? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
35. 35.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: writing the task down? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
36. 36.🔁 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
37. 37.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Coach: “Practice is at 7 AM at the big ground.” You: “7 PM at the small ground?” (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: guessing what they meant? (a) checks understanding (b) skips checking
39. 39.🔁 Checks understanding or skips checking: nodding without knowing? (a) skips checking (b) checks understanding
40. 40.True or false: this is a correct paraphrase. Sir: “Read pages 10 to 15.” You: “Pages 50 to 51?” (a) False (b) True

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