Run a fast quiz from the board: students join on their phones, answer against the clock and see where they finish.
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Free to try. This link opens the quiz straight away, with no sign-up.
How it works in class
- Click Set up and host. Use the sample quiz, or paste your own with one question per line: Question | A | B | C | D | correct letter.
- Choose 15, 20 or 30 seconds per question and click Start hosting. Students type the 4-letter code and their name on their phones.
- Start the first question. When time is up, press Reveal to show the right answer, then Next. Quick, correct answers earn more points.
Ideas for your lesson
- Write ten questions in a document during your planning time and paste them in as they are.
- Run a grammar warm-up with 15-second questions.
- Give harder end-of-unit revision questions 30 seconds each.
- Let a student write the quiz for homework and host it in the next lesson.
- Check homework vocabulary in five minutes at the start of class.
Why teachers use it
- The quiz is plain text, so you can write it anywhere and paste it in.
- Students only need the code and a name. There are no student accounts and no app.
- Phones show when an answer is locked in, and each player sees their final position at the end.
- It is free to try, and this link opens without an account.
Frequently asked questions
How do I write the questions?
One question per line: the question, four options and the letter of the correct one, separated by a vertical bar. You need at least one valid line to start.
Do students need accounts?
No. They type the 4-letter code from the board and a name on their phone.
How long do students get per question?
You choose 15, 20 or 30 seconds before you start. The default is 20.
Is the Live Quiz Show free?
This link opens it in your browser with no sign-up, and the page calls itself a free classroom tool. The ABC toolbox lists it as free to try.
Related tools
- Classroom Games: five quick games for the board
- Live Polling: quick questions answered on phones, results on the board
- Live Activities: five join-by-code activities for the whole class
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