New game
Download
SCORM download
To be used in an LMS (Moodle, Blackboard...)
Regular download
To be published on a website or blog.
Downloading games is an exclusive feature for users with an Academic Plan or a Commercial Plan.
Get your Academic Plan or your Commercial Plan now and start integrating your games into your LMS, website or blog.
Get Academic Plan
If you wish, you can download a demo game here and test its integration:
Share game
Quiz
Quiz

Politeness Power-up

Integrate it into your platform
G. Classroom M. Teams
You can integrate the game into an LMS compatible with LTI 1.1 or LTI 1.3 such as Canvas, Moodle, or Blackboard. This way, the scores will be automatically saved into the platform’s gradebook.
Download
You have exceeded the maximum number of games you can integrate into Google Classroom with your current Plan.

To integrate as many games as you want in Google Classroom, you need an Academic Plan or a Commercial Plan.

Get Academic Plan
You have exceeded the maximum number of games you can integrate into Microsoft Teams with your current Plan.

To integrate as many games as you want in Microsoft Teams, you need an Academic Plan or a Commercial Plan.

Get Academic Plan
Downloading games is an exclusive feature for users with an Academic Plan or a Commercial Plan.

Get your Academic Plan or your Commercial Plan now and start integrating your games into your LMS, website or blog.

If you wish, you can download a demo game here and test its integration:

Get Academic Plan

Politeness Power-up

Quiz

Played 5
Create copy

About this activity

Practice asking for help politely.

Created by

Marryieal
Marryieal
Malaysia

Download the paper version to play

Make your own free game from our game creator
Compete against your friends to see who gets the best score in this game
Make challenge

Top Games

 %
Anonymous
Anonymous
 %
%
%
You have exceeded the maximum number of games you can print with your current Plan.

To print as many games as you want, you need an Academic Plan or a Commercial Plan.

Get Academic Plan
Print your game
Politeness Power-up
 

Politeness Power-upOnline version

Practice asking for help politely.

by Marryieal
1

What is the best opening when asking for a favour in class?

2

Which phrase politely asks someone to do something for you?

3

What is a polite way to ask to sit somewhere?

4

Which phrase is most polite for a college student asking for permission?

5

Which is a polite way to ask someone to lend you a pen?

6

How should you ask for permission to borrow something?

7

Which phrase is appropriate to request extra time politely?

8

Which line fits a polite in-class request for help?

9

What is a polite way to ask for a classmate’s opinion?

10

Which phrase is appropriate to ask for a favour in a group project?

11

Which is a polite way to request someone to stop talking while you answer?

12

What phrase better starts a permission-seeking dialogue?

13

Which option is the most polite way to ask for help with homework?

14

Which phrase is suitable to request a classmate’s attention?

15

Which is best when asking a teacher for a note or permission?

16

What is a polite way to ask for permission to use a resource?

17

Which sentence is appropriate to ask for a classmate’s help with a task?

18

Which option best starts a request to borrow a notebook?

19

Which is a polite way to ask for a classmate’s help with cleaning?

20

What is the correct opening for a request to lend a pen politely?

Feedback

The phrase 'Can I ask you a favour?' is a direct request; other options are less natural openings in this context.

Using 'Could you' is a courteous form; other options sound demanding or abrupt.

'Is it OK if I sit here?' is polite; the others sound commanding or vague.

Using 'Would you mind' asks permission politely; others are commands.

'Could you lend me a pen, please?' is courteous; others are less polite.

Polite form uses 'Would you mind if I borrow'; others are commands.

Polite request uses 'Could you please'; others are impatient.

'Would you mind' asks politely; others demand help.

'Would you mind' is courteous; others are more forceful.

Starting with 'Can I ask you a favour' is courteous; others command.

'Could you wait a moment' is courteous; others are abrupt.

'Would you mind if I' is a soft permission request; others are commands.

Polite form uses 'Could you'; others are more direct or inappropriate.

'Would you mind' softens the request; others demand attention.

Polite request uses 'Could you please'; others are curt.

'Would you mind if I use this' is courteous; others are commands.

Polite form uses 'Could you help me, please'; others are less courteous.

Polite form uses 'Would you mind' to ask for permission; others are direct.

Use 'Could you help me' to be courteous; others are commands.

'Could you lend me a pen, please?' is polite; others are less courteous.

 
Are you sure you want to leave the page?

If you leave, you will lose the game in progress.