Game based on the old BBC quiz show. Pupils must pick out the 7 nouns without hitting a wipeout, then do the same with adjectives and verbs. Fun as a starter.

Plot and character details, and quotations. This is in the format of the BBC's quiz show Pointless - a game for up to 6 teams of pupils. Easy to use, but instructions are in the word document as well.

A revision game based on the BBC Quiz Show Pointless. Pick the question with the least popular answer. Incorrect answers automatically get 100 points. it's not hard to use, but you can download instructions on word.

My 'kitchen sink' package, which hopefully contains everything you need your pupils to know. Made in the form of interactive mindmaps - it has clear instructions, and is easy to use anyway. Material taken from a variety of sources including BBC Bitesize. Sections on Characters - Background - Plot summaries - Themes - Quick revision tests and sample exam essay questions.

Based on the BBCs popular Pointless quiz show, a revision quiz on J.B. Priestley's play. Suitable as a starter, or a fun activity to break up a lesson.

Yes, with the Summer holidays approaching, an end of term quiz very loosely based around Summer - a bit of fun to end the term with. Not subject specific - use it in form, or with a cover class, or for whatever. This uses the format of the BBC quiz show Pointless. All questions asked to 100 people - the correct answer with the lowest score out of 100 wins. Click the box with the question to reveal the specific answer. Then click the answer box to reveal the score. When the countdown finished, just click again to return to the board.

Yes, with the Summer holidays approaching, an end of term quiz based on the game show Deal or No Deal. Not subject specific - use it in form, or with a cover class, or for whatever. Instructions are in the word document – basically teams/players take it in turns to pick a box – answer a question correctly and find out how many points the banker is prepared to offer them. The team/player who dealt for most points wins the game.

All you need to know in order to make your own activities based on popular quiz shows like Pointless, the Chase, Wipeout, Wheel of Fortune and Blockbusters. Easy to follow instructions to guide you through the process of making effective, professional quality, fun starters, by a teacher just like you, who is not an IT whizz, but learned through trial and error. Use them for any subject you like.

Based on the perennial Channel 4 favourite. Two rounds of letters, one round of numbers and a conundrum. Complete with clock, and countdown music to accompany the clock. A bit of fun for a starter game.

General English Quiz game based on BBC4's fabulous quiz show 'Only Connect'. All four rounds of the show are in this game. It&'s relatively easy to change the questions to fit other topics and subject areas.

Yes, with Easter approaching, an end of term quiz very loosely based around Easter - a bit of fun to end the term with. Not subject specific - use it in form, or with a cover class, or for whatever. This uses the format of the BBC quiz show Pointless. All questions asked to 100 people - the correct answer with the lowest score out of 100 wins. Click the box with the question to reveal the specific answer. Then click the answer box to reveal the score. When the countdown finished, just click again to return to the board.

Yes, with the last week of term upon us it's another non-subject specific Pointless quiz. A bit of fun, based on the brilliant BBC quiz show. Pupils select categories, and answer a range of questions, trying to find the answer that the fewest people out of 100 gave. All necessary instructions are in the Word document.

A quick warm up activity. 4 sentences with the words jumbled up - ask pupils to sort them into proper sentences, then reveal on the board.

A powerpoint presentation. 25 slides give a pair of simple sentences, and three possible connectives. Pupils have to choose the best connective from the list. Just a short starter activity.

An interactive game which tests pupils' ability to punctuate direct speech accurately. Use it as a starter, or as part of a lesson

* Apologies if you downloaded this before and it didn't work - it is fixed now* Based on the popular game of strategy. Answer a question first to place your own coloured counter in a row or column. Get 4 in a row to win. The questions are all English grammar - noun/verb/adjective/ adverb etc. However you can use it as a template - all you have to do is to change the questions to fit your own subject and topic.

A multiple choice quiz with a difference. Pupils must answer correctly before the bomb explodes in order to pass it on to the next player or team! Once all the questions are answered correctly, then the bomb is disarmed. Those still standing are the winners. All the questions are about the first 8 chapters.

Based on the BBCTV quiz show 'Pointless&'. Pupils choose between 8 categories all connected to the Normans, and 1066 and all that. Wrong answers score 100, more difficult answers receive fewer points than easier ones. The team with the lowest score wins. Suitable as a lesson on its own, or used as a set of starters. Full instructions on use are in the accompanying word document.

A starter based on ITV's popular quiz - The Chase. Revision on nouns verbs etc. - a bit of fun for a lesson starter. Choose a Chaser, then try to work you way down the ladder to home - but whatever you do, don&'t get caught!

Ideas for use with whiteboard and/or powerpoint. Not specific to English, but all ideas I have used as starters to engage pupils' concentration at the start of lessons. No game need last longer than three minutes

Based on the BBC Panel Quiz Show, a fun quiz for two teams. 6 different rounds, all on details from the book Skellig - for use when a class have just finished reading the book. Instructions on use in the Word document.