Classroom Proficiency Test Prep

Are you looking for fun ways to prepare for tests in the classroom? If you have a SmartBoard or projector attached to your computer or laptop, preparing as a class just got easier. We have numerous chapter-specific and topic-specific online quizzes in a variety of formats that you can use with students in many different ways.

Our ENERGY SAVER quizzes operate just like old-fashioned Hangman. At the top, there is a question or a sentence with a blank space. Below is the energy box. Below this is the alphabet. At the bottom, there is one space for each letter of the answer or missing term. Students guess letters that they believe are part of the answer. When they guess incorrectly, the energy supply is depleted. These are great on a SmartBoard for playing as a class, or individually in the computer lab. If you have a classroom blog or webpage, you can link students directly to quizzes and games that they can do at home.

SILVERLIGHT MULTIPLE-CHOICE is a multiple-choice testing format which presents each question individually, rather than all questions on a single screen. Many of these questions incorporate visual elements, common on state regents and proficiency exams.

PLAYTIME is a two-player or two-team multiple-choice game that has a Vegas vibe to it. Each player pulls the lever to receive a question. The player with the biggest winnings is the winner.

MULTIPLE-CHOICE quizzes are created in a single-page format. These can be done as a group. They are excellent tools for individual students to use when studying for a test or exam.

FLASH CARDS have gone digital! Read the card, then answer it aloud or in your head. Flip it over to see if you were right. Track how many correct or incorrect answers you get. As you flip through the cards, remove those which you already know so that they aren't repeated.

None of these game styles are ultra-new or mind-blowing. But combining them with your SmartBoard or projector can make for a fun and productive classroom study session. They are all interactive, which means that no pencils, paper, chalk, boards, etc., are necessary.

Perhaps more importantly, our games are unit, chapter, and section specific. For example, under Roman civilization, we have five topics:

• The Establishment of the Roman Republic
• The Punic Wars
• Civil War in Rome and the End of the Roman Republic
• The Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire
• The Barbarian Invasions and Migratory Period in Europe

Even better, all of our games are offered online for free. This means no CD-Roms to store, no membership fees, and no hassle. You don't even need a password or log-in to use the site and test your skill. Use these educational games and quizzes in the classroom or at home, for regular chapter tests, exam preparation, or even quiz bowl practice.

You can start by browsing our WORLD HISTORY games. If you don't see precisely what you're looking for, fret not. We are hard at work creating and uploading new games every day.

Word Search Puzzle: Leading Figures of the Scientific Revolution

R Y A V M B R R D A Z H C J N E G L R W W X S V G
G M J H A E A E J O Z K R E V T B V S X O B S A K
A S D Y L N S C Z N Z N V D X C M F P F W O J Q A
Y X X P Q C L Y O E R A P O N R T V U C U Y S C R
A O E M A S I E U N B G I W N I N L M O O L U T O
Q K E R Q H X A E R Y O Z L P T U U M P N E O V N
B D T L P C J O A U Q Q C P X P Y C R E P D A R T
L E Y O I J D H Y S W R G P A G I E F R F C E H V
S S D G O L E W R Y Y E D P O J W X N N B I A U W
N E W T O N A K O E E W N E G J N L R I L H K K Q
B N F G J M V G B L V Y O H T T W O U C Q M C G H
N B H Z P U L L R J R P R E O Q W U Y U Y A I V B
S U I L A S E V S P A E Z O L E R N Y S G R V L Y
L C C S W T N O I T H Q F U E Z K L I B K N O J P
T T N G P V U J V T F O Z H S A B U G N M I Q M F




Names:

BACON
BOYLE
BRAHE
COPERNICUS
DESCARTES
GALILEO
HARVEY
KEPLER
NEWTON
PARE
VAN LEEUWENHOEK
VESALIUS


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Free Educational Online Games

Our new games are up and running. These are free educational games that you can play online. They run the gamut of high school courses (and then some). We intend to add new games pretty much every day, so check back often. These games are a great way to:

1. Keep your mind sharp and focused over the summer (so that you don't 'forget' everything).
2. Prepare in advance for tough AP (Advanced Placement) and other advanced/honors courses.
3. Hone your skills for college admissions tests (such as the ACT and SAT).
4. Save yourself from mindless boredom, watching hours of reruns on TV.
5. Have fun!

As you know, our games are 100% free. You don't have to log in or any of that rigamarole. Just click on a game and start playing.

