The BIG & MINI French Christmas Quiz (KS3/KS4)

With both the KS3 and KS4 version of the BIG and MINI Xmas Quiz, each in both Target Language and English versions, here is a total of 8 different versions of the quiz, so you can adapt to every class!

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Christmas is coming!

I wasn’t quite satisfied with doing just one French Christmas quiz, so I made two! You can use the BIG Xmas Quiz (25 questions) to take up a whole lesson and the MINI Xmas Quiz (12 questions) to round off the second half of a Christmas lesson. I know that sometimes buying resources feels like a gamble, so I’ve put these two together so that you can be sure to get the lesson you need.

Both quizzes are highly interactive. The BIG Xmas Quiz allows students to choose the order they do questions (advent calendar style) so they can aim for the questions with more points, but it’s up to you whether those points are just for the choosing team or whether everyone can go in. Personally, I like giving the first team ten seconds to answer then open it up to everyone else. The BIG Xmas Quiz also includes music (links to Youtube, make sure you enable external content when prompted) and some GCSE linked tasks (translation, describing pictures, culture) slyly slipped in.

The MINI Xmas Quiz also teaches both language and cultural elements in an engaging, but also branches out beyond just Christmas themed questions. The question types also vary, but all involve minimal writing (multiple choice, order sorting, matching up images to text). The KS4 MINI Xmas Quiz also has a few more GCSE-influenced questions compared to the KS3 version, without sacrificing the fun (it is Christmas after all).

Both quizzes come in Target Language and English versions.

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!