Guessing Game: Hint Guessing Game

Description:

The students break up into groups of 4 – 6.

The teacher has a list of things. The student must guess what the current thing is. The teacher’s list contains 3 hints for every object. So for each round, the teacher begins by reading the first hint. The students try to guess what the object might be from that hint. They guess by writing their answer down on a piece of paper, and showing it, in secret, to the teacher (so that the other teams cannot see their answer). If the answer is correct after the first hint, that team receives 3 points.

Then the teacher reads the second hint, and students continue to guess in the same manner. If they answer correctly after the second hint, their team receives 2 points. Finally the teacher reads the 3^rd hint. If the team answers correctly, they receive 1 point.

Example list:

1. (Apple) 1) This is red

2) We can eat it

3) This is a fruit

2. (Chair) 1) This has four legs

2) We can see it in this room

3) We can sit on it

3. (Panda) 1) This is cute

2) It is black and white

3) It lives in China

4. (Paris) 1) This is a beautiful city in Europe

2) It has a tall tower

3) People go there to study art

5. (Basketball) 1) American people like it

2) It is a sport

3) I play it in the yard

6. (the Sun) 1) This is shining

2) It is in the sky.

3) We can’t see it at night

7. (New Year’s Day)

1) This is a holiday

2) It’s in winter

3) We get otoshidama

8. (Cola) 1) This is black

2) It is from America

3) We can drink it

9. (Anpanman) 1) He is strong.

2) He wears a cape (a ‘mant’)

4) He is an idol for children

10. (CD) 1) This is round and flat

2) It is shiny

3) I can listen to music on it

Note: The structure of this activity, as well as most of the example questions, was provided by Mrs. Iwata of Nagamori Minami Junior High School.