Quizalize

Alejandro Garcia and Carla Alsina

Quizalize is a gamified, formative assessment tool that allows teachers to create interactive quizzes, track student progress, and personalize learning through differentiated follow-up tasks. With real-time feedback and multiple game modes, Quizalize turns traditional exercises into engaging learning experiences that motivate students and make assessment fun and meaningful.

• Location: Classroom with internet-connected devices (laptops or tablets)

• Target age: students between 10 and 11 years old

• Target language level: A2

Written reception

• Overall reading comprehension: Can understand short, simple texts about everyday activities written mainly in the past tense, with the help of pictures (p. 60).

• Reading instructions: Can understand very short, simple instructions related to a classroom task or game, especially when supported by visuals (p. 64).

Listening comprehension

• Overall listening comprehension: Can understand the main points in short, simple stories about familiar topics when speech is clear and supported by visuals (p. 52).

• Understanding conversation between others: Can recognise simple expressions and common verbs in past tense when used in short, slow, and clear speech (p. 58).

Spoken interaction

• Conversation: Can use simple phrases to talk about past activities (e.g., “Yesterday I played football”), and respond to questions about what they did (p. 85).

Written interaction

• Overall written interaction: Can write short, simple sentences describing past activities, using common regular and irregular verbs with support (p. 93).

Mediation activities

• Relaying specific information in speech: Can relay in simple English short information from a story (e.g., “Tom went to the park”), when supported by pictures or prompts (p. 108).

• • Students will be able to recognize and use past tense forms of common verbs correctly.

  • Students will be able to understand short written or spoken sentences in the past tense.

  • Students will be able to make short oral sentences using past tense forms (e.g., “Yesterday I played football.”).

• Internet-connected devices (computers, tablets, or smartphones)

• Quizalize account

• Optional: projector or smartboard for live scoreboard display

• (Optional) follow-up worksheet for students with lower scores

Age group: 9–12 years old
Level: A2 (Elementary)
Grammar focus: Past simple (regular & irregular verbs)
Skills: Reading, grammar, vocabulary, speaking (optional follow-up)

Learning objectives

• Identify and correctly use past simple verbs in context.

• Distinguish between regular and irregular verb forms.

• Understand a short narrative in the past tense.

• Apply grammar knowledge in a fun, game-based environment.

Duration

25–30 minutes (can be shortened to 15–20 if needed)

Activity steps

1. Warm-up (5 min)

• The teacher asks: “What did you do yesterday?” and writes some answers on the board (“played football”, “watched TV”, “went to the park”).

• Briefly review how we form the past simple (regular + irregular verbs).
  
  

2. Introduce the story (3 min)

• Tell students they will read about Tom’s day at the park yesterday through a short interactive quiz.

• Show one example sentence: “Tom played football with his friends.”
  
  

3. Quizalize game (10–15 min)

• Students open the Quizalize game (individually or in pairs).

• Each question is part of the short story — they must choose the correct verb form to complete the sentences.

Example questions:
1. Yesterday Tom ___ (play) football with his friends.
→ played
 

2.  He ___ (go) to the park at 10 a.m.
→ went
 

3.  Tom and his sister ___ (eat) ice cream.
→ ate
 

4.  They ___ (see) a big dog.
→ saw
 

5.  Tom ___ (not take) his bike.
→ didn’t take

Then you have to add 10–12 questions in total, mixing regular and irregular verbs, and including 2–3 picture-based ones for visual support.

Tip: To use the “class game mode” so students can see progress on the scoreboard — it keeps them engaged!

4. Review & reflection (5–7 min)

• Discuss answers together and highlight common mistakes.

• Ask 2–3 comprehension questions orally (“Where did Tom go?”, “What did he eat?”).

• Optional: Students write 3 sentences about their own yesterday using past simple.

Teacher tips

• • Add fun sound effects or pictures to each question to keep students focused.

  • Use the “Smart Review” function in Quizalize to automatically assign extra practice to students who scored lower.

  • If devices are limited, project the quiz and play in teams.

Expected learning outcome

By the end of the activity, students can correctly form and recognize past simple verbs and use them to describe past actions in short, meaningful contexts.

• Gamified learning: boosts motivation and engagement.

• Immediate feedback: helps identify strengths and weaknesses.

• Differentiation: AI generates adaptive follow-up activities.

• Cross-platform: accessible via web browsers on any device.

• Supports teamwork and communication: group game modes promote peer learning.

• Internet connection and device availability required.

• Some advanced features require a premium plan

• Teachers should pretest technical setup and keep quizzes short and level-appropriate.

Tips for teachers:

• • • Plan target grammar or vocabulary before creating the quiz.

    • Mix question types (visual, text, and audio) for varied input.

    • Combine competitive and collaborative play.

    • Use Smart Review for reinforcement and homework.