Specified Topic Generator

Choose how many questions you want, and a box will appear for each question where you can choose which topic you want for that question. You can adjust the options for each question. When ready, create the questions to show on the board, or create a printable worksheet from the questions. ​You can save the settings for a given set of questions by pressing Copy Data, and then copying and pasting the text produced into a text document. Then when you want to use the same settings, copy and paste this text into the Data box on this page and press Load Data.

​To see some samples of generated printables created using the generator click here.

​For more detailed information about this generator, scroll to the bottom of the page.

Question Settings

Show all options:

Font Size:	Very Small Small Medium Large Very Large
Use Fixed Grid to Display
Activity Type:	Worksheet Treasure Hunt Odd One Out Codebreaker Matching Cards BINGO

Number of Questions:
Working Space:	None Very Small Small Medium Large Very Large
Use Confidence Ratings
Title:
Instructions:

Data (to be copied or loaded):

Load Data

Daniel Rodriguez-Clark of www.interactive-maths.com

How to use this generator

Choosing Topics
​This generator allows you to choose a particular topic with given options for each question. When you change the number of questions, a select box will appear for each of the questions you require. For each one you can then choose which topic you want for that question, and then check the Show Options box to fine tune the options for that particular question.
​This allows you to create a series of questions to your own specifications, for which you can create new questions easily.

Sequences of Questions
​The benefit of this generator over the Random Topic Generator is the user control. You can choose the topic and options for each individual question. In this way you can create bespoke sequences of questions which can be used in two ways:

1. ​Create a sequence of questions that progresses through a given topic by adjusting the options for each question. For example, create a sequence of questions on adding and subtracting, building from 2-digit numbers, through negative numbers, up to decimals, and finishing with fractions or standard form.
2. Create a mixed review sequence of questions covering multiple topics. This is great for a retrieval based quiz or homework.

​The power of the random questions here is that you can create as many different versions of the same set of questions as you like, only changing the numbers. In this way you can use the same quiz each week to develop fluency and confidence, or create different versions of the activity for different students to prevent copying.

Saving and Loading options
​With this generator you can spend time creating the perfect sequence of questions. If you want to use that sequence again, you can click "Copy Data" and this will create some text. Simply copy this text into a text file and save the file. When you want to reuse the settings, copy this text back into the box and click "Load Data" and the topics will repopulate themselves.

Projecting Questions
​​This generator can be used to project questions easily on a screen for students to answer in their books or on mini-whiteboards.
​For this it is best to select "Use Fixed Grid to Display", and leave the Activity type as Worksheet. 
There are many ways to use the generator for projecting questions. Three suggestions are:

1. ​Set the number of questions to 1, and generate a single question at a time. This is great for quick AFL activities on a single topic, and you can keep generating new questions for as long as you need. You can show the answer to each question as you go. This is the equivalent to the original QQI activities.
2. Set the number of questions to 2, and select "Use Fixed Grid to Display". This is great for doing worked example problem pairs, which are a great way to introduce new topics. To ensure the questions are very similar to each other, be specific with your option choices. You can also choose the working space you want to have available.
3. Create a set of questions for students to attempt, and choose the number of questions you want. This is an excellent quick starter activity to recall prior learning, on either a single topic or mix of topics. You can choose to show answers one at a time, or all at once. You also have the option to change a single question, according to the topics chosen. This is similar to the old 10QQI activities, except with this version you can include questions from different topics.

Creating Activities
There is a choice of 6 activities that you can create with the questions you generate. Each activity has its own options. For each of these, you must create the questions first before pressing Create Activity, and you can adjust individual questions as you like. For some activities the number of questions is fixed, but for others you have control over this.
The 6 activities are:

1. ​Worksheet - create a simple worksheet with the answers given on a separate page. I use these as a "How Many Can You Do?" style activity, where students get 5-10 minutes to do as many as they can. You can also cut the questions out to create a relay style activity. If you choose to include ​Confidence Ratings​ this produces a small box where students are asked to rate their confidence in their answer (based on this paper by Colin Foster).
2. Treasure Hunt - create a beautiful set of treasure hunt cards (sometimes referred to as loop cards). These can be stuck up around the room, or used in small groups. Each card contains the answer to the question from another card, forming a loop. The answers to each question are provided, along with the loop based on the card numbers. You can also create your own treasure hunt with questions and images using the Treasure Hunt Creator.
3. Odd One Out​ - create an odd one out activity, where there are 15 questions and 16 answers, and students have to decide which answer is the odd one out. This is based on an excellent resource found on TES uploaded by UKDana. As an extension, students are asked to write a question giving the odd one out as the answer.
4. Codebreaker​ - create a codebreaker with 26 questions (one for each letter of the alphabet), and then students use the answers to break the code to reveal a message. There is a set of stock jokes and quotes, or you can type your own message. Answers for individual questions are given, as is the final message.
5. ​Matching Cards​ - create a set of matching cards with questions on one set of cards, and answers on the other. This resource is very versatile and could be used as a simple matching, as a memory game (turn both sets over and compete to collect matching pairs), connect four, thoughts and crosses or just as questions to give as entrance/exit tickets. Depending on the use, you will want to have the answers mixed or in the same order as the questions.
6. Bingo​ - create an online bingo game to play with the class. Students draw a grid and populate it with answers from those provided. Then a question is revealed one at a time and students have to cross off the answer if they have it. The winner is first to get a line or a full house and shout "BINGO!". You can choose to reveal the answers after each question and keep a record of them on the board, just show them after each question, or not to show them at all until the game is over. You can also create your own bingo activity with questions and images using the Bingo Creator.