Capitals of Central American Countries

Capitals of Eastern Asia

Capitals of Western Asia

Caribbean Country Capitals

Classical Civilizations

College Admissions Test Prep Vocabulary Quiz 9.1

Main Game Page (Note: We wanted to get these games out to you asap, so some of the HTML may look a little wocky. The game pages are all fine, but the pages listing the games still need a bit of work. You'll see what we mean. Don't worry...we're working hard to clean up the listings pages.)

Word Search Puzzle: Political Revolutions

G R A N D A R M Y K B M S L T A T E D P U O C M H
I N A P O L E O N B O N A P A R T E C C Z X X A T
N O I T U L O V E R H C N E R F F I C Z L Q L R A
S K Z P W E P G U E R R I L L A W A R F A R E I O
I J N O T G N I H S A W E G R O E G C B L Q C E T
M X L B Z I P W N I T R A M N A S E D E S O J A R
O A D T U N O I T U L O V E R N A C I R E M A N U
N A P O L E O N I C C O D E B L O C K A D E E T O
B A B E N J A M I N F R A N K L I N R P H Z M O C
O X S Q U Z A C I R E M A N I T A L G Z I A I I S
L B I L L O F R I G H T S A T N U J K W V C G N I
I N Q M O F Q F K E S S A M N E E E V E L Y R E N
V S A N S C U L O T T E S P L E B I S C I T E T N
A I V X S I U O L A I B M O L O C N A R G A S T E
R T E R O B E S P I E R R E N I T O L L I U G E T




Terms:

AMERICAN REVOLUTION
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
BILL OF RIGHTS
BLOCKADE
COUP D’ETAT
EMIGRES
FRENCH REVOLUTION
GEORGE WASHINGTON
GRAN COLOMBIA
GRAND ARMY
GUERRILLA WARFARE
GUILLOTINE
JOSE DE SAN MARTIN
JUNTAS
LATIN AMERICA
LEVEE EN MASSE
LOUIS XVI
MARIE ANTOINETTE
NAPOLEON BONAPARTE
NAPOLEONIC CODE
PLEBISCITE
ROBESPIERRE
SANS-CULOTTES
SIMON BOLIVAR
TENNIS COURT OATH


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Graphic Organizers: Concept Circles

Concept circles (or concept maps) are a terrific, versatile graphic organizer that can be used with any age group.

Commonly, they are used to determine "which item doesn't belong." Using the board, an educator writes a word on the line below the circle. Within the circle's four quarters, the educator writes three words that are related to the main word, and one word which is unrelated. Students then determine which of the four words within the circle is unrelated to the main word.

Another use for concept circles is for students to create their own definitions of words, or clues that remind them of the word's meaning.

Concept circles are also useful for social studies. A concept circle might use "France" as the main term. Teachers instruct students to fill in the quarters of the circle with things associated with France (Paris, cheese, wine, etc.). Likewise, the concept circle can be a "which one doesn't belong activity" (circle quarters with terms like cheese, Paris, and wine, along with a doesn't-belong term such as Ural Mountains).

Be creative, involve the students, and have fun!

Click here for a page full of free printable concept circles.

Final Exams Word Search Puzzle

E X R Q U X K Q O E S O B P S T N P R O C T O R P
K S L E S R R N V X P P M J S S R X T D X P W O Q
O T S N C J B I O E E M E A Y X E O F F E E H Q M
O R S A S A T K N W J V F C E L C U L I A F R P U
B U K N Y C L B Y M R K C N F O G A G N Y M Z Q L
D V X U E Q O L S H A R P E N E D P E N C I L S T
E A R J M O U S I E G F J C W M A T S M V D A K I
S T B E K X L E R N E U E H A S T B M A N V C Q P
O O E G A W P B S R G N A O S I E M B F X I A P L
L S I E U D Y N O T T G N I R E B M E M E R D O E
C C R F H H I C O R I A W W E K S Q X U T D E S C
M T H A T S S N A I P O N S T B E G I N M T M S H
Q T N L S W E T G S T Y N E Y A T F Z Q O F I Q O
W J A O K F E L W U R S V S U N O W G B P L C Y I
X E K D S F E E B U Q C E R C S N O J H E W F J C
H E I V C S O C M B Z T Z U B W C R B D N C G G E
C V Y S L U L A W I U M H O Q E E A D C O M E L N
Q Q H J I U L R E B R B R C D R R L X I J Q G W M
F W E G E Y L I T M C P E R N O T A L K I N G F K
O K S S H J G N I M M A R C A C U Y G Q E D A R G




