How to turn a test into a classroom game

Pick a game mode

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   Step 1: Open the homework or live game settings

   Go to “Tests”, click “Use with class” and choose “Homework” or “Live game”.

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   Step 2: Choose an audience other than “College”

   Game modes and scenes are offered for “Young learners”, “Middle school” and “High school”. “College” uses a calm exam layout without games.

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   Step 3: Pick a mode under “How students answer”

   Modes are grouped into “Classic”, “Word games”, “Arcade” and “Boards & adventures”. Each card shows the age it suits and how many of your questions it uses.

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   Step 4: Check which questions it uses

   A mode can only use questions that fit it, for example one-word answers for a crossword. The other questions are answered as a classic test. Modes that show letters or answers need “Show the correct answers” set to “Right after each question”.

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   Step 5: Add a game scene (optional)

   Under “Game scene” pick a picture such as a summit climb or a Moon mission. Each correct answer moves the student along; scores don't change. Choose “No scene” for a simple progress bar.

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   Step 6: Give the homework or open the game

   Students play the mode on their own devices, and you see their results as usual.

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Which modes there are

Classic: “Classic test”, “TV quiz” (against the clock, with two 50:50s), “Typing race”. In timed modes the clock of a question starts when the student presses “Start”. Word games, for one-word answers: “Guess the word”, “Anagram”, “Missing letters”, “Crossword”, “Word search”. Arcade, for questions with 2–4 short options and one right answer: “Whack the answer”, “Balloon pop”, “Fishing”, “Frog jump”, “Basketball”, “Penalty kick”, “Paper plane”, “Lane racer”, “Space defender”, “Maze run”, “Snake”. Boards & adventures: “Match up”, “Find the match”, “Bingo”, “Memory”, and whole-test adventures: “Quiz board” (a Jeopardy-style board: students pick a category and a value), “Escape room”, “Board game”, “Tower builder”. Questions on a crossword, word search or match-up board are answered on the board, and in “Memory” only matching pairs are saved, so a wrong flip never costs points.

Other ways to play the same questions

The test's “Use this test” page also has a team game for one screen, flashcards, pairs (match-up and memory) and printable puzzles. They all use the questions you already wrote.