Since the famous online “Free Rice” game came onto the scene and began giving food donations to the Third World for every correct answer given on its site, several other groups have created similar games.

I thought I’d list a few of them that both seem like they would be accessible to English Language Learners.  One thing to keep in mind, though, is that there is really no guarantee that funds are actually contributed, though three of them –Free Rice, JoJo Green and Answer 4 Earth — appear to do a good job of backing-up their claims. All of them appear to use a system that adapts the level of question difficulty to each player.

Here are my picks for The Best “Cause-Related” Online Learning Games:

Free Rice is the “granddaddy” of these games.  If you choose the correct definition of the word, the next word you’re given is “harder.”  If you answer incorrectly, the next word is supposed to be “easier.”  In addition, for every word you get correct, ten grains of rice are donated to an international aid agency.  A year-and-a-half ago,  the BBC published a story quoting United Nations’ officials as saying the game has generated enough funds to feed 50,000 for a day at that time. Free Rice recently expanding its game and now has questions related to grammar, geography, art, foreign language and math, too.

Answer 4 Earth is another game that donates funds to plant trees based on the number of correct answers. The questions cover a very wide-range of subjects.  Answer 4 Earth appears to do a good job of substantiating their donation claims.

 

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