Flash Quiz: A Speaking-Focused Quiz Race for ESL

A multiple-choice quiz can check recall, but the explanation behind an answer often matters just as much. Flash Quiz turns each question into a class moment: students answer on phones, compare results, and can explain why an answer is correct or why a tempting option looked right.

How it works

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   Choose a quiz mode: Classic, Calm skies, Turbulence, Team battle, Wager, Rapid fire, or Our class quiz, which draws on today's class materials.

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   Students answer on their phones. Mode rules can reward speed, protect beginner pacing, track three lives, calculate team averages, or ask for a wager before the question.

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   At reveal, Ask why can invite one student who chose the correct answer to explain it and another who chose a popular wrong answer to say why it looked plausible.

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   The altitude board shows the race and mode-specific standings. A boss finale can make the final question worth double.

Frequently asked questions

Which Flash Quiz modes are available?

The modes are Classic, Calm skies, Turbulence, Team battle, Wager, Rapid fire, and Our class quiz. Each changes the pace, scoring, or source of the questions.

What is the Ask why speaking beat?

After a reveal, the teacher can ask a correct student to explain why the answer works and a student with a common wrong answer to explain why it seemed convincing.

Can I make a team quiz?

Team battle uses teams from the Teams widget when available and otherwise falls back to two roster teams. The board compares team average scores.

What happens in Turbulence?

Each learner starts with three lives. A wrong or missed answer costs a life, and students who are out cannot answer further questions in that round.

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