Step onto the quiz show stage in this high-energy digital game where students become language detectives! In this round of Let’s Quiz, students analyse opinion-based statements (often about movies) and examine the language techniques used to express those opinions clearly and with authority. With one, two, and three-point rounds, the challenge builds as they level up their critical language skills!

Students will explore features such as active vs. passive voice, the use of impersonal constructions like “It is believed that…”, and how to strengthen an opinion with evidence and formal tone. This encourages students to reflect on how opinions are framed for impact, especially in persuasive or review-style writing.

Who will earn the most points and uncover the most precise and powerful opinions?

Key Learning Outcomes:

• ✅ Identify features of opinion writing such as active/passive voice and impersonal constructions
• ✅ Analyse language techniques that strengthen arguments and viewpoints
• ✅ Understand how to present opinions with clarity, evidence, and authority
• ✅ Build critical thinking and grammar awareness in context
• ✅ Engage in purposeful language analysis through quiz-style gameplay

How to Play:

1. Students are presented with movie-based statements or mini-review examples.
2. They answer multiple-choice questions about how the opinion is expressed and which features are used.
3. Each correct answer earns points and moves them up the leaderboard.
4. The game progresses through one-point, two-point, and three-point rounds.
5. At the end, the student with the most points wins and receives a digital prize reveal!

Ideas for Classroom Use:

• 💡 Use during persuasive or review writing units to reinforce formal opinion expression
• 💡 Great for Year 4–5 students developing sophistication in written argument and analysis
• 💡 Pair with mentor texts or reviews to highlight powerful language features
• 💡 Follow up with a student-written movie review applying strategies learned in the game

Top Teacher Tips:

• 💛 Let students personalise their experience by choosing from six characters before the game begins
• 💛 Select the number of players or teams at the start of the game to suit individual, paired, or group play
• 💛 Send the QR code home for students to play as a homework or revision task

Let’s Quiz – Opinion Detectives empowers students to sharpen their persuasive voice, analyse language choices, and present their opinions like true word sleuths!