Game · Listening
Saying quiz show
A three-round team quiz: listen and match, real example or not, and invent your own.
- 30 minutes
- Whole class
- Ages 9–12, Ages 12+
- Classroom
- Printable: planning sheet
What to do
- Put the class into teams of four or five. Each team picks a name. Agree the rules: no shouting out, and every team gets applause at the end.
- Round one, listen and match: play a saying’s audio from its page. Teams write the number of the meaning they think it has. One point for each right answer.
- Round two, real example or not: name a saying and read a short situation, such as “A boy gives up on a puzzle after one try.” Is it an example of that saying? Teams hold up yes or no. One point each, and a bonus point for a good reason.
- Round three, make your own: each team writes a short real-life situation for one saying, without naming it. Read them out. The other teams guess the saying. The writing team scores a point for every team that guesses right.
- Add up the scores. Points are only ever added; nobody loses points for a wrong answer.
Questions to talk about
- Which round did your team find hardest?
- Which team’s situation in round three was the clearest? What made it clear?
You will need
- The printed team answer sheet, which lists the eight numbered meanings
- A device to play the audio on each saying page
- Paper and a pencil for each team
- A score chart
Make it fit
Simpler: Use four sayings, and in round one read the meaning choices aloud as well.
More of a stretch: In round two, the situation may fit a different saying better. Teams win the bonus point by naming the one that fits better.
Sayings used
Printables
The instructions card is for the adult running the activity; the worksheet is for the children. Prints on A4 or US Letter at 100% / actual size; colour is optional.
The planning sheet
Saying quiz show
Name
Team name: ____________________
- There is strength in unity.
- Well begun is half done.
- Practice makes perfect.
- Silence is golden.
- Time will tell.
- There is no success without effort.
- A quarrel between friends does not last.
- A handful of skill is better than a bagful of gold.
The instructions card
How to run it · Game · Listening
Saying quiz show
A three-round team quiz: listen and match, real example or not, and invent your own.
30 minutesWhole classAges 9–12, Ages 12+
What to do
- Put the class into teams of four or five. Each team picks a name. Agree the rules: no shouting out, and every team gets applause at the end.
- Round one, listen and match: play a saying’s audio from its page. Teams write the number of the meaning they think it has. One point for each right answer.
- Round two, real example or not: name a saying and read a short situation, such as “A boy gives up on a puzzle after one try.” Is it an example of that saying? Teams hold up yes or no. One point each, and a bonus point for a good reason.
- Round three, make your own: each team writes a short real-life situation for one saying, without naming it. Read them out. The other teams guess the saying. The writing team scores a point for every team that guesses right.
- Add up the scores. Points are only ever added; nobody loses points for a wrong answer.
You will need
- The printed team answer sheet, which lists the eight numbered meanings
- A device to play the audio on each saying page
- Paper and a pencil for each team
- A score chart
Talk about
- Which round did your team find hardest?
- Which team’s situation in round three was the clearest? What made it clear?
Make it fit
Simpler: Use four sayings, and in round one read the meaning choices aloud as well.
Stretch: In round two, the situation may fit a different saying better. Teams win the bonus point by naming the one that fits better.
Goes with the printable planning sheet.