Terms:

ACADEMIC
ANSWER
BEGIN
BUBBLE SHEET
CLOSED BOOK
CLUES
CONCENTRATE
COURSES
CRAMMING
ESSAY QUESTIONS
FAIL
GRADE
GUESS
HEALTHY BREAKFAST
KNOW
MULTIPLE-CHOICE
NO TALKING
NOTES
OBJECTIVE
OPEN BOOK
ORAL
PASS
PROCTOR
QUESTION
READING
RECALLING
REMEMBERING
SCORE
SHARPENED PENCILS
WRITTEN


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Word Search Puzzle: The Growth of Democracy in England

E N G L I S H B I L L O F R I G H T S I T M L R S
P U R I T A N R E V O L U T I O N B S M E A I A T
H A B E A S C O R P U S U L S T E R Q K S G M W U
D G H B E U C A V A L I E R S U H Q C O Y N I L A
L T E G R L A C I G R K A N Z H Y O P C T A T I R
N O I T U L O V E R S U O I R O L G U S S C E V T
R O T C E T O R P D R O L P U N S I R D A A D I D
L X R O N K H U B I V K X F H J L W I A N R M C Y
F A A U Q H D N A L E R I O W O U W T E Y T O H N
G H Y M F D P H U X A B J U I X C O A H D A N S A
F P E I F C P K J W U V N I W K L A N D R V A I S
Y H C R A N O M L A N O I T U T I T S N O C R L T
O L I V E R C R O M W E L L R J W L N U D B C G Y
Q Z N O U S B V T N E M A I L R A P J O U A H N L
T H G I R F O N O I T I T E P E I M E R T A Y E D




Terms:

CAVALIERS
CONSTITUTIONAL MONARCHY
ENGLISH BILL OF RIGHTS
ENGLISH CIVIL WAR
GLORIOUS REVOLUTION
HABEAS CORPUS
IRELAND
JOHN LOCKE
LIMITED MONARCHY
LORD PROTECTOR
MAGNA CARTA
OLIVER CROMWELL
PARLIAMENT
PETITION OF RIGHT
PURITAN REVOLUTION
PURITANS
ROUNDHEADS
STUART DYNASTY
TUDOR DYNASTY
ULSTER


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Word Search Puzzle: Global Absolutism

L O U I S X I V J N U D Z K D B K R Y D Y C W T J
C S E B B O H T A E R G E H T R A B K A R L E A U
S H C R A N O M E T U L O S B A K T L K Z Y S E N
S U L E I M A N T H E M A G N I F I C E N T T R K
T H E L E V I A T H A N Y D K Q V A C B I S E G E
U S U B I V A N T H E T E R R I B L E O I R R E R
T S A R T L W A R T C E E B O S N V M S P A N H C
K B V T X V H P D W W T P B O T W G X S I Y I T L
M S I C I T P E K S A V U L S U I P H U L O Z R A
W B C L S W N S L T K G U U N G R R O E I B A E S
U J U I R J U G S F A T J D U O B B R T H M T T S
S G N I K F O T H G I R E N I V I D O E P W I E H
P A R T I T I O N S O F P O L A N D F N T F O P J
B R X K W Q A L M Z U L O W U L S A T S S V N H G
N O I S S E C C U S H S I N A P S E H T F O R A W


Terms:

ABSOLUTE MONARCHS
ABSOLUTISM
AKBAR THE GREAT
BOSSUET
BOURBONS
BOYARS
DIVINE RIGHT OF KINGS
HOBBES
IVAN THE TERRIBLE
JUNKER CLASS
KING
LOUIS XIV
PARTITIONS OF POLAND
PETER THE GREAT
PHILIP II
SKEPTICISM
STATE
SULEIMAN THE MAGNIFICENT
TERRITORY
THE LEVIATHAN
TSAR
WAR OF THE SPANISH SUCCESSION
WESTERNIZATION


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News for June, 2010

The end of the school year approaches! We hope that you have enjoyed this academic year as much as we have.

Our plan is to keep as busy as possible. Currently, we are working on quizzes and other fun stuff to keep kids mentally engaged throughout the summer. You might want to link students and parents to our site and blog so that they can enjoy the puzzles and interactive activities that we will be adding throughout the summer.

Have fun and stay safe and sane!