How to turn any worksheet into a review game
You already have the worksheet. The hard part is making it feel like a game without spending your evening building one. Here are five ways to do it, starting with ones that need nothing but a whiteboard.
Updated October 2026
Before you start: pick a worksheet that works as a game
Games run on questions with clear answers that you can check quickly. Short-answer problems, vocabulary, true-or-false, matching, and multiple choice all work. Long essay prompts do not. If your worksheet has twenty problems, circle the ten that matter most and play those.
- Keep the answer key next to you so you can settle answers in seconds.
- Mix easy and harder questions so every team can score.
- Decide how long the game lasts before you start. Fifteen minutes is a good starting point.
Five ways to turn a worksheet into a review game
Team tic-tac-toe
Draw a three-by-three grid on the board and split the class into two teams. A team picks a square, answers the next question from your worksheet, and claims the square if it is right. The first team to get three in a row wins.
Whiteboard relay
Divide the class into teams and give each team a marker. Read a problem from the worksheet. One student from each team goes to the board, writes the answer, and passes the marker back. The first correct answer scores. This works well for math and anything with short answers.
Paper and dice
Teams answer questions in turn. When a team is right, it rolls a die and scores that many points. It takes seconds to set up. The downside is that nothing changes from round to round, so interest tends to fade in longer games.
Task cards
Cut the worksheet into strips with one question each and spread them around the room as stations. Students rotate and write their answers on a recording sheet. It works well, but the cutting is prep, so this one is not a no-prep option.
A board game app that uses the worksheet as it is
With Review ANYTHING you leave the worksheet alone. You don’t type questions in or import anything. Open the app, add your players or teams, and show the board on a projector or classroom screen. Then read questions from the worksheet as you play.
The board, the spinner, the scores, and the turns are handled for you. Warp portals and chance tiles keep the board changing, so the lead can swing late in the game.
Review ANYTHING is my app, so I’m not neutral. It costs $4.99 once, and it’s built for live whole-class review, not for assigning homework. See how it works.
How it works in Review ANYTHING
- Pick the worksheet you already have. A worksheet, study guide, old quiz, or slide deck. Leave it exactly as it is.
- Set up the board. Open Review ANYTHING on your iPad or Mac, add your players or teams, and put the board on the screen.
- Ask, answer, spin. Read a question from your worksheet, let a team answer, then spin and move. Warp portals and chance tiles keep the board changing.
Which method should you pick?
- Five spare minutes and no materials: team tic-tac-toe or a whiteboard relay.
- A full class period and an iPad or Mac: a board game app, so you don’t have to referee the scoring yourself.
- Time to prep and students who need to move: task cards.
For more games that need nothing but the questions you already have, see 8 no-prep review games for middle and high school.
Frequently asked questions
Can any worksheet become a review game?
Most can. Worksheets with short, checkable answers work best, such as vocabulary, math problems, matching, and multiple choice. Long open-ended prompts are harder to score quickly, so pick out the questions with clear answers.
Do I need to type my questions into Review ANYTHING?
No. You read questions from your worksheet, slide deck, or study guide as you play. The app handles the board, the spinner, and the scores.
Does it work with a digital worksheet like a PDF or Google Doc?
Yes, as long as you can read the questions from it. Review ANYTHING doesn’t import questions, so the worksheet can stay on paper, on a slide, or in a document.
Try Review ANYTHING
Turn the worksheet you already have into a whole-class board game. No prep, no accounts, no internet. $4.99 on the App Store for iPad and Mac (Apple silicon). Android version coming soon.