(TESOL Ideas--Time Killers and Time Fillers)
Normal Version: drive, docs, pub
Easy Version: docs, pub
Relative Clauses: docs, pub
IELTS Reading: docs, pub
Rules: docs, pub
Normal Version: drive, docs, pub
Easy Version: docs, pub
Relative Clauses: docs, pub
IELTS Reading: docs, pub
Rules: docs, pub
As
with Floor Scrabble and the general knowledge quiz, this is another activity meant to fill up the last day of class when the
students are expecting to spend the whole period playing games.
This
is NOT an original idea of mine. I got
it from a co-worker. I suspect she
herself got it from another source. I’m
not sure where it originated. At any
rate, I’ve used this game successfully in my classes, so I’m going to write it
down here.
This
is a variation on the general knowledge quiz activity. I typically use it in classes in which I’ve
already done the general knowledge quiz, and so need a new and fresh activity.
Basically,
this game is a general knowledge quiz, but hidden throughout the grid are a few
surprises.
The
students are divided into 3 or 4 teams.
I
write a grid on the classroom white board, like this:
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D
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The
students can only see the grid, but I have in my hands the “key” to the
grid. Some of the spaces in the grid are
normal questions. Other spaces are the
surprises: Hurricanes, Rockets, or Arrows.
The students choose a space without knowing what it contains. If it is a normal question, then they have a
chance to answer it to gain points. If
it is a Hurricane, Rocket or Arrow, then the following happens:
Hurricane—the team loses all their points
Rocket—team has the option of destroying all
the points of one of the other teams
Arrow—team has the option of swapping score
totals with another team.
Sometimes
I play where the Rocket and the Arrow are not options, but mandatory. For example, if a team gets an Arrow, they
must switch point totals with another team, even if it is to their disadvantage
to do so.
Another
option is to either have a standardized point system (one question one point)
or to have teams bet their points on the question, similar to what I do in the
general knowledge quiz game.
On
the advice of the co-worker who gave me this game, I have been hiding 3 arrows,
3 rockets, and 2 hurricanes, and 17 questions in every grid of 25
spaces. It works fairly well, although
to be honest it is perhaps bordering on too many surprises. (It makes it hard for the teams to work up
any amount of points when they are constantly hitting rockets and
hurricanes.) At some point in the future
I may reduce everything by one—2 arrows, 2 rockets, 1 hurricane, and 20
questions. However the sample board game
below is based on the old style.
Below
is a sample game I’ve used. The
questions are NOT mine, but come from my co-worker who gave the game too
me. (She herself got them out of some
quiz book, the origin of which I do not know.
I hope I’m not violating any copyrights by posting them here.) These questions work fairly well in my
context, since my students have limited world knowledge, but they may be too
basic for more world-savvy classes.
Below
is a blank grid (what the students see), followed by the answer key (what I
see. There are two versions of the
answer key—one is which the answers are written directly on the grid, and then
a less cluttered version in which only the surprises are written on the grid,
and the questions are listed on another sheet of paper. All of this was designed for the “landscape”
view paper (an A4 paper turned longways on its side) and so is a bit cluttered
below when trying to condense it into blogger.
So it may be best to look at the Google Docs Version (drive, docs, pub) instead.
A
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B
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C
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D
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E
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1
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ARROW
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What is the largest ancient man-made
structure?
a) A wall b) a tomb c) a temple
d) a palace
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What sort of paper is used to test
acidity?
a) news b) litmus c) blotting d) rice
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HURRICANE
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Where would you find the ancient city
of Babylon today?
a) Iraq b) Ireland c) Belgium d) Argentina
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2
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The penny farthing was an early form of
what?
a) car b) scooter c) roller skates d)
bicycle
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ROCKET
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What is the heaviest element?
a) lead b) gold c) uranium d)
feathers
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In which decade was the Internet invented?
a) 1960s b) 1970s c) 1980s d)
1990s
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What percentage of the world's land is
covered by desert?
a) 10 b) 20 c) 30 d) 40
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3
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What percentage of the Earth is
covered by saltwater?
a) 71 b) 61 c) 51 d) 41
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What is the Persian Gulf famous for
producing?
a) films b) oil c) cakes d) water
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ARROW
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What color is the famous square in the
middle of Moscow?
a) blue b) red c) yellow d)
green
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ROCKET
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4
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How many bathrooms are in the White
House?
a) 2 b) 12 c)22 d)32
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HURRICANE
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ARROW
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Where is the United Nations headquarters?
a) London b) Brussels
c) New York d) Moscow
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Where is Loch Ness?
a) Sweden b) Spain c) Scotland d) Peru
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5
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Who gave the Statue of Liberty to
the U.S.A.?
a) France, b) Italy, c) U.K.,
d) Russia
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Where is the Summer Palace?
a) Tokyo b) Beijing c) Xian d) Canton
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Where was gunpowder first invented?
a) England b) Germany c) China
d) Spain
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ROCKET
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Atlantis was a legendary what?
a)lost city b) temple c) ship d) flying machine
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A
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B
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C
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D
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E
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1
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ARROW
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Q5
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Q8
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HURRICANE
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Q14
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2
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Q1
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ROCKET
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Q9
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Q11
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Q15
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3
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Q2
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Q6
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ARROW
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Q12
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ROCKET
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4
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Q3
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HURRICANE
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ARROW
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Q13
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Q16
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5
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Q4
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Q7
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Q10
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ROCKET
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Q17
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Q1: The penny farthing was an early form of what?
a) car b) scooter c) roller skates d) bicycle
Q2: What percentage of the Earth is covered by
saltwater?
a) 71 b) 61 c) 51 d) 41
Q3: How many bathrooms are in the White House?
a) 2 b) 12 c)22 d)32
Q4: Who gave the Statue of Liberty to the U.S.A.?
a) France, b) Italy, c) U.K., d) Russia
Q5: What is the largest ancient man-made
structure?
a) A wall b) a tomb c) a temple d) a palace
Q6: What is the Persian Gulf famous for producing?
a) films b) oil c) cakes d) water
Q7: Where is the Summer Palace?
a) Tokyo b) Beijing c) Xian d) Canton
Q8: What sort of paper is used to test acidity?
a) news b) litmus c) blotting d) rice
Q9: What is the heaviest element?
a) lead b) gold c) uranium d) feathers
Q10: Where was gunpowder first invented?
a) England b) Germany c) China d) Spain
Q11: In which decade was the Internet invented?
a) 1960s b) 1970s c) 1980s d) 1990s
Q12: What color is the famous square in the middle
of Moscow?
a) blue b) red c) yellow d) green
Q13: Where is the United Nations headquarters?
a) London b) Brussels
c) New York d) Moscow
Q14 Where would you find the ancient city of
Babylon today?
a) Iraq b) Ireland c) Belgium d) Argentina
Q15 What percentage of the world's land is covered
by desert?
a) 10 b) 20 c) 30 d) 40
Q16 Where is Loch Ness?
a) Sweden b) Spain c) Scotland d) Peru
Q17: Atlantis was a legendary what?
a)lost city b) temple c) ship d) flying machine
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