Paraphrase Match Game

Paraphrase Match Game

This card-matching game develops students’ understanding of paraphrasing by requiring them to match original sentences with paraphrases that retain the same meaning. Students must read each card aloud and decide whether two sentences express the same idea using different wording and structure. The game reinforces meaning retention, vocabulary change and sentence restructuring while discouraging surface-level word matching.

Learning goals

  • We are learning to use appropriate interaction skills, e.g. paraphrasing and to appropriately check our understanding in formal and informal situations, e.g. making constructive comments, asking questions and justifying a point of view.
  • We are learning to appropriately check our understanding in formal and informal situations, e.g. making constructive comments, asking questions and justifying a point of view.
  • We are learning to use interaction skills, e.g. paraphrasing, questioning and interpreting non-verbal cues to communicate and interact clearly and appropriately in a range of situations, discussions and presentations.

Curriculum alignment

Australian Curriculum covers QLD / SA / WA / NT / TAS / ACT.

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